-- Personality and History --
Personality: Utu is a seeker of truth, meaning that he seeks answers and is sometimes called to act upon the answers he finds. This may come in the form of embarking on a quest in order to combat ignorance or to conquer some form of evil, ergo his relationship with justice. He is a free spirited individual who is able to travel where he pleases, ask what he wants, and learn what he wishes. He answers to no one and generally when he speaks others take what he is saying as fact, because it would be foolish to doubt a seeker of truth. He is an honest individual and it would not only unravel his sanity if he were to lie, but unravel his entire sense of self. Similarly, he will not answer a question if he is uncertain of the answer for that is akin to lying and that is something that he just cannot tolerate, also he would be ashamed if he mislead anyone. (This is why he is kind of bad at helping others leave this world, as he cannot guarantee there will be a next.)
His ability to discern the truth is heightened by his ability to see through deceit and trickery, though there are those who are immune to this talent. Some have spent so much time inhabiting the realm of dishonesty that it is almost as though they have constructed a shield against him, as though their lies could somehow be truths, or their truths lies. These cases greatly confuse as well as frustrate Utu and he remains skeptical of these individuals, never fully able to trust them regardless of their character. Though professional liars are not the only ones who are capable of deceiving him; sometimes when another is at the height of a strong emotion it will throw him off as well.
Of course, as with many things, there is a catch to his obsession with the truth in that it either makes him a beloved stallion or a hated one. There are those who harbor truths they wish to keep from the light of day and it is quite easy to make vicious enemies of these types of soquili. As such Utu may find himself in deeply dangerous situations, unable to restrain himself from seeking answers, or unable to escape. When dealing in matters of the truth, there will always be those who see truth as their ultimate adversary.
Though making enemies is not the only sort of danger that the truth attracts, for it also has a nasty way of turning on a seeker if it so chooses. Just as his mother was devastated to learn the truth of her history, and his father devastated by her tale as well, the truth is capable of becoming violent or overpowering. There are some things better left unknown, but as described above, Utu is incapable of letting such things rest. As such he runs the risk of learning more than he bargained for at some point in his life, a hazard he is well aware of but willfully turns a blind eye to. One of his shortcomings is that his pursuit of the truth is unrelenting and if he cannot find it he becomes greatly agitated or disturbed.
Utu is also the type of stallion who will aid those who are in need without hesitation. It again ties in with his relationship to justice and his desire to help others. He is not a hero per say because he does not do it for the glory or the immortality of having a name cemented in the path of history, but because he is compelled to uphold truth and therefore justice. Like the sun for which he was named, he seeks to illuminate the darkness and to spread warmth and light.
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