A Rogue is an outcast, outlaw or vagrant.A person without Land, master and trade.A Rogue may also be a Drifter, Ruffian,Ragger, Gambler,Stroller, Thug, Scoundrel, Tramp, Beggar, Vagabond, a Wild Hobbit, Rascal, Bandit or Brigand.Many Rogues become Thieves and Burglars.
Famous bands of Outcasts were the Gaurwaith or "Wolf-Men" whom Turin Turambar joined, Barahir's Outlaw Band, the Outcasts of Rhovanion and Sharkey´s men.
Rogues or Outlaws of renown[]
- Andróg of Dor-lómin
- Barahir of Ladros
- Beren Ercharmion
- Bill Ferny
- Forweg the Outlaw
- Long Tom
- Grima Wormtongue
- Meriadoc Brandybuck
- Peregrin Took
- Ragnir the Outlaw
- Saruman
- Sauron
- the sly southerner
- Trotter
- Tuor Eladar
- Turin Turambar
Roleplaying[]
In MERP, Rolemaster and LOTRRPG the Rogue is a playable profession or order.Rolemaster also has a magical profession called Rogue Elementalist, No Profession and the Gypsy profession.Related or more specialized Classes are: Charlatan, Free Thinker, Indurate, Montebanc, Romantic, Ronin, Tinker and Venturer.
Examples for Rogues[]
- One of the Amrog-dorn
- An urban man con-artist
- a black númenórean Coxcomb
- a dispossessed Dwarf
- a Dorwinron Nutan
- a Dunlending Outcast
- an easterling Rebel
- an Elf of the Wandering Companies
- an eriadorian Brigand
- a gondorian Strayer
- a Half-Orc spy
- a Haradrim dishonored
- a Hobbit Rascal
- a lossoth loner
- a Northron Outlaw
- an Orc brute
- Outcast of Udûn
- Quickstring of Rhovanion
- a member of the Tinker-Folk
- a Wild Hobbit
- a Wold-man of Rohan