saruman {wip}

[saruman]

SARUMAN THE WHITE




"Together, my lord Sauron, we shall rule this Middle-earth. The old world will burn in the fires of industry. Forests will fall. A new order will rise. We will drive the machine of war with the sword and the spear and the iron fist of the orc."

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full name, saruman the white.
nicknames, saruman the wise, the white wizard, the white messenger, saruman of many colors, curunir, curumo, sharkey, the cunning man.
age, as an ainur, saruman is ageless-- however, it's likely safe to assume that his days spent in middle-earth amount to at least one thousand years, if not many more.
class/profession, wizard: lord of isengard, head of the white council.
marital status, single.
race, ainur. (istari)
alliance, sauron.

hair, saruman's hair falls in a straight sheet of smooth white nearly to his waist. graying streaks of its former deep black remain visible at his temples and in his beard.
eyes, saruman's eyes are intensely dark in color-- if not entirely black then at least very close.
build and body,
tall, thin, and leanly built, the wizard carries himself with a rather regal bearing-- perhaps one of the few outward signs of his inflated self-worth.
anything else, saruman is typically attired entirely in white and is rarely seen without his staff, a heavy rod of black iron topped with a marble globe.
face claim, christopher lee

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likes, 
- knowledge:
- power:
- order:

dislikes,
- gandalf: once an old friend of the wizard, he slowly grew to idolize, then envy and at last loathe him. gandalf is all that he might have been and more, a fact that saruman is painfully aware of.
- stagnation: in saruman's eyes, middle-earth has remained as it is for far too long-- a revolution is much needed and a new world desperately desired.
- the fellowship:

strengths,
- persuasive: his power as an ainur aside, sauruman's keen grasp of language is undoubtedly his greatest strength. cunning and shrewd, he skillfully bends words to his will and given sufficient time, can often sway even a strong mind. he has a certain charisma and an extremely compelling voice.
'once he was as great as his fame made him. his knowledge was deep, his thought was subtle,  his hands marvelously skilled; and he had a power over the minds of others. the wise he could persuade, and the smaller folk he could daunt. that power he certainly still keeps. there are not many in middle-earth who should be safe, were they left alone to talk with him.'
- cunning:
- determined:

weaknesses,
- proud: though he was once noble and kind, saruman's pride grew along with his power, twisting and warping him into an arrogant, imperious villain. he is far from infallible or all-seeing, although fond of thinking himself as such. his conceit has grown to such a point that he has betrayed his fellow istari for the sake of the power he thirsts for-- and now dares to plot against the dark lord as well.
- envious: particularly toward his old rival gandalf the grey. 
'saruman soon became jealous of gandalf, and this rivalry turned at last to hatred, all the deeper for being concealed and all the more bitter in that deep within his heart, saruman knew the grey wanderer had the greater strength and influence over the dwellers of middle-earth although he hid his power and desired neither fear nor reverence.'
- ruthless: saruman is willing to use those below him as pawns and achieve his desires by nearly any methods, killing and destroying remorselessly.
- vindictive: as exalted as he would like to believe that he is, the white wizard's jealousy and hatred often leads him to exact petty, spiteful revenge on those who cross him.


fears, saruman fears failure and humiliation most of all-- as well as the inevitable consequences of his treachery, should sauron discover his deception.

dreams, saruman's greatest desire is undoubtedly the successful attainment of the one ring, which would allow him to usurp sauron and rule middle-earth.

personality, at least three reasonable sized paragraphs. we want to know about your character. 

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father, n/a
mother, n/a
siblings, n/a
other figures, 
sauron
gandalf the grey
grima wormtongue
lineage, maiar
history,
saruman was the servant and helper of aulë, and thus learned much in the art of craftsmanship, mechanics, and metal-working.

alias, nyx. c:
age, 21.
experience, several years. four to six, perhaps?
other characters, none yet, sorry!

rp sample,

an average post here please. in character for canons.

credit to phips, don't steal!

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