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Originally Posted by Boromir88
It's not clear that The Mouth was a Black Numenorean, that is only what was said about him, but he was clearly high up in Sauron's hierarchy, and had forgotten his true name (just as the Nazgul remain nameless).
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Well, I guess his Númenórean heritage could be questioned, but the implication clearly is that he was a mortal Man, and no Maia.
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The rider was robed all in black, and black was his lofty helm; yet this was no Ringwraith but a living man.
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He isn't described as looking particularly old, either, as one would expect from one of the Istari.