Creatures of Arda

Animals Animals are of the order Elves call "Kelvar", which means living things that move. They are natural creatures, imbued with their own will and limited only by their inherent attributes and the gift of death. Like the the Olvar and the Children of Iluvatar, they fit within Eru's original scheme and live in accord with the Balance of Things.

Within the category of Kelvar, though, there are creatures that must looked upon in a special light, for they are perversions of life and fall outside Era's original scheme. These are the creatures we call monsters.

Monsters Monsters (Q. "Ulundor"; "Ulgundór"; "Úvanimor"; sing. "Ulundo"; "Ulgundó"; "Úvanimo"), like animals, are creations of Eru. They are creatures who owe their existence to the One and his Flame Imperishable, the fire that gives life to all spirits. At the same time, these beasts no longer conform to the original order, the Balance of Things. Instead, they have been perverted in order to serve the goals of Evil. Morgoth and his servants artificially reformed them so that they embody new powers and transcend Fate.

Problems accompany the so-called gifts conferred upon monsters by the Black Enemy. Most cannot reproduce unless bred by a controlling overlord like Sauron. While long-lived or even immortal, monsters live in constant pain or exist in a state of unyielding anger. Although they are exceptionally strong or possess strange and terrible power, they lack the capacity for truly independent thought. Despite their freedom from the bonds of Fate, they are driven by irresistable instincts. Monsters are the tortured creatures.