Sonar

Name
Sonar and Sam, the badger hunters.

Physical Traits
When you look upon Sonar you see a very tall muscular man with skin smudged in soot or black powder, it's clear to you that he doesn't wash often. Strangely enough he doesn't smell 'rotten' or 'repulsive' but more like he stinks of oil and other engineering components such as lubricant grease. He would look rather attractive too if he wasn't covered in the soot or small burns on his face but this minor setback doesn't stop the man looking stylish in his goggles, whether it is/isn't his intention to look stylish in them. The style of his goggles is so obvious that they don't need to be mentioned and as a result of his goggles, you cannot see the colour of his eyes.

You also notice an unnatural being at his feet, not of foul origins but one of metal and clockworks that has an earthly glow emanating from it's creamy green eyes. You also barely notice that it has crude letters scratched on it, spelling out 'SAM'.

Race and Class
Human paladin.

Guild
Crimson light.

(A light roleplay guild that does pvp and raiding although we have no real roleplay goal, we mainly do it for fun, as it should be)

Occupation
Self proclaimed badger hunter, although it's clear to you that he is an engineer with all the gadjets that he has clipped onto his belt and the mechanical friend that follows him without rest.

Family
See background.

Background
Sonar is an unsual character - you either warm to him instantly or take an immediate dislike to this 'werido'. It will become apparent as to why he polarises opinion so sharply. Wether it is the badger hunting or talking in third person that annoys you, or the cutting and honest logic, which he weilds at both friend and foe, there is no doubt that Sonar is a complex and at times amusing chartacter, It is difficult to work out whether he is just naturally irritating or if there is a 'method' in his madness.

Sonar's early life is shrouded in mystery or it is so dull it is instantly forgettable. Is Sonar creating the illusion of a past that could be exciting just to make his dull life sound interesting. Perhaps the smoke screen is hiding something too dangerous to expose at the moment. All we know is that he was born twenty-two years ago in the Kingdom of Lordaeron. His parentage is unkown and impossible to trace as Lordaeron was itself destroyed a year after he left. Investigation is unlikely as the banshee queen Slyvanas and her band of the dead, the Forsaken, do not exactly welcome visitors. What has said is that he left Lordaeron with his Uncle Scratchy and Aunt Mavis, moving to Stormwind, Intriguingly both the Uncle and Aunt have disappeared. Sonar appears to be looking for them. Another aspect of his life is cloaked - is it intentional or not?

Sonar is an enigma - a man of mystery. He is elusive. Any tales or infomation he divulges are impossible to check - thats if you can understand that he is saying. Many people regard him as either rude or offensive or mad, sometimes all three. Him and his mechanical squirrel, Sam, cause havoc wherever they go. What with his tankatronic goggles, making it impossible to see his eyes ( he claims he need them for his short sightedness), and publicly announcing that his squirrel is a mighty warrior, it is no wonder that Sonar is avoided by many people.. Those that do come into contact with him frequently mis-interpret him and his rantings.

What is it about Sonar, the 'goggled' one, and Sam, the 'wise sage', that is so fascinating? Those people who are only interested in shallow qualities, like looks and charm instantly dismiss him as mad. However, if anyone can be bothered to look deeper they discover a wealth of perpexling contradictions. For example, for someone to appear so 'mad' and 'stupid' he is an accomplished engineer and philospher. Sonar only attracts friends that genuine and intelligent, like himself.

His friends: Amy Redcross whose daughter he rescued, Shandaris, Kiva and Prayher, regard him as strange but noble. Prayher a telepathic mute has a deep attachment to Sonar. He is very protective of her. Although Sonar lacks 'normal' social skills there is something good about him, which has been sensed by Prayher.

There is a unique quality about Sonar: is there a special skill buried deep underneath the vaneer of insanity? Could it be that Sonar's madness is a protection against the sinister forces that are constantly on the fringes of society waiting for an opportunity to spread chaos? There are lots of unanswered questions swirling in the fog that is Sonar's past. Nobody really knows who he is: he seems to want to keep it that way - for now!

Family Background
See background.

Criminal Record
Despite Sonar's claims for good and badger hunting, like many heroes, have flaws. Sonar is presumed mentally unstable by many of those that like to see others acting within the norm, of course Sonar and Sam are hardly recognised as the norm.

However, Sonar views that there must be drastic measures in order to destroy what he views as evil, you can imagine how unpopular he can be but yet his views are no doubt welcomed in others!

Personal Notes
Sonar is quite intelligent despite the contrary of him speaking in third person and constant references to Sam to being a highly powerful being.

Inspirations
Sonar and Sam were inspired by Minsc and Boo from Baldurs gate 1 and 2 also his 'Uncle Scratchy' was inspired by one of Jan Jansen's stories that he tells in Baldurs gate 2.

His looks..yeah, some point out that he should be bald like Minsc was but Sonar was inspired by him not copied and there are some differences in between the two characters.

Oh yes! Aunt Mavis, funnily enough..that is my one of scary(literally) Aunts in real life, so I thought it was funny to put her in as Sonar's relative.

Current Status
Wandering..