Misc. Questions

[Alcarillo]

Originally Posted by Gorthaur the Cruel

What exactly where those "watchers" (that Sam conquered with the star-glass) of the tower of Cirith Ungol? Are they wizards, orcs, or maia?

They seem as though they are fëar Sauron must've trapped inside those statues. I doubt that they are orcs, as Tolkien ddescribes them as being carved of stone. It is possible that they are lesser Maiar, but I doubt that too.