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Creations of Melkor

Ok, I have done all the research that I am capapble of (The Silmarillion is still beyond my level, tho. I only got to the end of Ainulindale before I just couldn't take it anymore) and I still haven't figured out whether or not Melkor created any single beings to serve him. I knows about the trolls and balrogs and all that jazz (which happens to be debatable jazz, but still) but I don't know about any individual servants. Can anybody help me out with this? It's somewhat vital to creating the non-existant plot of my LOTR roleplay (www.xanga.com/the_fourth_age_rp). Much thanks.

May the Grace of the Valar Be with you,

~Laura

As stated in Myths Transformed, HoME X:

Quote:

Evil is fissiparous. But itself barren. Melkor could not 'beget', or have any spouse.
...
As the case of Aule and the Dwarves shows, only Eru could make creatures with independent wills, and with reasoning powers
...
Only Eru can give love and independence.

At most, he can only corrupt existing beings (as stated in letter #153).

But Melkor had several means to gain "subjects", either
by subverting them ("Luke, you don't know the power
of the dark side" :D ) ,
such as Sauron and balrogs,
or warping rational creatures (orcs from either elves, men,
or ents, probably elves). And what about dragons. I believe some
have speculated they were corrupted maia.

Page 50 1st Edition HB of The Silmarillion may help, and I quote: Yet this is held true by the wise of Eressea, that all those of the Quendi who came into the hands of Melkor, ere Utumno was broken, were put in prison, and by slow arts of cruelty were corrupted and enslaved; and thus did Melkor breed the hideous race of Orcs in envy and mockery of the Elves, of whom they were afterwards the bitterest of foes. For Orcs had life and multiplied after the manner of The Children of Iluvatar; and naught that had life of its own, nor semblance of life, could ever Melkor make since his rebellion in the Ainulindale before the Beginning: so say the wise.

P.S Edheldae, go to the back of The Silmarillion and read the last chapter first, there you will meet familiar characters and also new ones. You are not on your own to get stuck at the Beginning. Keep trying, it is a marvelous book, and will answer lots of your question, it does get easier on the mind.