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Smug the Fabulous · 08-15-2014, 03:43 PM

Proof of the physical fallibility of the Istari: Saruman. He was a powerful wizard and leader of the Istari, yet he was killed simply by having his throat slit.

Moonraker · 08-15-2014, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Smug the Fabulous

Proof of the physical fallibility of the Istari: Saruman. He was a powerful wizard and leader of the Istari, yet he was killed simply by having his throat slit.

That after being denounced from the Istari by Gandalf the White. The breaking of Saruman's staff was symbolic of loss of all Maiar power, save his commanding voice.

08-15-2014, 03:43 PM	#1
Smug the Fabulous Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: The wide blue yonder beyond this dimension Posts: 19	Proof of the physical fallibility of the Istari: Saruman. He was a powerful wizard and leader of the Istari, yet he was killed simply by having his throat slit. __________________ "It is everywhere. It is everything. Its scales glisten in the bark of trees. Its roar is heard in the wind. And its forked tongue strikes like... lightning strikes whoa! Like lightning!"-Merlin, Excalibur(1981)