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Lestor, referred to by Gollum as the Candle Man, was a priest of the Eye of Sauron who worked in the Tower of Light as the Inquisitor.
Biography[]
Lestor was once a Gondorian who had an unnamed wife and a daughter named Ileth. Under untold circumstances, Lestor betrayed his people to Sauron to protect his family. Despite this, however, his wife distanced herself from him while his daughter grew increasingly devoted to Sauron's cause. Eventually, Lestor was forced by the Mouth of Sauron to execute his wife.
Sometime later, a slave in the Black Pits falls ill and is taken to the Tower of Light to see Lestor. A short time later, after an incident in the Breeding Pits, another slave, Gollum, is brought to him in the Tower of Light. Lestor questions Gollum and either learns that Gollum was behind the incident or he learns that the Mine Foreman, Krushnakh, was behind the incident.
A few weeks later, Lestor allows Gollum to hatch a Carrier Bird egg, causing Gollum to form a connection to the Bird in question. After which, Lestor forces Gollum to serve him in spying on the Orcs.
A few years later, after Gollum escapes, Lestor is alerted by the Bird Gollum hatched of his capture by the Elves of the Woodland Realm. As a result, the Mouth of Sauron sends him, Ileth, and the Beastmaster to capture or kill Gollum to prevent the Elves from knowing about the One Ring.
After arriving in Mirkwood, Lestor and his allies attempt to gain access to the Source Chamber in the North Tower to corrupt the Source of the Ring of Haze protecting the Woodland Realm. His plan is thwarted by Gwendil, Mell, and Gollum, who destroys the Source.
In the aftermath of his defeat, Gollum either strangles him or spares his life.
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The character was created for the video game The Lord of the Rings: Gollum and so is non-canonical.