Saruman

(also called "the white", Curunír in Sindarin) is one of the wizards (Istari) in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. He appears in the novel The Lord of the Rings and it more and more becomes clear during the advancing story, that Saruman was corrupted by the One Ring's power and even tries to capture it himself, when a group of his Orcs kidnap the Hobbits Merry and Pippin.

Saruman resides in Isengard in a tower named Orthanc, on which pinnacle, he also held Gandalf captive in order to convince him to join the right side (Sauron). Gandalf finally can flee with help of Gwaihir to Rivendell.

His huge army, constisting of Orcs, Uruk-hai and Wildmen of Dunland is defeated in the Battle of the Hornburg in the novel "Two Towers" with the help of Fangorn (Treebeard) and Erkenbrand's arriving army, rallied by Gandalf the White. (In the Peter Jackson adaptation, it's Éomer instead of Erkenbrand.)

Earlier, his servant Gríma Wormtongue was the advisor of King Théoden of Rohan, and tried to weaken the power of Rohan (and mind of the king) with lies and persuasion. This spell is broken by Gandalf, when he arrives in Edoras.

Saruman finally dies through the hand of his servant Gríma ("Worm") in the Shire. This hugely differs in the movie adaptation by Peter Jackson, where Gríma pushes Saruman to his death from Orthanc and Gríma is shot by Legolas.

In the Card Game

 * TBA

Other Istari

 * Gandalf
 * Radagast
 * Alatar and Pallando