[b]Name:[/b] Elijah "Eli" Sanders
[b]Age:[/b] 34
[b]Gender:[/b] Male

[b]Personality:[/b] Eli has a good heart. He's a kind and gentle man, usually willing to give anyone at least two chances. He enjoys the company of other people, even if he isn't talking to them. Despite the hard times he's faced, he's almost always willing to share what he has with someone who needs it. He can be a bit of a doofus sometimes, but most people are at one time or another.

[b]Skills:[/b] Unarmed fighting and hunting are his two best combat based skills. He's a very skilled marksman, having mostly taught himself how to use a bow and arrow and throwing knives. 
Aside from defensive skills, Eli has become something of a skilled tracker. He's learned to hunt for food, using his sharp eyesight and knowledge to find paths where most couldn't. 
Due to his hearing impairment, Eli has learned both sign language and how to read lips. He's gotten very good at communication; most of the time people don't even notice his disability. However, if someone is speaking to him and they aren't face to face, it'll seem like he's ignoring them unless they are shouting. Eli has around 75% hearing loss. 

[b]Powers:[/b] Has very good eyesight. Can see pretty well in the dark. 

[b]Appearance:[/b] Eli stands at 5'9" with a lean and muscular build. He has a tan complexion, brown eyes, and dark brown hair. His hair, a little past chin length, is almost always unkempt. With a lack of barber or razors available, the same can be said for his facial hair. He'll occasionally sharpen up his knife enough to shave, but it's kind of a hassle. 
[img]http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs27/f/2008/179/d/7/d761a404cc25a8e641071f5de5658098.jpg[/img]

[b]History:[/b] Eli was born in a labor camp, his parents struggling to raise him properly. When he was 10, there was a rebellion within the camp that allowed a couple hundred prisoners to escape. Eli was among them, but his parents were not. He was taken in by a few of the other slaves who had formed a small family. He lived with them until he was 20, learning new skills and surviving as best as he could.

Around his 21st year, Eli's adoptive family was attacked. The invaders found their group, which had grown over the years, and raided their camp. Most of the members were captured and returned to slavery. Eli was lucky enough to escape their grasps a second time. He ran into the surrounding cityscape, crumbling under time and abuse. One of the creatures gave chase, and managed to corner him. Eli took one of his knives and speared it through the chest, taking it down. However, the invader wasn't completely dead when he approached the gather his blade. It had just enough life to reach for it's sonic gun, used to control crowds from a distance. Up close, the sound of the weapon was devastating, and Eli was blasted at nearly point blank. 

He managed to stumble away, confused and disoriented. A loud ringing in his head drowned out all other sound as blood dripped from his ears. When the ringing finally stopped, Eli found that his hearing had been damaged. Most sounds, unless very close, were muffled to him. Still, he was alive. Eli was nothing if not adaptable. He learned to deal with his disability with grace, and although it got difficult at times, he tried not to let it get to him. He spent of a few years on his own before finding the rebellion and joining up with them. He's lived with them for a couple years now.