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arrangements, Saruman may have
brought delegates from far away to be
schooled in his scheming enterprises.
Though Saruman’s tenure in
Isengard has seen a decline in dispensation
of lore and knowledge,
some still go there to consult ancient
tomes or to seek counsel from
Saruman. Loremasters, craftsmen,
and magicians might all be found
in Isengard, either independent or
enthralled to Saruman.
Some other unusual guests
might include a frightened Sackville-
Baggins Hobbit held hostage against
ill-dealings from his kinfolk; imprisoned
Woses kept for study; hapless
scholars who learned too much in
Orthanc’s libraries; captive children
of Dunlending, or Rohirric nobles
held to ensure loyalty; delegates from
the East or South; or subjects from
early experiments with the palantír—
senseless wretches mad from exposure
to the Lidless Eye—still kept
deep below Orthanc and questioned
for insight gleaned from exposure to
Sauron’s power.
t h e h o s t o f
i s e n g a r d
‘I saw the army go: endless lines of
marching Orcs; and troops of them
mounted on great wolves. And there
were battalions of Men, too.’
— Merry, The Two Towers
The Host of Isengard consists
of many different troops—
Orcs, Uruk-hai, Half-orcs, and
Dunlendings—each serving Saruman
in different roles. At the height of
its power, the Host of Isengard contains
roughly 10,000 Orcs, Uruk-hai,
and Half-orcs; approximately 3,000
Dunlending Hill-men; and a few hundred
beasts of battle. Troops of various
types are frequently shifted between
roles, so the proportions indicated in
the sidebar on page 88 are ideal rather
than typical. Of the troops listed,
the Orcs divide nearly evenly between
Isengard-orcs, and Mordor-orcs: the
The White Hand
Uruk-hai are almost all Perfected
Uruk-hai, and the Half-orcs constitute
a motley assortment of every type
Saruman has bred.
Groups of soldiers are classified
by purpose: a gang is a group of foot
soldiers; berserkers come in farrows;
Warg-riders are grouped by wings;
scouts work together in squads; and
the engineers are lumped into crews.
Saruman is fond of the dozen and the
gross, and his soldiers are grouped in
units of a dozen individuals or a gross
(a dozen dozen—144 soldiers). His
battle-beasts are lumped together
in broods, numbering a dozen individual
creatures. Saruman lets the
Dunlendings remain allied by clan,
and wastes no time organizing them
further.
Because the arms and armour of
Isengard are mass-produced, no Orc
or Uruk bears special or exceptional
equipment, nor do they wear badges,
emblems or other indicia aside from
the White Hand emblazoned across
breastplates, helmets, or their features.
The only exception is that some
of Saruman’s captains bear the S-rune
that is his sign.
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