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Drisnak of the Red Eye
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Third Age about 3019
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Male
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Drisnak of the Red Eye was an Orc-Sorcerer of Moria who lived in the Fifth Level near the Hall of the First Fathers. He dressed himself in rugged Elvish clothes (in truth probably rather Dúnadan clothes) and had an obsession with secretive lore.
As a skilled conjurer, Drisnak was one of several Servants of the Flame who equally idolized and dreaded the Balrog. To sate his thirst for knowledge, he collected what few scraps he could discover on the forgotten arts taught in times past by Morgoth or Sauron. The study of necromancy and the Rings of Power especially delighted him, adding to his viciousness, greed and already-great ambitions.
Joining his peers in rejoicing for Sauron's reemergence, Drisnak superstitiously prophesied the age of the orc was near. Further, he fervently claimed that if they appeased the Balrog's scorn, then perhaps the demon would turn his attention to their enemies in the neighboring Lothlorien. The arrival of the Sneak in Moria did not go unnoticed by Drisnak, though the small creature's intentions eluded him. After the Fellowship of the Ring had entered the mines Drisnak, remotely aware of the One Ring, plotted to get it for himself if possible. Unluckily he did not succeed in his attempt, as a clash with Gandalf the Grey forced him to flee and he was soon after slain for his cowardice by a Black Uruk chief.
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- Interplay´s the Lord of the Rings volume I