Aside from Orome, Ulmo (Q."Pourer") was the best known of the Valar, for his spirit dwelt closest to Middle-earth. Ulmo's essence swirls through each rain, courses through every stream, and lies in every pool and bay in Arda; he comes with each morning's dew. Ulmo resides in the highest snows and the deepest springs. As water is the "blood" of the World, the Pourer is truly the Spirit of the Veins of the Earth.