Ulmo

Ulmo (the Lord of waters)

Water, emotions, secret energy, weather

Water is living and Ulmo is its consciousness. He travels everywhere, where is water present, no difference if it is deep sea, great river, massive clouds, or just small stream in the rocks, dew on the grass, or single drops of rain. He lives alone, any type of stagnation is unfamiliar to him, and even though he is loyal friend to many, he has no need to keep showing that. He may not show himself nor express for long years and yet he remains friend. However when called, he very willingly comes.

As well as the water, he keeps moving, stagnations doesn’t do him well. And so the water is also in constant moving, even in puddle, where it slowly evaporates into air as much as it also moves into ground to the plants, always living and on move, as well as is moving the mind of Ulmo, which can move in the water with undescriptable speed. At one moment he can be at the bottom of the sea, in next second he can observe the bottom of a shallow puddle high in the mountains, moments later he rides high waterfall and suddenly dances in the depths of quite pool with the fish.

Ulmos waters are hiding many secrets. Under surface of great seas are hidden remains of ancient civilizations, mystery treasures, which humans lost, as well as treasures of other races, as well as treasures of the seas themselves. These deep sea treasure chests can keep their secrets for centuries and may never give them, some of them Ulmo shares generously. Ulmo cannot be forced to share his treasures, he gives only as his heart tells him, he cannot be enforced.

There isn’t much communication between Ulmo and the world of surface and air and yet he is ally and friend, his waters are full of life from the surface to bottom, especially in the clean water. The unclean waters are heavy even for Umlos mind, because instead of giving life they poison it.

Ulmos talent is also purification. In his waters, especially in the rain air and the ground are being cleaned, humans also often ritually purify themselves in water to be pure enough for spiritual work or rituals. If there is no water in your reach, it is possible to ask for purification of the spirit and be washed in the water on mind. It works as well. He can also clean his water with ground, fish and bathing elves and humans swirl the sand and mud, which remove the dirt from water, as well as some animals. Because of that is Ulmo glad of those, who do bath in the nature, They clean the water and the water cleans them.

Tolkiens description

Ulmo lives everywhere and nowhere. He is the spirit of water and travels in its depths. He is known at the surface, but to meet him outside the water is very rare. He doesn’t even visit the meetings of the Valar, unless there are important things to discuss. He warned the elves before the destruction of Gondolin and once he even did show himself to mortal human. His shapes are usually too terrifying for people of the free nations, no matter he is their ally.

Ulmo is friend of Manwe, he together with him creates the clouds and cleans air and ground and waters everything that grows.