The Lord of the Rings Saruman the White Wizard StatueIn the sanctum of Orthanc, Saruman's pride swelled like a storm tossed sea, and it was there that the seeds of his treachery and covetousness took root, casting an ominous shadow upon the land. Chief of the Istari, the order of Wizards dispatched to Middle earth on a solemn quest to rouse its inhabitants against the looming menace of Sauron's resurgence, Saruman stood as a being of profound cunning and might. Yet, in the end, it was the Wizard's