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Suilaid.

The Balrogs belong to the same order as the Istari (and Sauron, also), the Maiar. If by Dark Lord, you mean Sauron, then no, they're not His servants. They serve Morgoth, who was responsible for their corruption. Also Gandalf is probabky not 'the most powerful Istari'. That honour is hard to award, for each Istari has skills of their own. However, Saruman, being the oldest and presumably the wisest, is usually assumed to be the most powerful of the Istari, and was the head of the White Council besides.

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08-18-2001, 05:11 PM	#5
Ulumuri Guest Posts: n/a	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 2</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Ad: Balrogs, yet again. Suilaid. The Balrogs belong to the same order as the Istari (and Sauron, also), the Maiar. If by Dark Lord, you mean Sauron, then no, they're not His servants. They serve Morgoth, who was responsible for their corruption. Also Gandalf is probabky not 'the most powerful Istari'. That honour is hard to award, for each Istari has skills of their own. However, Saruman, being the oldest and presumably the wisest, is usually assumed to be the most powerful of the Istari, and was the head of the White Council besides. </p>