Shelah

**Shelah** is a member of the Atlantean Knights of the Round and the first Tragoedian of Cancer.

## Story

### Curator of the Deep

Shelah was once one of Atlantis's main researchers, specialized in organic biology and evolution, and one of the main creators of the Arcadian race. However, eventually, due to her king Critias's choice to enslave the Lunarean tribe, the latter retaliated by sending the monster known as SIN to wipe out Atlantis.

Shelah, however, was saved by Fortuna who granted her powers as a Divine Servant, in exchange for helping her defeat Praeter. Alongside Critias and the other Knights of the Round, Sanenaid helped defeat Praeter, before being put to sleep for a long time.

### The Doll Mistress

Shelah was woken up from her slumber by a failed summon from Sigmund Rozenkreuz, and due to said summon, became caught in her own **Legendarium**, her gigantic, hyperrealistic zoo. Losing her memories and calling herself **Sellya Duncan**, she was joined by Hamona and her companions, whom the Legendarium also caught in its constant attempts to collect new specimens. In this artificial world, Sellya befriended Hamona and stayed alongside her.

Eventually, the Legendarium was not able to keep up with the constant interferences from within, which resulted in it malfunctioning, restoring Sellya's memories as Shelah. She promised to fix the Legendarium and keep her companions imprisoned in it forever, much to their horror - and Hamona, to prove Shelah that humans and homunculi are worth more than pets, used her abilities to banish Shelah's Tragoedia Seed. Impressed and humbled, Shelah allowed Hamona and her companions to rest in her true, underwater domain.

## Appearance

Shelah is a silver-haired, blue-eyed young woman dressed in a school uniform with similar colors. As Shelah of Cancer, she trades those for a majestic, blue and white robe adorned with Orichalcum patterns.

## Personality

Shelah is a peculiar being, even by Atlantean standards: despite having the common views of Atlantean supremacy and the appropriate arrogance, she is also compassionate and fascinated by lesser species, studying them and caring for them. Shelah's attitude is ambiguous though, as she sees even sapient races as pets, like colorful fish in an aquarium, and seeks to "make their lives better" by giving them the best possible cage she can.

Shelah's twisted, affectionate yet controlling and arrogant nature, also stems from the paradoxical nature of her seed. As such, when Shelah is shown without her Seed - such as before the cataclysm, or after being healed - she is much more understanding of other races, although she still can show herself to be confidant, controlling, and a bit of a know-it-all.

## Powers

* **Supernatural Physical Abilities:** As all Knights of the Round do, she represents the pinnacle of physical prowess, although to a lesser extent than most.
* **Water Mastery:** Shelah is extremely talented at manipulating Water and can control entire oceans by thought alone.
* **Technological Expertise:** Like all Atlanteans, Shelah is an expert at creating, understanding and using Technology.
* **Divine Servant Powers:** As Divine Servant Shelah of Cancer, she possesses transcending abilities. (artificially boosted by Atlantean technology), and the native probability-warping abilities of a Tragoedia.
* **Rosary Creation:** Shelah has created Rosaries, strange items that allow her to modify one's structure, granting abilities similar to a Divine Servant.
	+ **Advent:** The Legendarium is Shelah's signature ability, and most-known creation. This small, box-like structure is in fact a miniaturized labyrinth containing millions of cages, each cage a separate simulation. In each simulation, Shelah keeps a rare or unique creature, that believes itself to live in the real world due to the simulation's realism. The Legendarium is very much intelligent, and can adapt to its inhabitants's wishes and desires as to evade suspicion, although there is a limit to the extent of its abilities.

## Storylines

* Magica Shoujo Wars : Love mainly features her.

## Trivia

* Shelah is an Atlantean name meaning "Splendor of Beholding the Imperceptible".