Slayers

A Slayer

In Middle-earth, a Slayer was a Warrior who has overcome a great enemy. For Example a Dragonslayer, Troll-Slayer or Demonslayer.

Famous Slayers:

• Bard the Bowman
• Eärendil the Mariner
• Fram the Dragonslayer
• Turin Turambar

Assassin Orders

The Slayers were a dark Order of chosen Assassins trained by the dark Lord to hunt down the leaders of his Emenies.The Slayers were split into the Northern Slayers (or Mur-Grishi), southern slayers (Or Hasharin) and the Eastern Slayers and were elite Murderers, their most powerful Agents were armed with special sorcerous weapons and sometimes even rode Fell-beasts.

Known members of the Order of Slayers

• Amis Shug, murderer of Naug Zigildum
• Gorthog, Lord of the northern Slayers
• Hargrog, Lord of the southern Slayers
• Shurûn Dûrax
• Tormog, Lord of the western Slayers
• Ulthug, Lord of the eastern Slayers

Roleplaying

Rolemaster has the professions Assassin, Nightblade and Ninja.In TOR the Slayer is one possible Calling for a character.In regards to the game Background a Slayer is a fighter who seeks to destroy an enemy.In LOTRRPG there is a possible elite-Order for Dwarves, the Dragonslayer.

Further Examples for Slayer-Characters

A member of the Clan of Slaymen (Rhovanion)

• A knife of the Cor Aran (Gondor)
• An Eastern Slayer (Farthest East)
• A Northern Slayer (Northern Peninsula)
• an orcish Vras
• A member of the Order of Shades (Gondor )
• A Ramanin or Nightblade (Rhûn)
• A Silent One (Far Harad)
• A Southern Slayer or Hasharin (Harad)
• One of Those with the Black Hand (Utter South)
• A Venom-Blade Assassin (Grey Mountains)
• A Western Slayer (Westlands)
• A Zari (Rhûn)
• A Zegar (Rhûn)