Age: Fifteen.
Race: Witch.
Sexuality: Heterosexual.
Height: 5'6.
Weight: 125lbs.
Personality: Bold and decisive, Delilah Rose is everything one might want in a leader. She knows how to make decisions and how to stand her ground, arguing her way out of any pitfalls that might come her way. She's a fierce, tiger-like character used to having to rip what she wants from the hands of those who oppose her.
The first thing one might notice about Delilah Rose, though, aside from her quick with and her loud demeanor, is the sheer ruthlessness in the girl's eyes. She isn't one to come across as evil— perhaps a bit scheming or even backstabbing, but not evil— and yet something in her eyes, gray as a roiling sky, belies bad intentions. She's neither the shyest nor the nicest of people, and she isn't afraid to show it.
Under the spitfire personality, however, Delilah really is quite lonely. She's grown up putting on the mask of a strong young woman, and now she doesn't know what to do with herself, emotionally. She's the type of person to bottle up her emotions to dissect and pick apart under a microscope later on. She's always thinking, but this can lead her to overthink things, as well. She's never been in a real relationship with anyone, be it friendship or of the more romantic sort; though she might put on the mask of the tigerlike social butterfly, she's never been close to anyone because she's too scared that they might see her weaker side.
As for weakness: weakness is the one thing Delilah Rose can't stand. Delilah's life circumstances forced her to become 'strong,' and as such, she has a fierce hatred for those who are weaker or less intelligent than herself.
Delilah harbors a fierce hatred for vampires, as she feels as though their lives are handed to them on a platter. They always seem to have second chances, especially with their ill-gotten strength, speed, and dammit— their good looks. She also dislikes Royal-Blooded witches, though this is mostly just due to her own jealousy— she doesn't have the same innate talents they do.
Talents: In terms of magical ability, Delilah Rose isn't particularly strong, as the magic in her family has been very much watered down over the centuries. Though she descends from one of the most powerful lines of witches in history, her relations are sideways and backwards, through third cousins and midnight affairs. As such, she has very little natural magical ability. This, however, hardly marks Delilah as a weak witch. Delilah studies extremely hard and gives her all at every form of magic. Her technique is impeccable, and the spells she cast rarely fail, though few are ever strong enough to accomplish much. Given more natural magical strength, it's possible she could restore her family ties to the royal-blood witches, but even though she has the skills her abilities are very impotent. Her best subjects include curses, levitation, and, of course, potions, which she excels at because it doesn't require much magic to create a powerful potion.
Aside from magic, however, Delilah has many other skills. She's a very musical young woman, with proficiency in both the piano and flute. She's been taking both since the age of five, and recently she's decided to take up the cello, as well, though she isn't particularly good at it. She has extremely keen pitch, and she can't stand when she hears music that's even slightly off-key. She spends at least an hour and a half each day practicing, collectively, and she sometimes accompanies the orchestra and the choir's soloists (and occasionally the entire choir when she's not singing).
She's also passionate about fashion, though she'd never admit to liking it. She can't draw for the life of her, but she likes to think she has an alright eye.
As she's in the choir, Delilah spends a good amount of time singing. Her voice is relatively high, and she has a good range— theoretically, she cold be a first soprano if she wanted to as well as an alto— but she falls comfortably into the second soprano range, as she doesn't mind singing harmony. She hates the first sopranos, anyway, since they're all just showoffs with too much natural talent. She thinks the altos are tone-deaf.
Likes: Music, reading, kittens, being in charge, doing her hair, runway shows, looking at art, cheesey love songs, zombie movies, classical music, terrible 70s synth-pop, white chocolate, diet soda, cute stockings, stained glass, bows, braids, buying new sheet music, drama.
Dislikes: Sexism, not being in charge, becoming emotional, crying, being touched, being dirty, sour foods, electronica, the color orange, cuckoo clocks, dark chocolate, large dogs, seagulls, the ocean, sand, romcoms and chick flicks, other musicians, vampires, royal-blooded witches.
Powers/Abilities: As a witch, Delilah's abilities are broad and vary greatly according to different circumstances. She's gifted with an innate ability to manipulate magic, allowing her to, by use of a wand, cast spells, charms, and curses. Curses and spells must be read aloud, and they can often be extremely long, especially as the relative strength of the spell increases. Delilah has memorized a good number of these even if she doesn't use them in day-to-day life. Spells are usually part of exams, but curses, being dangerous and malintentioned, usually aren't. Charms, on the other hand, don't necessarily need to be spoken aloud, but due to Delilah's natural weakness as a witch she's never been able to cast a charm.
Delilah Rose knows a great many number of spells, curses, and charms, and one day, she dreams of writing her own even though a non-royal witch has never accomplished such a thing before. She has a massive attention to detail and almost never fails to cast a spell correctly.
Delilah is also well-versed in the world of runes, which don't require actual magic to cast at full strength. The downside of runes, however, is that she's unable to create them— only the most powerful of witches can draw functioning runes, and because of this, they're very expensive. Delilah saved for years and just recently bought a set of thirty useful runes, and she's never without at least five on her person at all times.
Flaws: Delilah, having had to look out for herself most of her life to get where she is now, can be a very selfish person, as she's unwilling to share the benefits of her actions with others. She also has a very strong sense of pride and won't accept help until it's too late. She feels as though she constantly has to prove herself to the world because she's a weak witch; also due to this weakness, Delilah can be jealous and vindictive, especially towards those more naturally gifted than herself. She has trouble showing people she's taken a liking to how she feels, so she's a very lonely person.
Romantic Interest: None at the moment.
History: Delilah Rose was born the first daughter after four sons to upper-middle-class doctor Michael Elbaum and designer-turned-housewife Elise Elbaum. From the start, things were chaotic, always a mess of dirty laundry and transformed frogs ending up in places Delilah would never have imagined either ending up in. Delilah often had to shout to be heard over the ruckus.
Though her brothers were all kind enough, they were loud and rowdy, and Delilah often found herself having to push back when they went to far with their pranks. She herself was never terribly troublesome, but the boys were always up to something, and too often their younger sister was dragged into the mix. From spending time with them, the naturally introverted Delilah became louder and harsher and many times more unforgiving when things didn't go her way. She spent most of her early days fighting for attention.
As she grew older, however, her brothers began to drop off to attend the Academy, and things quieted down. She began to practice music and read more in her free time. With nothing better to do to fill her newfound peace and quiet, she studied more and began to hone her talents. She was never particularly good at magic, but her parents sent her to the Academy nonetheless. Two of her four brothers are currently attending; she's in her sophomore year, and the twins are seniors, though it's unsure whether they'll graduate because they're failing most of their classes. The other two are graduates, and both are currently in college.
Other: Her twin brothers might be created at a later date. Delilah's wand is short, slim, and made of extremely brittle rosewood inlaid with gold to better channel her weak magic.
Clubs/Teams:
- Choir (Soprano II/Accompanist)
- Swim Team
- Student Council (Treasurer)
Thoughts/Relationships to Other Characters:
- [+] Katherine Goldsworthy. Delilah sees her as the competition and can't wait to try to oust her for student council president.
[+] Ebony Aiken. Delilah doesn't dislike her, which is a start— and she's glad to have met another witch. She doesn't yet know of her status.
