Ossë

==Summary==
Ossë (From the Valarin Ošošai, Oššai) is a fictional character in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. He is introduced in The Silmarillion as an angelic being known as a Maia, associated with Ulmo, one of the Valar.
A spirit of the sea in the service of Ulmo, Ossë guarded the waters around Middle-earth. He was married to Uinen, and he was a friend of Círdan the Shipwright. During the Years of the Trees, he briefly entered into the service of Melkor and began causing wanton storms which made traveling by sea particularly unsafe. He was persuaded to stop by his spouse Uinen, upon the prayer of the Vala Aulë, but Ossë's taste for storms did not quite disappear.
Ossë was a friend of the Sindar and was valued as highly as the Valar were by them. This relationship started before the coming of the Sindar to Valinor, while they dwelled on the shores of Middle-earth, waiting for their leader. It was against Ossë's will that they ever went to Valinor.
In older versions of The Silmarillion, Ossë was a Vala in his own right, and often opposed a Maia of Ulmo.
==Powers and Stats==
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Name: Ossë, Yssion, Gaerys
Origin: Lord of the Rings
Gender: Male
Age: Existed before the creation of time
Classification: Maia of the Sea, vassal of Ulmo, brief servant of Melkor
Powers and Abilities: 
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Powers and Resistances of the Ainur (Abilities and Resistances of the Greater Maiar from "Within the confines of Eä")Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight, Regeneration (Low-Godly), Immortality (Types 1, 3 and 4), Shapeshifting, Size Alteration, Elemental Manipulation, Water Manipulation, Weather Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation (The lords of the Ainur could create joy), Transmutation, Precognition, Invulnerability (The Ainur are immune from harm via conventional weaponry, as seen when, upon unlocking more of his divine power, Gandalf became invulnerable), Resistance to Death Manipulation (In Lord of the Rings the land of the dead is a real tangible place, Mandos, and can be affected and exited. Ainur doesn't go there upon death, rather becoming spirits until the regenerate. The only way to keep them there is if they are physically brought there and held by physical might), Intangibility and Incorporeality (At the very least in spirit form) | All previous abilities but enhanced to an unfathomable degree, Higher-Dimensional Existence (The Ainur reside in a higher plane of existence compared to the space-time of Eä, with both they and Eru viewing Eä as a "secondary reality", compared to their "primary reality"), Intangibility and Incorporeality, Reality Warping, Conceptual Manipulation, Analytical Prediction, Acausality (Type 2; Changes to the past or future are unable to affect the "Music in being", otherwise referred to as the present)Morgoth's Ring: PART FIVE. III. as a verse-wide ability. Resistance to Mind Manipulation (The barrier of Unwill within every individual mind prevents mental penetration by even the likes of Sauron without consent.)The Nature of Middle-Earth, Part Two: Body, Mind, and Spirit, IX ÓSANWE-KENTA. and Soul Manipulation (Soul with free-will are considered indestructible)Letters of Tolkien: Letter 211 due to verse-wide resistances
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 Powers and Resistances of the Ainur (Abilities and Resistances of the Greater Maiar from "Prior to entering Eä"), Resistance to Mind Manipulation and Soul Manipulation due to verse-wide resistances.
