Elijah Elwood

Elijah James Elwood (b. Jan 2001) is a Seeker and ward of Auldhouse, a Sanctuary formerly run by his parents Scott and Brenda Elwood. Elijah is the fourth of eight children and since his parents' deaths has acted as the guardian of his younger siblings.

Physical appearance
Elijah is a tall, lanky boy with curly brown hair and blue-green eyes resembling sea glass. His face and shoulders are heavily freckled. He bears several scars on his face and chest. Elijah prefers to wear oversized sweaters and tight jeans. He has his father's almond-shaped eyes and his mother's narrow, upturned nose.

Etymology
Elijah is derived from the Hebrew name "Eliyyahu", meaning "my God is Yahweh", derived from the elements "el" and "yah", both referring to the Hebrew God.'

Elwood is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and can derive from a locational name, or from an Olde English pre-7th Century personal name. As a locational surname, it derives from the place called Ellwood in Gloucestershire. The place name means "the elder wood", derived from the Olde English "ellern", meaning "elder tree", with "wudu", meaning "wood". Elwood may also be derived from the Olde English personal name "Aelfweald", which is composed of the elements "aelf", meaning "elf", and "weald", meaning "rule", and is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 in its Latinized form as "Aluuoldus" and "Alfuuold".