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VALAR
Melkor (Morgoth)
-First and strongest of the emanations of Iluvatar—brother of Manwë
-Wants to make new things and be recognized for his talents
-Selfishness turned into evil early on; gets in everyone’s way
-Holds grudges like you wouldn’t believe; hates everyone and everything
-The only Vala to have felt fear (and as such has weird moments of sissiness)
-Makes things freezing cold or burning hot
-Based in Angband in northern Middle Earth
-Chief lackey is Sauron
-Builds his plans around espionage and deception
-“To him that is pitiless the deeds of pity are ever strange and beyond reckoning”
Manwë Sulimo
-Brother of Melkor/Morgoth
-Husband of Varda/Elbereth
-King of kings, Vala in charge
-Lord of air, sky, etc.
-Lord of song and poetry—taught the Vanyar elves
-When with Varda, can see everything
-Associated with the color blue and with eagles
-Favors Vanyar elves
-Gullible to a fault, always believes the best of people
-Can understand the will of Iluvatar in certain circumstances
-Chief underling is Eönwë
-Established the Ban preventing Numenoreans from sailing west
Varda (Elbereth Gilthoniel)
-Got hit on by Melkor back in the day and shot him down; he fears her now
-Wife of Manwë
-Lady of the stars
-Especially loved by the elves—elvish Jesus/Mary
-When with Manwë, can hear everything
-Favors Vanyar elves
Ulmo
-Melkor/Morgoth was never able to mess with him
-Best friend of Manwë but doesn’t hang out with anyone much anymore
-Lord of the sea and of all water
-Almost never takes shape—when he does it’s big and scary
-Spends almost all his time alone
-Gets news from all the water and so knows everything going on
-Favors Teleri elves, generally trusts elves to be able to fend for themselves
-Never forsook Middle Earth and regularly involves himself in its affairs
-Chief underlings are Ossë and Uinen
-Protects Gondolin in particular, but also Nargothrond to some degree
-Flexible, willing to negotiate and look for loopholes
Yavanna Kementari
-Sister of Vana
-Wife of Aulë
-Lady of fruit, plants, agriculture, etc.
-Visited Middle Earth often to fix what Morgoth wrecked
-Has a lot of political weight and tends to be proactive
-Very imaginative and creative to the point that she sounds weird to others
-Came up with the Ents
-Grows the gods’ wheat out in western Valinor
-Put all of Middle Earth to sleep after Morgoth ended the Spring
Aulë (Mahal)
-Melkor/Morgoth is particularly jealous of him; have a lot in common
-Husband of Yavanna
-Lord of rocks, earth, metals, shinies, etc.
-Lord of smithing and crafting and making things
-Lord of lore and knowledge—teaches everyone everything
-Tends to move from one project to the next; always busy
-Gets absorbed in his work and doesn’t notice when he’s offending people
-Tired of dealing with Melkor/Morgoth’s shit
-Favors Noldor elves; invented Dwarves
Mandos (Namo)
-One of the Fëanturi siblings (Masters of spirits)
-Brother of Lorien/Irmo and Nienna
-Husband of Vairë
-Lord of death and judge of the dead
-Knows more about what has happened and will happen than anyone but Eru
-Lives in the Halls of Mandos and so is called Mandos
-Has no sense of humor of which he is aware
-Very much a stickler for the rules
Nienna
-Sister of Mandos/Namo and Lorien/Irmo
-Always alone
-Lady of grief and mourning and patience
-Lives in the Halls of Mandos
-Has magical tears and cries a lot
-Taught Gandalf
Oromë Aldaron
-Brother of Nessa
-Husband of Vana
-Lord of hunting and forests and killing monsters
-Keeps a lot of horses and hounds; has a horse named Nahar
-Has a temper and it isn’t pretty
