Shelda Delles

Shelda Delles is a young half-elf sailor that the Mighty Nein met on the Balleater during the voyage to the War of Ash and Light peace negotiations.

As an NPC, Shelda is played by Matthew Mercer.

Description
Shelda is a young, scrappy-looking half-elf in their late teens or early twenties. Her black hair is cropped short in the back and longer in the front, covering part of her face and one eye. Shelda displayed an aloof attitude, seeming unimpressed by Beau when she tried to start a conversation with them at the beginning of the voyage.

Background
From their appearance, Shelda appeared to have had an impoverished upbringing, and was seeking to prove their worth at sea. Shelda was hired to crew the Balleater in 836 PD during Orly Skiffback's time as the ship's captain.

Campaign 2 Arc 5: Family Ties
Shelda was among the skeleton crew that accompanied the Mighty Nein to the War of Ash and Light peace talks. During the voyage, Shelda took part in the battle against the sea spawn and deep scions on the Balleater. During the fight they were attacked by a tentacled sea spawn, although the attack missed, and was later temporarily stunned by the deep scion's psychic screech. After the peace talks, Shelda and the rest of the crew manned one of the ship's cannons while battling the dragon turtle.

When the party arrived at Rumblecusp to prepare for Traveler Con, the crew set up camp on the beach while the Mighty Nein explored the island. However, when the dragon turtle returned and attacked the ship, they escaped to Vo Village. When Traveler Con was over, she joined the rest of the crew in salvaging the Eden's Horizon, now re-named the Nein Heroez.

Shelda was presumably part of the Nein Heroez crew when Fjord, Jester, and Kingsley sailed to Bisaft Isle to find Vandran, and remained working on the ship for the party's adventures afterwards. They died six months after the Mighty Nein parted ways when the Nein Heroez was capsized by an attack by a storm giant sent by Uk'otoa.

Appearances and mentions

 * Campaign 2