Sandor Clegane
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Sandor Clegane is the younger brother of Gregor Clegane. He is nicknamed "The Hound," in part because his family arms feature three dogs, and in part for his savage nature and unquestioning obedience to his masters. He is considered one of the most dangerous fighters in Westeros, though he frequently drinks himself into stupors. As a child, Sandor received gruesome facial burns when Gregor shoved his face into a brazier. He came to loathe fire, his brother, and the hypocrisy of knighthood in general.
[edit] Appearance
Sandor is a huge and heavily-muscled man. One side of his face is hideously burned. He has long black hair that he brushes over the burned section of his head where no hair grows. He regularly wears plain armor and a distinctive helm sculpted into the shape of a snarling dog's head.
[edit] History
Clegane acted for a time as bodyguard and servant of Joffrey Baratheon, who regularly called him "Dog". He won the Hand's Tourney after saving Loras Tyrell from Gregor's wrath. While drunk off his winnings, Sandor became enamored with Sansa Stark, but also mocked her for her polished manners, calling her a "little bird" who chirps on command. Clegane was eventually named to the Kingsguard, despite refusing to become a knight, and in this capacity he was often assigned to watch over Sansa. Despite his loyalty to Joffrey, he strategically defended her from Joffrey's wrath several times, and is the only Kingsguard who was never commanded to beat her. He fought heroically during the Battle of the Blackwater, but eventually deserted after refusing to return to the flame-choked battlefield. Before fleeing, he found Sansa Stark. He offered to take her with him, but instead settled on a kiss and a song.
As a vagabond, he was arrested by the Brotherhood Without Banners, which at the time also had Arya Stark in its custody. The Brotherhood put Sandor on trial for Lannister atrocities. Arya testified of the time when he killed a butcher boy on Joffrey's instruction. He chose trial by combat, facing the Brotherhood's leader Beric Dondarrion. Beric fought with a magic flaming blade, but Sandor managed to defeat him despite his fear of fire. The Brotherhood stripped him of most of his possessions and set him free. Clegane left, but soon headed back to reclaim his tourney winnings by force, but stumbled across Arya as she was escaping and kidnapped her instead. With the intention of ransoming her back to her family, He took her to meet her brother Robb Stark at the Twins, but arrived during the Red Wedding massacre. Clegane stole Arya off again in the hopes of ransoming her to another family member. At a roadside inn, they ran afoul of three of Gregor's men and Sandor was seriously injured in the ensuing fight. After his wounds became infected, he was longer able to confine Arya. Still hating him, Arya abandoned Sandor and refused to grant him the mercy of a quick death.
Sandor's fate becomes uncertain after this point. The head of a nearby monastery claimed to have buried the "Hound" after encountering him dying in the woods. He also stabled Sandor's warhorse, Stranger, at the monastery. However, there are hints in the passages that suggest that Sandor may still be alive, and has joined the monastery. Meanwhile, Rorge, recovered Sandor's helm from his gravesite and assumed his identity during a brutal spree of banditry across the Saltpans. Rorge was later killed by Brienne of Tarth and the helm was taken by Lem Lemoncloak after the Brotherhood arrived. Thoros of Myr advised Lem to abandon the helm, seeing it as a symbol of Sandor's rage, but the bitter Lem refused.
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