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Inktober 2025 31.) Award

Award to the Best Slave Nazgul.

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Where do the Nazgul live?

The tower is big enough that every Nazgul gets their own floor.

Sauron has several floors at the very top of the tower, mostly occupied by his study and various libraries. These floors notably lack bedrooms, as Sauron has no reason to sleep. Aside from the fact Sauron is literally the top dog and thus should live at the top, he also inhabits this space because the heat he tends to produce would make any floor above his inhospitable.

Angmar occupies the floor directly beneath his master so he can be as physically close to him as possible. This floor actually used to belong to Khamul, but when Angmar moved in he moved Khamul's stuff to the floor beneath his. (He did not ask) Khamul occupies the floor beneath Angmar's, because it was easier to just inhabit that floor instead of fighting with Angmar for control of the highest room. This was still back when he was trying to get Angmar to like him, you see, so by the time they settled properly into their hatred for each other, it was too late to try to lay claim to his previous space. Oh well, it is not THAT far from his lord's studies. Only an extra few stairs to climb if he wants to assist with paperwork.

Adunaphel occupies the floor beneath Khamul's, and the floor above Akhorahil's. This makes her space a lovely area for the three to get together and have fun playing games.

Akhorahil occupies the floor beneath Adunaphel's. This gives her good access to Adunaphel and Khamul, as well as good access to Uvatha's floor. Since Uvatha has all but vacated his floor in favor of the stables, Akhorahil's stuff has begun to encroach upon his space. He hasn't said anything about it yet, so either he doesn't mind or he has not noticed.

Uvatha has a unique floor, in that despite being close to the middle of the tower, he has his own little exit his boss made specifically for him. Isn't that nice? It lets him walk freely to the horse stables on the backside of the tower, which is where he spends most of his time. Maybe this is why he hasn't noticed Akhorahil's stuff has invaded his space?

Dwar has the largest section of the tower aside from Sauron, having several floors with few windows because he needs plenty of space for all of his dogs. No they can't sleep outside, that's mean.

Hoarmurath occupies the floor beneath Dwar, since she doesn't mind the noise. She picked this floor because Mordor is a nightmare of heat, so somewhere in the middle of the tower is actually where the air is the coldest (The volcanic fissures make the ground floors hot, Sauron keeps the top floors hot). This floor would later be shared with Isildur in the Third Age, and would become Isildur's alone in the Fourth Age.

Indur owns the 2nd to lowest form on a technical level. Yes, this floor is his. No, he doesn't tend to sleep here or really do anything here. Indur spends most of his time on Angmar's floor, following Angmar around.

Ren occupies the lowest floor, because making an old man climb up all those stairs is downright torture. Ren's floor also houses several common areas, including the kitchens and the armory. He enjoys the company these common areas attract.

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Inktober 2025 14.) Trunk

Trunk full of medical equipment of Akhorahil the Blind Doctor, Fifth of the Nine.

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Trying to see if I could draw them in short hair and still able to make them distinguishable.

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Just some expressions I did for my discord. I think Smug Khamul is gonna get used the most.

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How many Children did each Nazgul Have?

From greatest to least:

Khamul was the most accomplished of the Nine when it came to having kids. While he had no children prior to accepting a ring of power, between accepting a ring and the downfall of Numenor he would go on to have hundreds of children (Honestly, he lost count of the exact number). By the time the Fourth Age would come, more than half of the population of Rhun could trace back lineage to him. In fact, it was more common to be able to claim a relationship to him in the East than it was to not.

Dwar had four children prior to accepting a ring of power, and six dogs. He has several descendant by the Fourth Age, one of whom still reigns over the southern-most region of Harad. More importantly, he now has at least thirty dogs.

Akhorahil had three children during her life time, two before accepting a ring of power and one after, each with different men. She has at least one descendant by the Fourth Age who would follow in her footsteps and become a pirate. There are probably more, but Akhorahil never has been big on 'family'.

Ren had two children prior to accepting a ring of power, and both would killed prior to his acceptance of a ring as well. He would have no more children, and none of his grandchildren would survive either, giving him no direct descendants by the Fourth Age, though his family line does live on in distant relatives

Indur had two children (twins) prior to accepting a ring of power, though was only aware of one which he killed. He has several living descendants by the Fourth Age that he is currently unaware of.

