===== 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
===== 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
===== 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 was a [[:skyss:chars:rojden|Skys
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 [
===== The Nobles of Dael Riata =====
There are fourteen families that are Dukes or Earls of Dael Riata. Some of these are older than others, and you can usually tell the off-shoot families by their red stripes on the
