Maia (Born of Hope)

The Maia are lesser spirit beings who worked along side the Valar to create Middle Earth. They were often the servants of particular Valar with whom they shared a specialization. Maia such as Saruman and Sauron, who specialized in creating things or inventing things, were the Maia of Aule. They do have their own chiefs such as Ilmare and Eonwe, who work for Valar Varda and Manwe.