Balrogs
From Lotro-Wiki.com
Powerful Demons of shadow and flame, and remnants of the War of the Jewels. They were originally Maiar that entered into Morgoth's service, and quickly became his most feared force. Little is known of their numbers, but Tolkien once said that there were "certainly no more than seven". Of these only their captian is given a name: Gothmog, however the Balrog of Moria was often called Durin's Bane. However many there once were, there have been three killed: an unnamed Balrog by Glorfindel and Gothmog by Ecthelion of the Fountain at the fall of Gondolin; and Durin's Bane by Gandalf in Moria at the time of the War of the Ring. In each case both combatants perished.
While the fate of the Balrog in Moria may be known to us, the fate of the Balrog in LOTRO, Thaurlach, who is found in The Rift of Nûrz Ghâshu, depends on the players.
