My [username](https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/a/7378/31394), Rand al'Thor, comes from the main character of the [tag:wheel-of-time] series of fantasy novels. Originally my avatar was one of SE's auto-generated ones, but during the 2014 Winter Bash I wanted to have a real picture on which to wear my hats. The first one I went with was [the image found in my username post](https://i.sstatic.net/EeWA2l.jpg), which epitomises the WoT series in a way (Rand, Mat, and Perrin standing with their armies against the Dark One), but then I settled for this picture, which I've always found amusing:

[![me][1]][1]

<s>(I'm considering changing my avatar some time soon, by the way.)</s> I changed it! That crown, and the reference to a British patriotic slogan, were making me too uncomfortable.

[![new me][2]][2]


  [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/gWtwGs.png
  [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/sO7Ms.jpg