Ithryn Luin

The Ithryn Luin are the blue sorcerers, the remaining pair of the Heren Istarion who went to the East, but in contrast to Saruman never returned.

Originally they both were Maiarin Spirits and called Alatar and Pallando, but when they arrived at the Grey Havens the Elves called them Morinehtar and Rómestamo.They both failed, altough both in a different way than Saruman or Radagast, and to a degree their sucess in aiding the peoples of the east and south in rebellion against the Nameless helped to weaked Sauron´s armies and though made a victory of the free peoples possible.All that remained of the blue Wizards were magical cults and traditions in thev east, which they had founded.

The Ithryn Luin in MERP
In MERP Alatar was also known as "the Hunter" and "the bearer of the root" and Pallando was alco called "the Soul-keeper".Chief region of their operations seems to have been southeastern Middle-Earth where they contested the Nazgûl Dwar and Khamul.While Khamûl had satisfied his lord by T.A. 1635 and was ordered back to the westlands, Dwar´s sucess was seen as somewhat mixed and he had to stay in the east until T.A. 2941, when he was ordered back and much of his deeds remained undone.

The two Wizards had founded two realms in the East Fëamardi and Luinemar. Alatar was said to have discovered The Bearer's Sleeping Root.

The Ithryn Luin in LOTRO
In LOTRO the Easterling people known as the Khundolar are aided by a strange cult of Sorcerers, the Blue caste, which is controlled by an individual known as Yirokhsar the Blue, a powerful sorcerer.It may be possible that Yirokhsar is one of the Ithryn luin and the blue caste is one of the strange cults the Ithryn Luin had begun.

Alatar in Middle-Earth-total War
In the Background Story of Middle-Earth -total war Alatar had finally become corrupted and aided Sauron as his highest lieutenant in the east.By corrupting an easterling sect of dragon-worshippers he created a caste of warrior-priests that controlled Saurons great Eastern Army.

Pallando on Incánus´Middle-Earth Page
The author Incánus Homepage "Ennorath" gives a fate to Pallando.Pallando had taken abode in the Kingdom "Arthanor" near the Bay of Ormal.After Sauron´s forces had overrun the Kingdom, he escaped to the Island of "Amazôn" and took refuge among the Amazon-Women who populated the secluded isle.

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the Ithryn Luin of the fan-modules group
In his writing "Emissaries to the East", author Cory Rushton in detail describes origin and travels of the Ithryn Luin who were known as Helaman and Lianis in the East.While Pallando chose one realm to look after, the mighty eastern Lands of Wômawas Drûs, his friend Alatar travelled afar and provided support for any rebellious movement from Ralian to Lôchas Drûs.When Wômawas Drûs finally fell in 2400 TA, Pallando already had fled the land and taken refuge in Lurs Vorganis, his old friend removed to the Avari of Uster Kryl.

While time passed both Wizards slowly became rivals in the east, only at one time they both combined their forces, in 2656 TA when the rulers of Wômawas Drûs tried to expand into central middle-earth and to regain control over Lurs Vorganis and the ancient paths to the West.The defeat enabled a revolution in the Womaw homelands that led to revolt against Sauron´s puppet-rulers and to the ascend of a rebel-dynasty known as the "Ôn".Although Alatar and Pallando stayed uneasy rivals, their cooperation helped to weaked Sauron´s eastern and southern forces which made a victory possible for the free peoples of the Westlands.

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