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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pylar" data-source="post: 759706" data-attributes="member: 6959">Have you ever read the Silmarillion???The Sil covers exactally what you asked.  Sauron actually puts most of his live essence into the One Ring.  As long as his life is stored in that ring he will be tied to Middle Earth, and will eventually be able to return.  That was why  the ring needed to be distroyed and not just dropped into the sea.  Also, Sauron forged the one ring to give him authority over ALL of the rings of power.  He was able to gain domion over men (The Nazgul) with the 9 rings that he also forged.  To a limited sort he played on the nature of Dwarven greed with the 5 rings for the Dwarf lords (Which he also forged)  Now the 3 rings for elven kings, Sauron never touch.  But Sauron new that the elves used those rings to protect their realms.  And he wanted to ensure their control.  Therefore the One Ring was created.  With it Sauron would know all the toughts, dreams and defences of the Elven lords, that had defeated his master Melkor so many times.  The One Ring would give other power according to their stature.  Invisibility being its most obvious effect.  If a strong enough wizard (Saruman, Gandalf) got their  hands on it, they would be able to gain Saurons essence, but due to it's corrupting influence they would become as bad a Sauron.  I believe that a being powerful enough to wield all the abilities of the ring, would not even be turned invisible (Ie Tom Bombadil putting the ring on while in his home) In Bilbo/Frodo/Gollum's case the ring was so powerful that it not only turned them invisible, but it partially dragged them in the the world of the Wraiths (That's why Frodo could see the Nazgul as they truly were).  Due to a hobbit's INCREDIBLE strength of will they were able to withstand to corrupting nature of the ring.</blockquote>

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