cters that I have created to include in Yngvild & Noren.
===== Primary Characters =====
* [[:skyss:c... eliable) narrator of the story
* [[:skyss:chars:noren]] - the title character
* [[:skyss:chars:old... n [[:skyss:places:straven]], but some of the more notable ones are:
* [[:skyss:chars:Arne|Arne the S... Old Bjorn's partner
* [[:skyss:chars:Leif]] - another member of the boat crew
* [[:skyss:chars:Bi
le of Skyss worship a pantheon of gods that they know exist. Those gods at times manifest themselves and have been known to inter-breed with mortals. Mostly those are i... -write-club-fantasy/|The Mother's Dream]].
=== Known Gods ===
I've not created an entire pantheon, I've simply used a handful of handy gods and goddesse
The ancestral home is Caer Alpin which is in the north of the mainland of [[:skyss:places:daelriata|D... th to his daughter Raonaid (15, born 759). She is not yet betrothed.
- [[:skyss:chars:daels:alpin:I... ft for university in 757 he never returned to the north. Currently Earsaid Alpin is the reader of nava... ew flagship failed to return, despite there being no reported storms or wreckage found. It was rumoure
tory Background ====
This is a web version of the notebook that has the background to my fantasy novel [[https://mybook.to/Fierce|Fierce]] (released 1 May... everything I've ever read, and loosely based on a Norse 10th/11th century blending with some ancient R... ips are more like 17th/18th century. Skyss is the northern state the main characters come from, but th
s a poor land sandwiched between mountains to its North and East, and the Sea on the West. To the sout... r in an enclave somewhere in a civilised town in another country.
===== Geography =====
{{:skyss:plac... . This name harks back to the days when there was no difference between the Daels and the Skyss, and b... uality timber for ship-building. The Daels are reknowned ship-builders, possibly more accomplished tha
d_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_r... nt Earl's father was translated to the Earldom of Norpen, on the northernmost of the Easter Isles. This was an overtly political move by the old Queen ear
ld the current Queen ([[:skyss:chars:bernicia:eleanor|Eleanor I]] - born 706, reigning since 756) die.
He is 20 years old (born 754), and is currently e... | treasury((how much money do they have right now)) | 2,459 |
==== Recent History ====
He has b... chars:daels:gilranald|Bhaltair Gilranald, Earl of Norpen]], with whom he has a strong bond) Alasdair V
ond. They have a single fishing boat with almost enough people to crew a second. Most of their living ... run most of the summer to ensure that there are enough fish to keep the community going all winter. F... [:skyss:pantheon]] ^ [[:skyss:other]] ^
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Skyss - Places ====
This is a web version of the notebook that has the background to my NaNoWriMo 2016 entry //'[[https://www.wattpad.com/story/88886601-yngvild-and-noren-nanowrimo-2016|Yngvild the Fierce]]'//, which is a medium-level fantasy story set in a world of my
and disciplined. More than one heir of the great nobles met their end at his hands. Eventually Iain ... on. Rumours suggested that his father’s enemies manoeuvred events so that the King would look favourab... of the Life Guard to support the King against the nobles, and refused to let the erstwhile regents int... Hero ^ Allegiance ^ Role ^ Age((apparent, not actual)) ^
| Male | Yes | Dael | Supporting
rs' story.
==== Description ====
Dalreoch is a not quite coastal city, on the river estuary of the ... ips. Several shipyards line one of the channels, known as 'the yards'.
There is a well established u... College Stream' and the Main Channel. Many of the nobles of Dael Riata have been educated there, and the 'Library Annex' is one of Dalreoch's notable taverns, famed for the quality of its wines
t is warmer. When the time comes for her to want another child she returns to civilisation and seeks o... ext child. Once she's pregnant she returns to her nomadic ways with her daughters.
The daughters usu... clude:
* [[amma]] - Born 500. Daughter of an unknown dark-skinned sailor from the Southern Isles. A ... skyss:places:kronstadt]]. A Board of Trade Agent known for taking the form of a large seabird.
* [[
n Mor. They're a sea-faring folk and when they're not raiding abroad they are usually fishing in the i... months)
=== Size & Wealth ===
The Murchadhs are notable raiders, and much of their wealth comes from raiding. Apart from dried fish the only other notable export from their islands is the stone.
^ ... | treasury((how much money do they have right now)) | 19 |
==== Recent History ====
Earl Domnha
d also using clues like the solstices and the equinoxes to divide the years into three types, Long Win... starts on the first new moon after the Spring Equinox. Long Summers and Long Winter years have 13 moon... oon starts less than 12 days after the spring equinox then there's a 'Long Summer', which is always fo... Fall Moon starts within 12 days of the Autumn equinox then there is a 'Long Winter', otherwise there's
ales of the best, and delicacies from across the known world, he is also reputed to be a spy, assassin... ng on in the city around the events involving the nobility.
==== Description ====
Aodh is a flame haired man with a pale complexion, he's solid but not fat and a little taller than average. In the right clothes he can pass as a noble. Equally he blends in well in a range of circu
