Know Your LotRO Lore: The Watcher's Role

According to Tolkien's Christian-influenced writings, evil creatures cannot simply be created as an autonomous force, but they are spawned from the perversion of good. This leads to even more speculation on the Watcher's purpose in the water, and in front of the gate to Moria.

Despite the fact that Durin's Door is password-protected, some have speculated that the Watcher was brought there for the specific reason of guarding the door. The question is, was it to guard against good, or guard against evil? The fact that the Watcher grabbed Frodo (even though Boromir is the one to actually garner the creature's attention), has led some to believe that it saw him as evil, because of his possession of the Ring. Of course, since there is no direct mention of a purpose, this is only a guess.