Delzeena (Dell-ZEE-nuh)
Jhea'Dilannani Delzeena
The first ten-and-a-half years of Delzeena's life have been extremely difficult. Orphaned as an infant, she's been homeless as long as she can remember. Her parents' names, faces, and fates are lost in the blur of time. She's one of many homeless in the capital, but that's little consolation when she has to sleep in an abandoned school and everything she owns fits in an old backpack. A lesser soul would have lost its spark a long time ago under such terrible conditions, but Delzeena is a fighter. Through it all she's kept her spirit, fending for herself against a cruel world where eating is a luxury and freezing to death is a very real possibility.
She has no family, no friends, no home...but some frightening enemies. For reasons she doesn't understand, a teenage Vincaran named Xorax has been threatening her, stalking in the shadows and waiting for the opportunity to carry out his dark plan, whatever that might be. Delzeena has to keep her wits about her at all times to keep out of harm's way, for although there are many things about Xorax she doesn't know, one thing is certain: he's a very dangerous person.
Delzeena knows that somewhere there are girls with families, homes, fancy dresses, full stomachs and no worries. She also knows that, barring a miracle, she has no hope of ever becoming one of them.
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Physical Description
General Physical Condition
As might be expected from her situation, Delzeena is seriously underweight. Her skin is dry and chapped, and her hair is plagued with split ends.
Body Features
Her hair is dark brown and her skin is a deep turquoise.
Physical quirks
She finds it very hard to stay in one place when she's anxious and is prone to pacing.
Apparel & Accessories
Her clothes are threadbare, torn, fraying and mismatched.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Orphaned at less than a year old, Delzeena was taken to an orphanage in Shalanera. Due to financial difficulties, the orphanage closed its doors several years later. There the paper trail ends, but somehow Delzeena ended up on the streets.
Sexuality
heterosexual
Education
Basically none. She reads at about a first grade level.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Staying alive on her own for a decade.
Mental Trauma
Having grown up on the streets, Delzeena has seen some seriously awful things: violent crime and debauchery of all kinds, as well as the horrors of people just like her starving and freezing to death.
Morality & Philosophy
After having the backpack with all her worldly possessions stolen, she refuses to put anyone else through that. While she will never steal from other individuals, on rare occasions she will take food or other essentials from stores.
Personality Characteristics
Likes & Dislikes
Her favorite color is purple.
Vices & Personality flaws
She uses profanity more than someone her age should, and her temper has a pretty short fuse.
Hygiene
About as good as can be expected for someone without access to a shower and toiletries.
Current Location
Species
Ethnicity
Year of Birth
4217
14 Years old
Circumstances of Birth
Only child of Dilanna and Lonzan; her mother died from what were assumed at the time to be complications of giving birth (the sinister truth didn't come out until a decade later)
Birthplace
Shalanera
Children
Gender
female
Eyes
dark brown
Hair
straight, long, dark brown
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