Delphine Dae

Delphine Dae is a crew member aboard the S. S. Carol. She is a young mermaid, that was cast out of her pod after they didn't want her back when she ran away. She is a skilled thief and spy, as despite her inhuman appearance, she is highly capable of going unnoticed when desired. She is often seen, chatting happily with other crew members, however when a need for violence is required, she becomes competent and skillful in battle. At the current time, she is 16.

She is portrayed by TikTok user, re.in.jem.

Appearance
Delphine is medium height (about 5'7) when human. Her skin on her upper arms and chest is slightly tinted blue with light shimmering scales. Her face has more defined blue and purple scales and she has naturally purple tinted lips. Her scales also make a small appearance on her eyelids, being purple and blue. She has naturally long dark brown hair which she keeps small sections in braids with ribbon.

Delphi keeps a small dagger on a bejeweled belt. She typically adorns many items of jewelry including bracelets, necklaces and rings. She wears a black vest and black slacks, along with her sea green scarf that she keeps around her chest, and she keeps a blue and dark red bandanna across her forehead.

Her tail is black all the way down to the fluke, which is a sea green.

Backstory
Delphine grew up in a rather large pod of mermaids, with a somewhat dismissive mother. When she was about 13 years old, she somewhat foolishly fell in love with a sailor that would pass through her pod's territory. She kept her affections hidden from everyone besides the sailor themselves, however she was eventually discovered. Despite her best efforts to save them, her sister, Mira, used her beauty to lure the sailor into the ocean where they drowned.

Delphi fell into a state of depression after the sailor's death, although her family tried their best to get her to move on. Eventually, her family arranged for Delphine to marry someone else, which prompted her to run away. When she tried to return home, she discovered that her pod had banished her, leaving her alone and helpless. In order to survive being on her own, Delphi had to learn to steal and fight, and over the years she grew from a bubbly naive young mermaid, to a strong, albeit reckless fighter.

One night, while out at a pub, she overheard a conversation - a rather meaningless but nonetheless entertaining conversation - between a number of the crew on Canton's ship, while they were docked on that island. Delphine would go on to join the crew, and now considers them more family than her pod.

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