What is the Eye of Sauron?

Gordis · 05-10-2005, 02:24 PM

Ok, TD, let us forget for a moment life support machines and wraithification.
Let us approach the problem thus:

Here is the Dark Lord Sauron in the Dark bathtub in the Dark Tower in the Dark land of Mordor

. He has just learned that the One Ring is in "the Shire" in possession of a "Baggins-creature". What he fears most of all? That some powerful dude claims his Ring, masters it and becomes a new Dark Lord.

For the moment his fears are much allayed because "Baggins" must be a creature of the same sort as Gollum, weak and undersized, no good for a wannabe Ringlord (see UT).The first he sends after the Ring is Gollum. With him Sauron will have no problems: even if Gollum claims the Ring, he will not be able to master and wield it. But Gollum has not returned. So who is the next for the secret mission?

Sau scratches his dark head (or the back of his eyeball)

and thinks who is to be send after the Ring.

Who will not become the next Ringlord?
-Mouth? Mouth is loyal, but he would be tempted, well, anyone will be. Mouth as a wannabe Ringlord will be a difficult enemy. - Some lesser men? Dunlanding? Orc? No, even for that Sau is too paranoid... (scratch-scratch...

)
- Ahh, I got it! I will send the nazgul. All the Nine! No matter they are almost blind, unused to such missions, fear water, daylight, etc. scare off everyone and not exactly inspire confidence in mortals whom they are supposed to question...
So, after much thought (UT) he sends the Witch-King -a very powerful immortal sorcerer, familiar with using rings of Power (actually an ideal new Ringlord) - backed by 8 associates, even while he was afraid to send much weaker creatures. Is Sau THAT DUMB? There must have been a VERY GOOD REASON for Sau to believe the WK will not even try to become a new Ringlord. He must have had a weapon against Witchy and a very powerful one. And this weapon was nothing else but his nazgul ring.

How about that?

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05-10-2005, 02:24 PM	#27
Gordis Lady of the Ulairi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minas Morgul Posts: 2,783	Ok, TD, let us forget for a moment life support machines and wraithification. Let us approach the problem thus: Here is the Dark Lord Sauron in the Dark bathtub in the Dark Tower in the Dark land of Mordor . He has just learned that the One Ring is in "the Shire" in possession of a "Baggins-creature". What he fears most of all? That some powerful dude claims his Ring, masters it and becomes a new Dark Lord. For the moment his fears are much allayed because "Baggins" must be a creature of the same sort as Gollum, weak and undersized, no good for a wannabe Ringlord (see UT).The first he sends after the Ring is Gollum. With him Sauron will have no problems: even if Gollum claims the Ring, he will not be able to master and wield it. But Gollum has not returned. So who is the next for the secret mission? Sau scratches his dark head (or the back of his eyeball) and thinks who is to be send after the Ring. Who will not become the next Ringlord? -Mouth? Mouth is loyal, but he would be tempted, well, anyone will be. Mouth as a wannabe Ringlord will be a difficult enemy. - Some lesser men? Dunlanding? Orc? No, even for that Sau is too paranoid... (scratch-scratch... ) - Ahh, I got it! I will send the nazgul. All the Nine! No matter they are almost blind, unused to such missions, fear water, daylight, etc. scare off everyone and not exactly inspire confidence in mortals whom they are supposed to question... So, after much thought (UT) he sends the Witch-King -a very powerful immortal sorcerer, familiar with using rings of Power (actually an ideal new Ringlord) - backed by 8 associates, even while he was afraid to send much weaker creatures. Is Sau THAT DUMB? There must have been a VERY GOOD REASON for Sau to believe the WK will not even try to become a new Ringlord. He must have had a weapon against Witchy and a very powerful one. And this weapon was nothing else but his nazgul ring. How about that?