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The White Council

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Walküre:
Galadriel concluded her digression and gave way to the other participants of the assembly.

''Only after the defeat of the Dark Lord could the Three be used for their true purpose. And, since then, the arts and deeds of our kind were preserved from the burdens of the World. The Elven Rings were hidden within our realms and so they still remain, until the fate of Arda is to elect a definitive course, sentencing the Three's survival or end. And I now ask that another of us be committed to continue narrating the lore of the Rings of Power, for the Rings of the Eldar are not our most pressing concern.''

Walküre:

ELROND: ''Seven Rings were then given to the proud Lords of the Dwarves, whose wealth surpassed even the most benevolent tales that were told among the other races. Other people who not seldom would feel the bitterness of envy regarding a so prosperous of a condition. Pride and will to dig unto the deepest caverns of Arda, desiring to uncover the secrets of the World and take possession of its forbidden treasures. An industrious disposition which one might deem admirable, if not that this peculiar nature of the Dwarven kind was turned against them by the deceiving design of Sauron.

If I were to make the attempt to divine what the main schemes of the Enemy consisted of, that would probably turn out to be a vague endeavour, with consequent little avail for us. But we certainly know that there was a flaw in his plans; something he had not predicted nor expected. It happened that the Sons of Aulë managed to resist the malicious influence of their own artefacts, for magic didn't pierce their physical armour and they proved very much resilient to control. They weren't therefore turned in mere pawns of the Evil, although the Seven did mutate their spirit, nourishing and augmenting in an extreme fashion the Dwarves' longing for gold. And when gold is collected with obsession and madness, bad things are often to follow. Across the highest peak and the darkest pit, Durin's genealogy awakened shadows and summoned them at their door as a beacon of misadventures. Despite the valour and toughness, they soon discovered that more dreadful beings than Orcs tread the forsaken path of the abyss. Whether or not Sauron himself had been behind that unfortunate series of disasters is not known precisely, but it's instead our knowledge that four of the Seven were undone by the fire of Dragons and two were retrieved by the Dark Lord via war. Until the beginning of this council, at least. We have now been informed that the last of the Dwarven Rings fell in the hands of Sauron.

If Sauron or one of his enslaved lieutenants could make usage of the Seven against us, that I couldn't tell. Yet a minor evil is always an evil nonetheless.''

Walküre:
The meeting is suddenly interrupted by the arrival of Lindir, who brings words from envoys of Gondor.

ELROND: ''Those are matters we can deal with later. The inquiry of the Wise into the Rings of Power must continue.''

Fine:

Gandalf rose to his feet, seemingly unnerved by the recent matters of discussion.
"And what of the Nine?" he said, letting his gaze wander from Galadriel to Saruman. "They were given to the Kings and Rulers of Men, whose numbers are the greatest among the peoples of this world. Not even the Wise know about their identities - their names have long been forgotten. Under the influence of the Rings of Power, Men withered and became nothing more than wraiths: dark spectres, forever bound to Sauron's will, and to the Ruling Ring. For the Nine Rings precisely did what their Maker intended them to do: To enable Him to rule over them through the One. And by swaying them, he could yield domination over their realms and kingdoms."

Gandalf paused for a moment. He did not lightly speak on this topic, but in this very hour, it was too important to leave unmentioned.
"The Nine are lead by the greatest amongst their kind: The Black Captain, who became known as the Witch-king of Angmar. He fled the destruction of his dark stronghold in the North at the Hands of Glorfindel and Eärnur of Gondor, but he has taken Minas Ithil and turned it into a place of darkness and death, were the Nine now reside, if the tales from Gondor are to be believed. Sauron has the Nine Rings in his direct control. They are one of his most dangerous weapons."

The_Necromancer0:

As Gandalf sat, so did Saruman rise, for the first time during this meeting, for it was necessary that this moment look important if he was to lead them away from the foolish idea of assaulting Dol Guldur. Then laying his staff to rest against his chair he began his tale, made half of truth and half of lies to mislead the members of the Council but keep his true intentions secret.

Talking slowly he began to weave his plan into action: "Thank you Gandalf. As you mentioned the Nine are Sauron's most dangerous weapon," purposely twisting the words," but it was not always so. Before his fall, Sauron's near dominion of the world was brought forth using the power of an artefact he had himself created. One that even now he seeks to retrieve... you know of what I speak for it has many names, the Ruling Ring, the One Ring, the Great Ring of Power are a few among many other. In it, Sauron poured much of his power, his malice, his cruetly and his will to dominate all, with it his power is nearly unstoppable and many fell trying to stop it but it is now lost forever in the sea and he can never again regain it."

"However, I feared that he may try such a terrible feat again and so I gathered all that was related to the forging of magical rings in an attempt to counter the effect of such an achievement. And now, it is my duty to share that knowledge so that all may be able to prevent it if I was to be overcome. If the knowledge was to be lost then the terrible events that happened during the Dark Years would repeat all over again."

"In order to forge the Ring, Sauron had to put much of his power into it with it he became a warrior of terrible power in the same way that without he is but a shadow of himself. With its power he was able to raise his black tower from the ground and control the bearers of the Nine although the control of the Seven escaped him. It is with this same power that he subdued the men of the east and placed them under his dark dominion, transforming these peaceful nomads into a sword with which he strook at the forces of Good. Even the migthy Numenorans fell to his power, for fair he was to their eyes and his words were sweet to their ears. It wasn't until the Valar themselves plunged the isle into the sea that he was defeated."

"The Power of the One is now long gone, but its power endures keeping the Nine under His control. Therefore we must be ready to face against these foes which will show no mercy in their attempt to bring back their master's full strength."

Sitting back down, Saruman finishes his speech and motions to the envoy of Linhir to deliver his report. It is important to him that the council doesn't delve too much on a single fact but rather fly over many issues so as to talk a lot and take little action.

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