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Attack Potency: High Universe level (Described as a vassal of Ulmo and was believed by Melkor to be somewhat capable of subduing his master, a Lord of the Valar.Silmarillion: VALAQUENTA As a Maia of high stature, whose power Melkor believed could assist him directly against the second strongest Lord of the Aratar, Ossë can be considered one of the Greater Maiar, servants of the Valar who rival them in potency and might), can ignore conventional durability with Soul Manipulation (Ainur can directly influence the fëar/soul to attack it directly)Silmarillion: AINULINDALËThe Nature of Middle-Earth, Part Two: Body, Mind and Spirit, XIII SpiritMorgoth's Ring: Notes on motives in the Silmarillion (iii) | Low Complex Multiverse level (The Ainur, as described by Eru, are considered to be powerful and genuine entities, being capable of shaking the Timeless Voids as a result of their strife during the Music of the Ainur. As beings that exist in a realm beyond the world depicted in The Lord of the Rings, the Ainur perceive the space-time of Eä as a lower and secondary plane of existence, with them dwelling alongside Eru within the Timeless Halls, a higher and more primary level of existence), can ignore conventional durability with Soul Manipulation
Speed: At least Supersonic+ to High Hypersonic, likely Massively FTL+ combat speed and reactions (Superior to the Balrogs and likely somewhat comparable to Ulmo), Immeasurable when discarding his physical form (The Ainur are still capable of travelling at any speeds they desired, being able to instantly appear anywhere they desired within Eä and exploring the past at will. However, the future is something they can only explore so far as the design was made clear to them during the Music)Morgoth's Ring: PART FIVE. Text XIThe Nature of Middle-Earth: Part Two, XIV The Visible Forms of the Valar and Maiar | Immeasurable (In their origin, the Ainur were unbound by space-time, and were capable of exploring both the past and future with their movements)
Lifting Strength: At least Class E, possibly higher (Lifted the full weight of Númenor) | Immeasurable
Striking Strength: High Universe level | Low Complex Multiverse level
Durability: High Universe level | Low Complex Multiverse level
Stamina: Superhuman (The bodies of the Ainur are described as being akin to clothing, which they can discard at will. Lesser Maiar than Ossë have been known to fight for days) | Infinite
Range: Extended Melee Range; Unknown with his abilities | Low Complex Multiversal
Standard Equipment: Unknown
Intelligence: (The Maiar of the Istari were made to forget so much of their knowledge and memory that they needed to relearn these through "slow experience".Unfinished Tales, Part Four: II, The Istari These Istari yet retained enough knowledge and wisdom to be considered members of "The Wise", with even Radagast, who is considered to be much less wise than Gandalf or Saruman, being one of their number. As Radagast was considered one of "The Wise" despite being relatively more "average" for a Maia in wisdom compared to other Istari, it can be assumed that other Maiar, who would not be restricted in mind as the Istari were, would be at least comparable to the likes of Radagast if not also his peers. As a Maia, albeit a wild and violent one, this should make Ossë comparable to members of "The Wise" who can accurately deduce the future with knowledge and experience alone) | Possibly Nigh-Omniscient (The Ainur acted as the origin to all that which existed within Eä, having sung all the concepts which constitute the world during the Anulindalë. However, Eru himself withheld some knowledge about his creation from the Ainur)
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques: Like all Ainur, Ossë has access to a wide range of dangerous powers, mostly related to the elements.
Storms: Ossë is a creature of the sea and storms, often using them to cause chaos across the sea. He caused massive wreckage and destruction during his service to Melkor, and destroyed any ship traveling to the Undying Lands, at least for a while.
Powers of the Ainur: As a Maia, Ossë has access to a wide variety of potent and devastating supernatural abilities, for the Ainur were created as elemental spirits, and each have divine authority and absolute control over a certain aspect of nature. Each and every one of the Ainur is also able to manipulate magical energies and reality to serve their needs, and take any form they wish, even intangible and non-corporeal spiritual forms.
*Elemental manipulation: As one of the Ainur, it is highly likely that Nessa had authority and control over one aspect of nature, though that aspect was neither confirmed nor specified. Still, it is very likely she has some measure of control over life, nature, and happiness, given that she is a spirit of mirth and joy. Her exact powers, however, in all likelihood are not made for combat.
*Foresight/Hindsight: The Ainur can see the past and the future (Though the latter is fallible). However, it is unknown if Ossë ever used this power.
*Empathy: The Ainur are surrounded by an a powerful aura, which can affect those around them, bringing joy and presumably sorrow to those near them: "In Beleriand King Thingol upon his throne was as the lords of the Maiar, whose power is at rest, whose joy is as an air that they breathe in all their days, whose thought flows in a tide untroubled from the heights to the deeps."
*Shapeshifting: As one of the Ainur, it was highly likely that Ossë possessed the famous Ainur ability to transform and reshape the form of one's body, appearing in whatever form he desired. They can also appear as inanimate objects, such as when Yavanna appeared as a tree.
*Spirit form: As one of the Valar, it was highly likely that Ossë had the typical Ainur ability to cast off his physical form like a snake shedding its skin, and take on an intangible and non-corporeal spiritual form. In this spiritual state, the Ainur can travel forward and backward in time (Though they are unable to affect the future or the past, only see it). Of the Ainur's spirit forms and precognitive powers this was said:
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