Lord Elrond
The Lord of Rivendell and father of Arwen, Elrond is one of
the foremost Elf-Lords, matched in power only by Galadriel of
Lothlorien. It is he who summons the Council of Elrond to have each race take part in
the discussion of how to deal with the threat of the Ring and
the rising power of Sauron. It was also Elrond who urged Isildur to destroy the Ring when it was first captured from Sauron.
Thousands of years old, Elrond has seen much, and draws from great wisdom, to which most
members of the Council quickly defer. He is not used by Tolkien as a moral agent, but
rather as an ally, and a resource, that guides the other characters to their eventual
courses.