-Loves Middle Earth and still likes to go wandering in it
-Last of the Valar to move to Valinor after Middle Earth was finished
Estë
-Wife of Lorien/Irmo
-Healer of hurts and weariness
-Lady of rest
-Only goes out at night
-Sleeps on an island in a lake in the gardens of Lorien
-Has Melian as a part-time underling
-Associated with the color grey
Lorien (Irmo)
-Other of the Fëanturi siblings (Masters of spirits)
-Brother of Mandos/Namo and Nienna
-Husband of Estë
-Lord of visions and dreams
-Keeps the springs where everyone in Valinor takes refreshment
-Lives in the gardens of Lorien and so is called Lorien
Vairë the Weaver
-Wife of Mandos/Namo
-Weaver of Time
-Lives in the Halls of Mandos and somehow by weaving makes them bigger
Tulkas Astaldo
-Husband of Nessa
-Physically strongest, likes wrestling; is tireless, can outrun anything
-Pretty damn stupid but doesn’t forget easily
-Blond and ruddy-faced; always laughing
-Associated with battle and war; can personally curb-stomp Melkor/Morgoth
-Last of the Valar to turn up in Arda—came for the fighting and stayed
Vana
-Younger sister of Yavanna
-Wife of Oromë
-Called the Ever-young
-When around, flowers open and birds tweet
-Has Melian as a part-time underling
Nessa
-Sister of Oromë
-Wife of Tulkas
-Very fast, always running and dancing
-Usually followed by deer
MAIAR (of the same stuff as Valar but not as powerful—essentially angels)
Sauron (Mairon, Gorthaur, Annatar)
-Originally the servant of Aulë; changed sides
-Servant of Melkor/Morgoth
-Put in charge of Angband
-Completely OCPD, led him to totalitarian-style evil
-Called the “lord of werewolves”
-Loves to torture and twist things to suit him; cruel sense of humor
-Extremely powerful sorcerer, can also change shape however he likes
-Likes to keep a beautiful shape and an extremely persuasive voice
Ossë
-Servant of Ulmo
-Husband of Uinen
-Sticks to the shoreline
-Kind of a violent dick; loves storms
-Tempted by Melkor/Morgoth but refused
Uinen
-Servant of Ulmo
-Wife of Ossë
-Calms the waves and restrains her husband
-Worshipped in Numenor
Melian
-Servant of Yavanna, Vana, and Estë (kind of related to Yavanna)
-Wife of Elwë/Thingol
-Lived in Lorien, moved to Doriath with her husband
-Best at singing and enchantment; everyone loves to hear her
-Taught the birds to sing
-Can see the future to some degree
-Set a protective barrier around Doriath called the Girdle of Melian
-Taught Galadriel everything she knows
Arien
-Guides the sun across the sky
-Used to tend flowers for Vana
-Stronger than Tilion, not afraid of the heat
-Spirit of fire; gave up humanoid form to take the shape of fire
-Not even the elves can look her straight in the eye
-Unassailable
Tilion
-Guides the moon across the sky
-Used to hunt with Oromë but slept in Lorien
-Has a silver bow and loves silver
-Begged for the job
-Not entirely reliable, regularly goes off-course
-Keeps trying to get close to Arien but it isn’t a good idea
Huan
-(A bit of debate as to whether or not Huan is actually Maia, but probably is)
-Takes the shape of a gigantic dog
-Used to work for Oromë
-Was given to Celegorm and followed him to Arda
-Prophesized to be killed by the mightiest wolf to ever exist
-Can see and hear essentially anything, cannot be hindered by any spell, and never needs to sleep
-Can talk, but is only allowed to speak 3 times before dying
-Not as patient as he should be sometimes
Eönwë
-Herald of Manwë
-One of the strongest of all the Maiar—on par with Sauron
-Very loud
-Plays the trumpet
Balrogs
-Ran off with Melkor/Morgoth
-Led by Gothmog
-Have fiery whips and look all creepy
-Nigh impossible to kill—only achieved two or three times ever
Olorin—Gandalf