Adunaphel had one child prior to accepting a ring of power, entirely for political reasons. She would have none after this. By the Fourth Age, she has several living descendants, and two-ish unliving descendants (Angmar and Isildur).

Hoarmurath had one child prior to accepting a ring of power. No one can be certain if she has any living descendants by the Fourth Age.

Uvatha had one child during his life before accepting a ring of power. By the Fourth Age, Uvatha would have no living descendants or living relatives at all for that matter.

Angmar has no biological children.

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Art dump

Left - playing around with 3D to compare heights(left to right, Khamul, Murazor|Angmar, Mairon) Right - thinking about Mairon’s crown design, was too slack to colour

Check tag if your fav character is under the cut or not.

Playing around with 3D assets on Clip Studio.  There was a good horse and dog model that was free.  Dwar added just because of dog.

Left - thinking about a design for a Mairon figurine Middle - a very thin long Mairon that I found hilarious Right - also an idea for a Mairon figurine that I could put on the edge of my computer.  Hair long to stabilise.

Top - Akhorahil (left) and Murazor (right) layout that I ended up not finishing Bottom - Playing around with free 3D assets on Clip Studio again.  Right one is Mairon confronting Murazor about something, he probably went into Mairon’s room without consent.

Left - Indur having fun.  Trying to draw him not too young and actually looking like a man Top Right - Khamul, trying to get his hair right Bottom Right - If Angmar survived after being slayed by Eowyn AU.  Sauron remade his body but the scar from the fatal stab stayed.  Probs have similar scar on his leg too but its less obvious.  Really it’s just an excuse to draw him with a cool looking scar(I was reading Golden Kamuy).

Left - Tired looking Mairon, probs Fourth Age him.  Good for whumping Right - Random laughing Mairon just to fill space

Left Langon, Right First Age Mairon.  Thought that it’d be kinda cute if Langon was like Mairon’s big brother in Utumno/Angband.  I still don’t really know what their relationship is.  Initially I had Langon hate Mairon but I’m not too sure these days after thinking about him.

Celedhring designs(plus a random Indur).  To any one who doesn’t know him, he's a character from MERP.  Was in Eregion but unlike most elves he followed Annatar to Mordor to become his servant.  From that description in MERP I assumed he's a super Annatar lover that basically stalked him to Mordor, some how not being killed.  I did have his design as far back as 2016 but didn't feel like posting him so he never showed light.  Some people asked if I had his design so here he is.

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Aside from the already well-known dynamics of Khamûl and Angmar, or Angmar and Indur, how are the relationships between the Nazgûl?

Great question! With exceptions of Angmar and Khamul, most of the Nine get along fine with each other. However, just getting along fine at the tower doesn't translate to being good in the field. Here's a couple of notable squads that may or may not be deployed:

Khamul + Akhorahil + Adunaphel, aka 'Girl's Night'. The mission will take 200% longer than it should because they get distracted gossiping/having a spa day/having fun. But any mission they're sent on will be successful. Uvatha + Dwar, aka 'Animal Bros'. NEVER pair these two together for long missions. Although Uvatha and Dwar get along well, the dogs will harass the horses, and the amount of rations required is simply ungodly. They will also come home with more animals than they left with.

Ren + Anyone, aka 'Therapy'. If one of the Nine seems bummed out, send them on a low-stakes mission alongside Ren. They'll feel much better when they come back.

Angmar + Akhorahil + Adunaphel, aka 'The Numenoreans'. Fantastic combat squad. HORRIBLE diplomatic squad. Indur's absence will make Angmar more short-tempered with his allies, so only deploy this group sparingly or else Akhorahil and Adunaphel may end up killing him.

Indur + Anyone except Angmar, aka 'No.' The mission will be completed. Much faster than usual, even. But inevitably whoever was sent alongside Indur will show up at Mairon's office to complain and demand to never be sent on a mission with Indur where Angmar is not present again. Not because Indur did anything wrong or anything, but he literally just sat silently in the corner the whole time looking really sad and he might have even cried at some point? It was really awkward.