Boromir is the eldest son of Denethor, the Steward of Gondor, and the most conventionally heroic member of the Fellowship - a great warrior and captain who has spent his life defending his city against Sauron's forces. He joins the Fellowship representing Gondor's interests but is increasingly drawn to the Ring's power, believing it could be used to save his people.

The younger son of Denethor, Captain of the Rangers of Ithilien. Where his brother Boromir was a warrior first, Faramir is a soldier who would rather be a scholar - thoughtful, gentle, and possessed of a moral clarity that his father mistakes for weakness.

Aragorn is the heir of Isildur - the last descendant of the ancient line of kings who once ruled the united kingdom of Arnor and Gondor. Raised in secret among the Elves of Rivendell under the name Strider, Aragorn has spent decades as a Ranger of the North, protecting the peoples of Middle-earth from the shadows without recognition or thanks. He joins the Fellowship of the Ring as its most experienced warrior and leader, carrying the shards of Narsil - the sword that cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand in the Second Age. His arc is one of the great threads of The Lord of the Rings, shaped by the burden of his lineage and by his long, uncertain love for the Elf Arwen Undómiel.