Ulmo

Aside from Orome, Ulmo is the best known of the Valar, for his spirit dwelt closest to Endor. Ulmo's essence swirls through each rain, courses through every stream, and lies in every pool and bay in Arda; he comes with each morning's dew. Ulmo resides in the highest snows and the deep- est springs. As water is the "blood" of the World, the Pourer is truly the Spirit of the Veins of the Earth.

Names

 * Azâr (Númenoreans)
 * Malikiam (Haradwaith)
 * Sanor or Uruboz (Dorwinion)
 * Ylmir (Sindar and Dúnedain)

Servants

 * Amillo
 * Nenselde
 * Osse
 * Salmar
 * Uinen
 * Spirits of water and the Sea, the Oarni, Falmarini and Wingildi.

Cult

 * The Ulmonduri

Appearance
Ulmo's rarely takes a fana, for he seldom comes to land. Instead, he prefers to shift with his capricious waters. When he rises in form, though, he typically appears as a huge manifestation of the themes of the sea. His indigo eyes peer from beneath a chain hood and shining mad, a coat of ever-washed armor whose color gradually changes to a deep green as  it reaches into the depths. Ulmo's black beard also varies its color, occasion- ally seeming to be  nothing more than tangled seaweed. His is a form with the elusive qualities that befit his nature.

Personality
Ulmo is second among the  Vala Kings and third in the hierarchy of the Exalted Powers. Only Manwe and Varda stand above him in Ea's scheme. A loner who rarely takes form and only occasion- ady visits Valinor, he is the virtuady autonomous master of the deeps. Ulmo sees and hears ad that transpires beneath the waves and knows every- thing that occurrs where water flows. His knowl- edge of the Middle Land oft times exceeds even that of Manwe and Varda, for things and events which cannot elude the Ocean Lord's notice can be hidden from the King and Queen. Ulmo's unique dominion threatened Morgoth from the very Beginning, since the Black Enemy's claim as King of the World did not  extend into the sea. Morgoth hated water and feared the untameable ocean, so he attempted to supplant Ulmo by offering the Sea-lord's vassal Osse the Kingdom of Water. Ultimately, Osse tepudiated the Black Enemy's advances and, with the inter- cession of the Maia Uinen (Osse's spouse), he was pardoned by his  lord. Ulmo's voice is as deep as the sea. It is the greatest in Ea,  and his servants are the finest singers ever to grace Arda, save the Vala Vana. Eru conferred more music upon Ulmo than he gave the other Valar, and his command of song- lore remains unparadeled. It was his people who taught the Teleri how to sing. Ulmo also directed Osse to instruct the Teleri about shipmaking, and these skills were evident in  the wondrous creations of the great Sinda shipwright Cirdan. This precious tutelage, combined with Ulmo's mastery of their beloved sea, led the Teler Elves to acknowledge Ulmo as their patron (alongside Varda). Ulmo's concern about the welfare of Eru's Children extended beyond the Teleri. The Ocean Lord transported many of the Eldar to Aman and counseled the Free Peoples throughout  the struggles during the War of the Great Jewels at the end of the First Age. Knowing of the secret places where water ran, Ulmo revealed the hidden caves that provided the Noldor refuge in the later stages of the resistance against Morgoth. As a result, many of the High-elves count the Lord of Watet as a friend—despite the toll Ulmo exacted during the Flight of the Noldor. (The Pourer's blistering snows, pounding rains, and roaring seas claimed many lives and sowed considerable fear during the bittersweet Noldo migration.)