Mairon
Sauron was a highly gifted Maia, originally an apprentice of Aulë, who became skilled at crafting and making. Coveting the power through which he would coordinate all things according to his own will, he joined with Melkor.
Sauron was a highly gifted Maia , originally an apprentice of Aulë , who became skilled at crafting and making. Coveting the power through which he would coordinate all things according to his own will, he joined with Melkor . As "Gorthaur" he became the most trusted lieutenant of Morgoth, being reckoned as the greatest of his allies and servants in the Wars of Beleriand . From his fortress of Tol-in-Gaurhoth , Sauron was directly responsible for the death of Barahir and later the Noldorin king Finrod during the Quest for the Silmaril . He demonstrated the ability to take the form of a...