===== 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
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
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 [[
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
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 &
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
====== 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
===== King of Skyss =====
The King of Skyss is elected, and can be deposed, by nine [[electors]].
The current King is [[:skyss:chars:king_thirfinn]].
=== Stories ===
They are in the story
* First appears - in //Fierce// when [[:s... Yngvild]] arrives in [[:skyss:places:Kronstadt]] she is invited to dinner with King Thirfinn.
==== D