Eliah

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• a light (in the dark)

  A voice said, "Look me in the stars
  And tell me truly, men of earth,
  If all the soul-and-body scars
  Were not too much to pay for birth."

  -- Robert Frost, "A Question".

• Information.

  Name: Theodore Eliah Bell.
  Alias: Eliah. Eli.
  Age: 43.
  Origin: Tunis-born; raised in Albion.
  Species: Panthera leo leo - Barbary lion.
  Current Location: Guildereim; owns acres of farm and conservation land in southern Tunis.
  
  Occupation: Traveler & composer. Retired educator (Music Philosophy & Literature at the College of Central Londra, and the Warwickshire Reformatory).
  Talents / Skills: A natural with stringed instruments (namely, the viola and cello); multilinguist; an eloquent orator and writer.
  Siblings: One sister, one brother.
  Spouse: None.
  Offspring: One daughter (deceased).
  Monetary Status: Well-off, middle class.
  
  Height: 6' 1"
  Weight: 195lbs.
  Physique: Strong. Eliah possesses a frame that was once plush around the edges of natural muscle, a scholar's physique, now hardened considerably by several years worth of active travel, rounded out only by a layer of softness set upon him by a penchant for sweets. With broad hardy shoulders, a fiercely chiseled waist and belly, and a runner's legs, Eliah is terribly easy on the eyes and thankfully twice as modest.
  Hair: The darker end of a spectrum of browns. Nearly black; mahogany in certain lights. Since renouncing academia, Eliah has allowed his mane to grow long, curls that sweep around his shoulders, though shorter in some areas. Damnably voluminous, Eliah often fights against a fringe of lengthy bangs to keep them drawn back. Occasionally, he keeps his hair tied.
  Fur: Light tawny, with a creamy chest and a darker brown dorsal line. Short and wiry, it lays smoothly against the skin.
  Markings / Scars: Nick of pink scar tissue interrupts the line of his lower lip, left side.
  Physical Disadvantages: Eliah is approximately 80%~ blind in each eye. He can easily recognize silhouettes and shapes to identify objects, but is unable to distinguish colors, or objects appearing in the distance. As a result, his eyes appear glazed at times, and not as alert as they might otherwise be.
  Eyes: Gray, thick eyelashes.
  Attire: Simple collared shirt and tailored vest, slim leather breeches with a high waist, tall riding boots.
  Accessories: Shillelagh; brass pocket watch; left wrist is adorned with a number of leather cords, paired with a bracelet of hand-carved wooden beads and a dangling pewter charm: a dove. These things aside, Eliah is relatively undecorated.
  Aroma: Cedar; woody and natural, clean. Some warm note of spice; coffee.