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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hriston" data-source="post: 8795049" data-attributes="member: 6787503">Sure, I think balrog is grasping. I can think of two possibilities, assuming the Stranger is Sauron. Either they're heretofore unknown supporters of Sauron who are trying to find him to remind him of who he is, in which case they could be maiar formerly allied to him, or they're Sauron hunters (istari) who are trying to find him so he can be contained in some way. I actually kind of like the idea of a trio of Second Age female wizards who aren't restricted, as the Third Age wizards were, from confronting Sauron directly, or who have gone rogue, ignoring the limitations the Valar placed on their mission.Of course, if the Stranger isn't Sauron, or is himself a wizard, then they could other wizards (which doesn't seem likely given their treatment of the harfoots) or followers of Sauron sent to neutralize the newly fallen wizard.</blockquote>