Sauron

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...