A Lord of Near-Harad, Tónn Várthkûr was among Sauron's most versatile servants. Equally adept in both the Black Arts and Way of the Sword, he maintained control over his armies with terrifying efficiency. After Khamûl and Adûnaphel had been called north to Dol Guldur in TA 2951 , Varthkûr was assigned command of Barad Sereg. Though a difficult task, Tónn kept the city under his control until the fall of Sauron at the end of the Third Age. Of mixed Haradron and Black Númenórean descent, Tónn possessed hazel eyes and black hair. He was garbed in black scale armor that was silent while he walked, and a billowing red cape. His helm, shaped from the skull of a bull, appears when worn to be empty and wreathed in flame.