“My brother gave me this. Pressed me to the fire like I was a nice juicy mutton chop. Thought I stole one of his toys. I didn't steal it. I was just playing with it. The pain was bad. The smell was worse. But the worst thing was that it was my brother who did it. My father, who protected him told everyone my bedding caught fire. You think you're on your own?”
―Sandor telling Arya how he gained his facial scars.
Sandor Clegane, also known as The Hound, is a major character in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.
He is a member of House Clegane and is the younger brother of the last known head, Ser Gregor Clegane. He was a royal bodyguard in service of Queen Cersei Lannister and Prince, later King, Joffrey Baratheon, and previously a retainer and sworn sword of House Lannister. He is nicknamed "The Hound" for his savage nature and unquestioning obedience to his masters and for the three dogs featured in his family's crest.