

When Gregor found him, he shoved the side of Sandor's face into the burning coals of a brazier and held him there while he screamed, until three grown men were able to drag him off. Sandor desired his brother Gregor's gift, a jointed wooden knight, and took it to play with, though he was afraid of what the brutal Gregor might do. When Sandor was seven years old, a woodcarver in the village by the family keep gifted toys to the Cleganes to buy favor. The Hound, by Jim Pavelee © Fantasy Flight Games

His stallion is a heavy courser named Stranger. Sandor wields a longsword, a warhammer, and a dagger, and can wield an axe. When wearing the white woolen cloak of the Kingsguard, he fastens it with a jeweled brooch. He also has worn a red woolen tunic with a leather dog's head sewn on the front. He also sometimes wears a brown roughspun tunic and studded leather jerkin. The Hound regularly wears an olive-green cloak over plain, soot-dark armor, and a distinctive helm sculpted into the shape of a snarling dog's head. Sandor hates and fears fire, but will carry a torch or light a campfire when needed. According to Lord Varys, Sandor gambles and patronizes whores and winesinks. He often makes fun of Tyrion Lannister because of the dwarf's height, which amuses Prince Joffrey Baratheon. The cynical Sandor dislikes knighthood and has a temper, but he is dutiful and likes dogs. Jaime regards Sandor as one of the strongest living men in Westeros, but the Kingslayer thinks he could defeat the Hound's strength with his own speed and skill. Martin, Sandor is taller than King Robert I Baratheon, Brienne of Tarth, Lord Renly Baratheon, and Ser Jaime Lannister, but shorter than Hodor and Lord Jon Umber. Sandor speaks in a rough, rasping voice, and has a laugh "like the snarling of dogs in a pit." The burnt corner of his mouth twitches when he speaks. Sandor brushes his hair so that it covers his burned side, since no hair grows there. There is a twisted mass of scars around his eye, which is still good, not harmed by the fire, but he has no lips on that side. Slick black flesh is pocked with craters and deep cracks that ooze red and wet, his ear is only a hole with a stump, and a hint of bone shows on his jaw. One side of Sandor's face is gaunt, with sharp cheekbones and a heavy brow, while the other side is a burned ruin of scars. He has grey eyes, his nose is large and hooked, and his long hair is dark and thin. Sandor is a huge and heavily-muscled man. Appearance and Character See also: Images of Sandor Clegane
