Sorey

**Sorey** (スレイ, *Surei*), is both the fictional character and protagonist of the *Tales of RWBY* series created by Monty Oum and Yoshiharu Gotanda. He is a human lived in Elysia, the village of spirits and malakhim alike, and is the only human among them.

He grew up studying ruins with his sole childhood friend. He has a kind heart, an honest expression, and a positive outlook on life. As a child, he came into the possession of a book called the Celestial Records, and from then, has a fascination with ancient ruins.

One day, he and Mikleo explore one of the Elysium's abandoned old ruins mentioned in the book, and whilst searching for ancient relics of the past powerful exorcists said to be long gone, he encounters a mysterious girl, who invites him outside of his secluded hometown.

When Sorey enters the capital city of Ladylake, he later enters into a contract with a Fire malak, Lailah, who forms a pacts with him which grants him the powers to become a figure appearing ancient folktales, said to be strongest of all exorcists, the Shepherd.

After forming the pact, he gains the power to quell monsters and humanoid beasts roaming across the world known as daemons and encounters multiple humans and members of the malakhim tribe to quell the evil spread around the world.

"*It was in the Celestial Record! The legend says the Lady of the Lake guards the sacred blade. And the one who draws it becomes the Shepherd, right?*"

—Sorey.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: Robbie Daymond (English), Ryouhei Kimura (Japanese), Not Known (Albanian), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Isralian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish)

### Biography

A young man raised in the capital of both spirits and malakhim, Elysia. Around the time he was a child, he unexpectedly came into possession of a book called the Celestial Record. With that as his starting point, he took an interest in ancient ruins. He has a gentle heart, is always relaxed, and expresses his emotions honestly. On one side, he is an overly optimistic person, but his purity and positive personality fascinate those around him.

### Appearance

Sorey has brown hair, which is slightly shifted to the right. He has green eyes and wears yellow feather earrings. His attire consists of a blue shirt with white gloves, black pants with white boots, and a large white cape that extends over his chest. The cape, fashioned after the style of past Shepherds, was given to him by Alisha Diphda as thanks for helping her.

* Hair Color: Brown
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Green
* Age: 17
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: 175cm
* Weight: 65kg

## Personality

Sorey's kindhearted personality shapes him into a person who cannot leave someone who is troubled alone. This trait becomes his flaw because, as a Shepherd, he cannot take sides in the conflict between nations in order to avoid being corrupted by malevolence and causing even greater strife. Because he has never left his hometown, he is curious about things he has never experienced before, but his sheltered upbringing also makes him naive. Due to his natural earnestness, Sorey is also a bad liar, evidenced when Sergei Strelka questions him in Lastonbell. He is generally calm and easygoing, taking everything in stride and making the best of things. He puts others first, to the point of self-sacrifice; when Alisha is his Squire, he does not tell her that his vision is failing because he does not want her to worry. He has a tendency to get excited about ancient history, particularly ruins.

Sorey is a cheerful and boisterous character. He shows an interest in ruins, being able to talk for a considerably long time about one artifact as evident with his conversations with Mikleo. He is very mature, like Mikleo, but can act very unreasonable in dangerous situations. When related to Mikleo, as a childhood friend, he can be protective such as when the topic relates to Sorey using Mikleo's powers or endangering him.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Sorey's Group
	+ Mikleo (best friend)
	+ Alisha Diphda
	+ Lailah
	+ Rose
	+ Edna
	+ Dezel
	+ Zaveid
* Brave Vesperia
	+ Yuri Lowell
	+ Repede
	+ Karol Capel
	+ Judith
* Brave Vesperia's Allies
	+ Estelle
	+ Rita Mordio
	+ Raven
	+ Flynn Scifo
* Magilou's Menagerie
	+ Velvet Crowe
	+ Laphicet
	+ Eizen
	+ Magilou Mayvin
	+ Rokurou Rangetsu
	+ Eleanor Hume
* Lloyd Irving
* Team RWBY
	+ Ruby Rose
	+ Weiss Schnee
	+ Blake Belladonna
	+ Yang Xiao Long
* Team JNPR
	+ Jaune Arc
	+ Nora Valkyrie
	+ Lie Ren
* Qrow Branwen
* Oscar Pine
* Maria Calavera
* Dyle
* Benwick
* Tabatha Baskerville
* Kurogane
* Grimoirh
* Kamoana
* Percival Yil Mid Asgard

### Family

* Unnamed mother (deceased)
* Zenrus (adoptive grandfather)

### Neutral

* Branwen Tribe
	+ Raven Branwen
* Maltran
* Van Aifread
* Medissa

### Enemies

* Georg Heldalf
* Symonne
* Salem's Faction
	+ Salem
	+ Tyrian Callows
	+ Arthur Watts
	+ Hazel Rainart
	+ Cinder's Faction
		- Cinder Fall
* Bartlow
* Ragou
* Landon
* Runette Forton
* Asura
* Blood Alliance
	+ Barbos
* Alexei Dinoia
* Cumore
* Lunarre
* Abby
	+ Artorius Collbrande
	+ Oscar Dragonia
	+ Teresa Linares
	+ Shigure Rangetsu
	+ Melchior Mayvin

## History

### Past

Sorey's mother was killed during the Dawn of Chaos, and Sorey was taken in by Gramps to Elysia.

## Etymology

* Sorey's name is based off of the middle-eastern render of the name *Solomon*.

## External links

* Sorey *Tales of Zestiria (Official Website)*
* Sorey *Tales of Wiki*
* Sorey *Aselia, the Tales Wiki*

## Notes & Trivia

* It has been revealed that Mikleo always cuts Sorey's hair for him.
* Sorey shares the same color palette as Eleanor Hume.