On the staff question, there is simply no evidence that the staff's had any power in and of themselves, it may be possible, but it is not plausible. If they did why wouldn't Saruman keep Gandalf's staff?
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Yet the lies that Melkor, the mighty and accursed, Morgoth Bauglir, the Power of Terror and of Hate, sowed in the hearts of Elves and Men are a seed that does not die and cannot be destroyed; and ever and anon it sprouts anew, and will bear dark fruit even unto the latest days.
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