I liked Derry.

I looked through it all, and I would say that it is pretty clear that while Odessa would put up one HELL of a fight, Derith's experience and advantages would eventually prove to be the deciding factor. However, I cannot stress enough how much difficulty I had in deciding which was superior.

Odessa has the advantage in tenacity and spirit, and might even have the strongest pride in all of Banished, but Derith has much more combat experience. Willpower can only give so much.