User blog comment:Cala'Quessir/What If The Ring Servived?/@comment-82.177.36.10-20120121110546

When Sauron would get a One Ring, then Free People would be ulitmately defeated, Evil Man (Haradrims, Easterlings, Black Numenoreans) remain as loyal servants of Sauron, who rewards then with wealth and lands, orcs spread on all Middle-Earth. Hobbits become race of slaves, when dwarves come to near extinction because theres no place they can hide and they cant be put into slavery (thats their nature, dwarf's ringbearers couldnt become shadows like Nazguls) but dwarfs supporting Sauron (there was a population of them!) remain one of the finest craftsman and blacksmiths in Middle-Earth.

Sauron is not Morgoth to destroy everything, he wants to manipulate and rule. As Maiar he knows hes not so strong as Morgoth (Valar), so he must satisfy his ambitions with "only" Middle-Earth.

Good job, nice fan fic.