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Referred to as Saruman the White, Curunír Lán in Sindarin, he is described as the first of his order of Wizards or Istari, who came to Middle-earth as emissaries of the Valar in the Third Age. He is introduced as the chief of the Istari, and the leader of the White Council. In the narrative, his Sindarin name, Curunír, meant Man of skill.

For many years, Saruman and Gandalf were friends and partners, and were roughly equals in wisdom and power. Unlike Gandalf, however, Saruman was proud; He saw himself as the most powerful of the Istari, expressing clear contempt for Radagast. He became jealous of Gandalf, eventually convincing himself Gandalf must be scheming against him, to justify his own scheming against Gandalf and the rest of the White Council. Being regarded as more powerful than Gandalf before Gandalf's rebirth, it is a common assumption he would also wield explicit magic similar to Gandalf, including using artificial light, locking spells, or creating fire.

Saruman likely was true to his mission in the beginning and actually believed in working to stop Sauron, but his pride, arrogance and jealousy turned him into a traitor to the cause he had once served. Saruman's betrayal was not sudden but slowly grew over time, until at last he had convinced himself that he could not have taken any other path. This self-deception kept him from taking his last chance at redemption.