lord of the rings how many wizards are there
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title: The Lord of the Rings Online text: released, with new books added with each free content update. Tolkien's Middle-earth as represented in "The Lord of the Rings Online" implements magic in a different manner than other MMORPGs such as "World of Warcraft". There are only five "wizards" in the fictional world, none of which are player-controlled. Instead, there are active skills which require "power" (the equivalent of magic points). Some skills behave like magic (like healing or throwing a burning ember at an enemy), but are based on "lore". In addition, objects and artifacts are used to create effects similar to magic. As opposed to other role-playing title: Wizard (Middle-earth) text: important roles in "The Lord of the Rings", while Radagast appears only briefly. Alatar and Pallando do not feature in the story, as they are said to have journeyed far into the east after their arrival in Middle-earth. Tolkien gives multiple names for all of them. In Quenya, Saruman was "Curumo" ("skillful one"); Gandalf was "Olórin" ("dreaming" or "dreamer"); and Radagast was "Aiwendil" ("friend of birds"). The Quenya names "Morinehtar" ("darkness-slayer") and "Rómestámo" ("east-helper") are given for Alatar and Pallando, though it is not clear which name goes with which wizard. Other names are noted in individual articles. As the title: Wizard (Middle-earth) text: rise again, while Gandalf and Radagast later took part in The Battle of the Five Armies. As in the novels, Saruman later joined forces with Sauron, though he retained his white robes and was not shown to be seeking the One Ring for his own use. He and Gandalf are the only wizards featured or mentioned in the Lord of the Rings films, and for the most part go through the same experiences as in the novels. However, as seen in the extended edition of "The Return of the King", Saruman is killed by Wormtongue atop Orthanc rather than in title: Wizard (Middle-earth) text: the Rings series as Saruman "man of skill" (Rohirric), Gandalf "elf of the staff" (northern Men), and Radagast "tender of beasts" (possibly Westron). Tolkien never provided non-Elvish names for the other two; one tradition gives their names in Valinor as Alatar and Pallando, and another as Morinehtar and Rómestámo in Middle-earth. Each wizard in the series had robes of a characteristic colour: white for Saruman (the chief and the most powerful of the five), grey for Gandalf, brown for Radagast, and sea-blue for Alatar and Pallando (known consequently as the Blue Wizards or "Ithryn Luin"). Gandalf and Saruman both play title: Saruman text: of the Rings", first published in "The Return of the King", and in the posthumously published "The Silmarillion" (1977) and "Unfinished Tales" (1980). All were written in the mid-1950s. Saruman, like Gandalf and Radagast the Brown, is one of five 'wizards', known as the Istari, who begin to arrive in Middle-earth circa two thousand years before the beginning of "The Lord of the Rings". They are Maiar, envoys of the godlike Valar sent to challenge Sauron by inspiring the people of Middle-earth rather than by direct conflict. Tolkien regarded them as being somewhat like incarnate angels. Saruman initially travels in