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RP Character: Sauron

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Character Lore:

 Sauron was originally a maia under Aule named Mairon, meaning "the admirable". He was a great craftsman under Aule and learned much in the ways of forging and crafting. He was not as mighty as the Valar but he was one of the most powerful Maiar. He was at first as eru made him good and uncorrupt he had a love of order and disliked anything wasteful. However this proved to lead to his fall from grace. As the Dark lord Melkor saw great potential in him and used him and corrupted him for his own nefarious purposes. Mairon had such great loyalty to Melkor even when he was thrown out through the door of the night he still encouraged and convinced men to worship Melkor as the one true god. After allying him self with Melkor he still appeared loyal to the Valar, but he fed Melkor information of the Valars dealings. When Melkor created Utumno and Angband he openly declared him self against the Valar and the free peoples and joined Melkor in Middle-Earth where he ruled Angband. The Sindar in  Beleriand   named him Gorthaur, meaning "dread abomination", and the Noldor called him Sauron meaning "the abhorred" or "the abominable".

During the First Age when the most of the Noldor elves left Valinor and followed Melkor too Middle-Earth. They raged war against him and the Noldor counted Sauron as Melkor's greatest named servant. He was feared as a lord of terrible phantoms and dreadful beasts--a shape shifter, sorcerer, and a cunning servant of his dark master. When Melkor left Angband to corrupt the Atani (Men) Sauron led the war against the elves. He conquered the Elvish isle of Tol Sirion , which later became known as  Tol-in-Gaurhoth, isle of were-wolves. He was the Lord of the Werewolves there, and Draugluin was the sire of the Werewolves. Sauron's herald was the vampire Thuringwethil. After Dagor Bragollach Gorlim was brought to him by his hunters. Where he was questioned by Sauron of Barahir's, father of Beren, location. Gorlim would not tell him of Barahir's location, but Sauron came to and made a deal with him. He would tell Sauron the location of Barahir in exchange for his wife Eilinel. Once he told of Barahir's location Sauron laughed and told him his wife is dead and he will soon joining him and then killed him cruelly. Beren and Finrod Felagund  King of Nargothrond were captured by Sauron. He cast them into the dark pits where werewolves devoured their companions. A werewolf came to attack Beren, Finrod wrestled with it and passed away from his injuries. Lúthien and Huan the wolf-hound arrived at the bridge of Tol-in-Gaurhoth. Sauron sent out wolfs to caputure Lúthien, but Huan killed them silently one by one. Draugluin one of the werewolves fled to his master and told him that Huan was there. Sauron knowing of that disguised him self as a werewolf and leaped on to attack Lúthien but, Huan sprang and subdued Sauron. He yielded the tower to Lúthien and escaped in a form of a vampire. After this defeat he played little part in the First Age. After his master was taken to Valinor in chains he pleaded to Eonwe and the Victorious host for mercy. He did not come back to Valinor for judgment and instead fled back into Middle-Earth.



Why this Character?



 Sauron has long since been my favorite character froms tolkiens legendarium. I love how he was originally good, but his drive to perfection lead him to listen to melkor and lead him to become Cruel and hate the free peoples of Middle-Earth. I love how he lies and makes people do evil or treacherous things for a promise he breaks after they have committed the act. The Akallabêth shows Sauron at his most deivous where he convinces the majority of the Númenóreans to worship Melkor, commit human sacrifices and invade valinor, which lead to the destruction of Numenor by Eru.

Sauron in tolkiens words represents “In my story Sauron represents as near an approach to the wholly evil will as is possible. He had gone the way of all tyrants: beginning well, at least on the level that while desiring to order all things according to his own wisdom he still at first considered the (economic) well-being of other inhabitants of the Earth. But he went further than human tyrants in pride and the lust for domination, being in origin an immortal (angelic) spirit. Sauron desired to be a God-King, and was held to be this by his servants, by a triple treachery: 1. Because of his admiration of Strength he had become a follower of Morgoth and fell with him down into the depths of evil, becoming his chief agent in Middle-earth. 2. when Morgoth was defeated by the Valar finally he forsook his allegiance; but out of fear only; he did not present himself to the Valar or sue for pardon, and remained in Middle-earth. 3. When he found how greatly his knowledge was admired by all other rational creatures and how easy it was to influence them, his pride became boundless.”

I'm greatful to the Eras of arda staff and PredatorFish for granting me this oppurtunity to apply for this character and I promise if you pick me you wont be disappointed.  