Delia Kettergrew

"'I am the Crown Princess Cordelia Anastasia de Martel of Kelaris, the heir of Kelaris. I am not a manancial heir, I am not crazy... I will lead Kelaris to victory, I will be your Queen and I will bow down to no man.'"Delia Kettergrew is one of the main protagonists in The Seven Sins of Ethra and is a Lieutenant of the Silver Skulls. She is infamously known in Melax as The Reckoner. Delia is the only female Lieutenant of the Silver Skulls and is highly respected.

Appearance
Delia is presented as a young and curvy, petite girl with very apparent Kelarian features: pale skin, piercing light blue eyes and dark and wavy hair that goes just below her shoulders. She is also described to have the Kelarian nose, lips face shape, however most people in the Silver Skulls realised this as they had never been to Kelaris.

She was often referred to as a 'doll' by the pirates and those in the whorehouse. Delia doesn't wear makeup often as it reminds her of her royal lineage and their high standards.

It is later revealed that Delia has two tattoos. She has one on her left upper arm that has the Silver Skulls symbol with ' Delia Kettergrew, The Reckoner' under it. On her right upper arm, she has the Kelarian symbol (a wilted rose) with Cordelia Anastasia de Martel and her birthday underneath it - signifying that she was essentially branded to Kelaris.

 

Just before fleeing, Delia's father (Xavier Cassian De Martel) ran a knife along her left eye towards her jaw, cutting her lip in the process. The scar is very deep and she almost lost her eye. She also has many other scars around her body from her time at sea and the whorehouse. She also has a crooked foot, but it is never revealed on what happened.

She is often seen with somewhat revealing outfits but they are extremely practical and suit the way she works.

Personality
Delia is known to be extremely logical within the Silver Skulls. Although she is portrayed as someone serious, she actually has a very sarcastic personality within her cunning nature. She is able to switch her personality in an instant, especially since she possesses abstract manipulator abilities.

She is actually one of the most humorous people within the Silver Skulls.

Abilities
Delia is an abstract manipulator (one of the most rare manipulators), however she wasn't trained well due to running away. She can only perform basic manipulation. She is able to manipulate her emotions and her species explains how she is able to control anything to her will.

Delia has an extremely high IQ. Although it is never implied how high, it is evident that she is highly intelligent. She is able to easily create new plans in times of emergency and can calculate the best way for survival in less than a second. She is quick with thinking and has never been wrong - hence being called The Reckoner.

Equipment
Delia's biggest weapon are her words and knowledge: she knows everything about everyone. She is cunning and calculating and can twist any situation to fit her needs. She almost gets anything she wants just by opening her mouth.

She rarely uses manipulation to fight, mainly because she is only mediocre at it and specialises within the abstract aspect of people, like emotions. When using weapons, she tends to adapt to anything given to her - whether that be knives, guns, whips etc.

It is revealed that she prefers to use guns, especially since she has a great aim due to her archery practice back in Kelaris.

History
Delia has a sick and twisted history. She has endured a lot to come to where she is now. When she is introduced, she was the Crown Princess of Kelairs - the heir to the country. She had fled and was presumed dead by those in her country.

Living in Kelaris
Delia is the Crown Princess of Kelaris, meaning that she is next in line to the throne. She was taught etiquette as opposed to mind skills and strategic studies. She was treated very respectfully and commanded many armies.

When a civil war broke between Kelara and Zeolaris, with Zeolaris demanding for independence, Delia commanded many armies. She was a highly respected Viceroy, and due to her quick wits Kelaris won the war.

Delia proposed an idea by procuring a Jewel which could be placed on the boarder of Kelara and Zeolaris. Although Zeolaris wouldn't be an independent country, they could be seen as a different place to Kelara. The Jewel ensured peace between the two places and Zeolaris even created the Zeolarian Jewel Protection Committee to protect the Jewel from those who may steal it.