Sir Owen

Sir Owen Sonde, is a Temple Knight, and one of the seven Signature Heroes. He is first encountered fighting the huge Troll known as Anvil in the Troll Warzone tutorial. He also features as one of the main characters in the Three's Company Saga, and can also be found wandering around Gielinor.

Personality
Sir Owen is a devout Saradominist and a Temple Knight. He takes a harsh view of stealing or other criminal activities, even for noble purposes. Although a classic "knight-in-shining-armour" type, he is not above using stealth or subterfuge to achieve his goals. He is entirely confident that his actions are made with Saradomin's approval, and is willing to use any means to achieve his goals.

Capabilities
Sir Owen is a proficient Melee fighter, and is also implied to have a decent Ranged level. In the Fremennik Saga, Three's Company, he has a Constitution level of 30 and a Mining level of at least 50. He is also implied to have a high Strength level. Due to the image of Sir Owen wielding a Saradomin Sword in the new Troll Warzone trailer, it is assumed that he has an Attack level of at least 75.

He does not have a high Agility level, though, and does not use Magic or Runecrafting. He uses jewellery to teleport rather than casting teleport spells.

History
Sir Owen was born in Falador. He worked his way up the ranks of the White Knights, but was on the verge of being dismissed until he was recruited by the Temple Knights. He is now one of the best Temple Knights, and has been given leave to pursue their aims independently.

RuneScape Cinematic Trailer
Sir Owen plays a part in the RuneScape cinematic trailer that can be watched here.

The trailer opens in the druidic village of Taverley, where Sir Owen and Ariane are talking on a balcony while Ozan wanders past a couple of girls in the street below.

Suddenly, a gigantic troll appears and wreaks havoc before charging straight at Ozan, who dodges the first swing of the troll's enormous axe, but the scene changes to an Ozan's flashback when he couldn't evade the second strike.

The Raptor saves Ozan by slamming into the troll's axe shield-first. As the troll attempts to grab him, Sir Owen leaps off the balcony railing and smashes its right arm to little effect, and is shoved aside into a pillar. Ariane seizes her chance and hit it with a continuous stream of ice, freezing it solid. Ozan then shoots an arrow into the creature's chest, shattering it into blocks of frozen troll.

After the RuneScape icon appears and disappears, three more trolls are seen charging.

Locations
Sir Owen can be found in many places around RuneScape.

Roaming
Since the 9 August 2011 updates, Sir Owen, like the other Signature Heroes, wanders around several places in RuneScape. These places include:
 * Inside the Warriors Guild
 * On Entrana
 * Near the Port Sarim Jail
 * Near the crossroads north of Falador
 * The Church north of Mudskipper Point
 * Inside the Rangers Guild
 * Entrance to Varrock Castle

Fixed
Places where Sir Owen can be found at any time include:
 * In the Champion's Guild with Xenia, Ariane, and Ozan (before completing Heroes Quest),
 * On the balcony of the Heroes' Guild with Xenia, Ariane, Ozan and Linza.(before completing Legends Quest).
 * On the first floor of the Legends' Guild with Xenia, Ariane, Ozan, Linza and The Raptor (after completing Legend's Quest).

One-Time
There are some places Sir Owen will appear only once, or until the player speaks to him there for the first time. These include:
 * Speaking with Sir Tiffy Cashien in Falador Park.
 * Entering Daemonheim with Ariane and Ozan.

Special

 * Praying to Saradomin in the Monastery.

Quest and Miniquest Appearances
The first quest or miniquest to feature Sir Owen is in the Fremennik Saga Three's Company, where he is a Playable character. He also plays a role in the Burthorpe tutorial, where you help him defeat a giant Troll named Anvil.

It was confirmed that Sir Owen's quest is soon to be released - in a similar fashion to the Ozan and Ariane quests. It was revealed in Behind the Scenes article that it will be called The Death of Chivalry and released in August 2013. It will serve as a replacement for Black Knights' Fortress quest and will involve Saradomin himself. Similiar to Ozan's and Ariane's quests it will be fully voiced and available for free players. However unlike Ozan and Ariane, Owen will receive only one quest and it is going to be set in the Sixth Age. It was confirmed that it will not be required for Recruitment Drive and King's Ransom, which Black Knights' Fortress is currently required for, as they are parts of the Fifth Age storylines. The quest will also involve full graphical rework of Black Knights' Fortress and will update the look of all black knights in game to match with the updated black armour.

Trivia

 * Sir Owen was originally named Sir Ewain, and originally had blond hair and no scar on the left half of his face.
 * Sir Owen's known family is a collection of various sound-related puns:
 * Sir Owen's full name, with title, is Sir Owen Sonde, a play on "surround sound".
 * His father's name, Stario Sonde, is a play on "stereo sound".
 * His mother's name, Altra Sonde, is a play on "ultrasound".
 * His chathead seems to be one of the first to make use of new hair effects and detailed features, such as an intricate scar and a different jawline.
 * His quotation "I'm here to kick ass and take names ... and I'm a Temple Knight so I already know your names." is a reference to the 1988 movie "They Live", which was prominently recapped in Duke Nukem.
 * Jagex previously had plans to feature him in a new quest called Tome Raider, but this was later cancelled.
 * In the RuneScape cinematic trailer, Owen is "voiced" by Mod Moltare.
 * As revealed in the third Above the Lore podcast, Owen is in his early-30s.