===== The Alpins =====
The Alpins are Earls of Ardmor
The ancestral home is Caer Alpin which is in the north of the mainland of [[:skyss:places:daelriata|Dael
===== Iain Alpin =====
Iain Alpin (born 735) is the commander of the King's Life Guard.
He has served in the Life Guard since he was 17, having first served Queen Caoimhe. Originally appointed
====== Alfarinn ======
One of the older heroes, descended from children of both [[:skyss:pantheon:Jorunn]] and [[:skyss:pantheon:Fafnir]]. She's reputed to also be descended from the elves that frequented the forests of [[:skyss:places:grunwald]]. In her true form she is a slightly b
===== The Murchadhs =====
The Murchadhs are Earls of Uisdean
The ancestral home is Caer Murchadh which is on the island of Uisdean Mor. They're a sea-faring folk and
s:ranald_shield_v01.png?400|}}Alasdair Ranald is the King of Dael Riata, and the fifth of that name. His mother was the only child of Alasdair IV (reigned 700-739), and his father wa... ke of Reoch, King of Dael Riata, and as such all the Earls of the Kingdom are expected to swear loyalt
or Duerte ======
A minor noble and an officer in the [[:skyss:places:Cottalem]] Horse Guards. He's tasked as the liaison officer to escort [[:skyss:chars:Yngvild]] when she is captured by [[:skyss:chars:Rojden]].
Yngvild
gasdotir ======
Yngvild is also known as Yngvild the Fierce, and she's the title and POV character for Fierce. She was adopted into [[:skyss:chars:old_bjorn]]'s household on [[
====== Old Bjorn ======
The boat captain of the first boat on [[:skyss:places:straven]]. He's the adoptive father of both [[Yngvild]] and [[Noren]].
His current partner is [[helga_red|Helga t
anald_shield_v01.png?400|}}Bhaltair Gilranald is the Earl of Norpen, and for some time regent of Dael Riata during the minority of his cousin [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald]]. He is also the Marquess of Righ, and swears fealty twice to the King. Bhaltair is the second cousin of [
===== Aodh MacAodh =====
Aodh is the proprietor of the [[:skyss:places:dalreoch:water_gate]] in [[:skyss:places:dalreoch]]. As well as purveying fine wines, ales of the best, and delicacies from across the known world, he is also reputed to be a spy, assassin and smuggl
719. Daughter of [[Abayomi]] and Funere, born in the Southern Isles but grew up in [[:skyss:places:kro... stadt]]. A Board of Trade Agent known for taking the form of a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_... who shapes destiny'. It's not Skyssian, but from the Southern Isles where her father lived for a time before she was born, and her mother was a native of the Sout
hed between mountains to its North and East, and the Sea on the West. To the south sits the related but way more prosperous [[:skyss:places:bernicia|Kingdom of Bernicia]]. Riven
==== Characters ======
This is a list of some of the characters that I have created to include in Yngv... Characters =====
* [[:skyss:chars:yngvild]] - the (unreliable) narrator of the story
* [[:skyss:chars:noren]] - the title character
* [[:skyss:chars:old_bjorn]] - the mentor &
====== Malfin - Goddess of the Darkness ======
{{ :skyss:pantheon:rune_malfin.png?100|Malfin's rune symbol}}Malfin is known as the Goddess of the Darkness, which to the Skyssians isn't a bad thing. They live in an arctic environment, half their ye
theon of Skyss ====
{{ :skyss:pantheon.png?400|}}The people of Skyss worship a pantheon of gods that t... to inter-breed with mortals. Mostly those are in the ancient sagas, but demi-gods and heroes with lineage from the main pantheon demonstrably exist. The Skyssian Creation Story is called [[https://www.themself.org/20
