Saruman

Character from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

The wisest of the wizards who convinced himself he was too intelligent to be corrupted — now a traitor building his own empire while telling himself it's still part of the plan.

Also known as: Saruman, Saruman the White, Saruman of Many Colours, Curunír, Sharkey

What They Know

• Has bred Uruk-hai — a new breed of Orc that can endure sunlight and march at speed, crossing them with Men
• Controls the palantír of Orthanc, through which Sauron has been feeding him strategic information and despair in equal measure
• Possesses deep knowledge of ring-lore — enough to potentially create lesser rings of power or identify the One
• His voice carries supernatural persuasive power that can sway councils and break wills — only those prepared can resist
• Has agents throughout Rohan, including Gríma Wormtongue in Théoden's court, systematically weakening the kingdom
• The Ents guard Fangorn Forest and consider Isengard's industry an act of war — but Saruman has never taken them seriously
• Secretly desires the Ring for himself, intending to betray Sauron once he has it
• Has stockpiled a terrible explosive — fire of Orthanc — that can breach fortress walls

Connections

• member_of — istari
• betrayed — gandalf
• corrupted_by — sauron
• commands — grima
• commands — uruk_hai
• rivals — gandalf
• rivals — theoden
• rules — isengard
• located_at — isengard
• corrupted — theoden
• corrupted — grima

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