Ent

In the Tolkien Mythos Novels, specifically the Lord of the Ring Series, Ents are a race of giants that guard forests and sheperd trees. These mighty beings stood on averae 14 feet high and had immortal lifespans, and were stronger than Trolls. When these beings first arrived on Middle Earth, they knew no speech: it was up to the elves to teach them.

These giants were not evil, but an easy going lot as long as you did not harm them or any of their trees, a behavior that put them at odds with both Dwarves, who cared little for trees, and Orcs, which had a psychological hatred of them. Nevertheless Ents were terrible when roused and were rightly feared, slaying many an orc or Dwarf that dared antagonize them.

Originally, the Ents married and had offspring, but the Female Ents, called "Ent-Wives", which prefered to live outside the forests, mysteriously dissappeared ages ago, and the Ents have longed for them ever since. Nevertheless it has been so long since they saw them that they cannot remember what they looked like!

Over time, Ent numbers lessened as some died in conflicts with other races, and all that were known to remain began to develop mutations that made them look "Treeish", while many of the trees they guarded and cared for in Fangorn forest grew mobile and dangerous, becoming a bit "Entish". These particular trees, called "Huorns", were terrible, formidable opponents in their own right!

Ent language is one that takes considerable time to use. Hours can go by before they finish saying "good morning" to each other (by the time the say this, it is as night). Nevertheless they can convey messages quickly, such as when a call to battle is shouted by them.

Ents make no clothing or weapons, though they can lift and hurl boulders great distances. Their fingers, which are long and root-like in appearance, can smash stone. These beings are very intelligent and can take a lot of damage, though fire burns them readily.

When Saruman the White had his orcs fell Fangorn trees for lumber, the Ents were enraged: they sent Hourns to aid the people of Rohan at the Battle of the Hornburg while they themselves sacked Orthanc and slaughtered the Orcs guarding it.