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- Cirdan witnessed the arrival of the Order in Middle-earth around the year c. T.A. 1000 (though the Blue Wizards may have arrived much earlier). Their "mission" was to advise and persuade Men and Elves to resist Sauron. Each wizard was assigned a colour for his clothes.
The wizard in white was Saruman, regarded by all as leader of the order, with white being indicative of the chief.
The one in brown was Radagast and the one in grey was Gandalf, seemingly the oldest and the least of the Order.
It is not known if the colour had any special meaning concerning their rank, abilities or nature.
They were clothed in the bodies of old men, restricting their powers so that they would only assist the peoples of Middle-earth and not seek domination like Sauron had, who was also a Maia. They were charged by the Valar to assist the people of Middle-earth through persuasion and encouragement, not force or fear. By inhabiting the bodies of Men they also became susceptible to all of the weaknesses of a physical body: they felt hunger, pain, greed, sorrow, joy, and all other emotions and pains of Men.
They were immortal, and they aged only very slowly.
However, their bodies could be killed: Gandalf was mortally wounded in his duel with the Balrog of Moria, and only through the intervention of Ilúvatar himself was he restored to his body.
Very few of Middle-earth's inhabitants knew who the Wizards really were; the Istari did not share this information. Most believed they were Elves or wise Men (Gandalf represents this interpretation, meaning Wand-elf, because the Men who gave him the nickname believed he was an Elf). They attracted few questions due to their gentle nature and dislike of direct interference with other people's affairs. In spite of their specific and unambiguous goal, the Wizards were nevertheless capable of mortal feelings, thus Gandalf felt great affection for the Hobbits.
On the other hand, they could feel negative mortal emotions like greed, jealousy, and lust for power. Saruman himself fell victim to these emotions, and it is hinted in an essay in Unfinished Tales that the Blue Wizards (see below) may have also fallen prey to these temptations during their journeys in the East.
Art: Saruman by Rene Gross, Gandalf by Kimberly80 and Radagast by Ivan Cavini.
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FROM 136.56.44.* - During the summer days of the year 3018 of the Third Age, Gandalf the Grey asked Radagast the Brown to send word among his feathered friends, the birds, to glean whatever they could of the Enemy's designs. The ever-faithful Radagast, in turn, sought aid from his companions of old. Swift and noble, the Eagles heeded the call, soaring aloft to gather tidings of the enemy. They bore witness to the assembly of wolves and Orcs, as well as the mustering of the Nine Riders. Further still, they brought word of Gollum's escape from the depths of Mirkwood's shadows.
Guided by Gandalf's instruction, Radagast dispatched Gwaihir to bear the news to him within the walls of Isengard. However, Gandalf, summoned by Saruman the White, languished in captivity atop the pinnacle of Orthanc at that very time. Upon an autumnal night, Gandalf caught sight of the Eagle winging its way toward him, and thus Gwaihir came to the Wizard's rescue. But, Gwaihir's strength faltered, and he could not carry Gandalf far. Thus, he left the Grey Pilgrim at Edoras, the seat of the horse-lords, embarking on a quest to find a steed...
Art by Karl Fitzgerald
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FROM 216.240.30.* - Saruman using his Palantir, by Matthew Stewart
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FROM 216.240.30.* - 第一张图：Gandalf faces the Witch-king of Angmar by Angus McBride
第二张图：Art by Doug Beekman
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FROM 216.240.30.* - by Hekselys on DeviantArt
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FROM 216.240.30.* - 干豆腐与萨鲁曼的对峙与被擒，
以及干豆腐怎样获得宝马良驹。
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FROM 136.56.44.* - 干豆腐之风云顶历险记
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FROM 136.56.44.* - Gandalf at Dol Guldur by Matthew Stewart.
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FROM 216.240.30.* - SARUMAN fire portrait (pyrography draw) on olive wood.
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FROM 136.56.44.* - 左边是魔戒的九人小队，右边是十三个小矮人加比尔博。
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FROM 136.56.44.*