Bhaltair Gilranald is the Earl of Norpen, and for some time regent of Dael Riata during the minority o... n [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald]]. He is also the Marquess of Righ, and swears fealty twice to ... aels:Alasdair_Ranald]], descended from the second son of King Alasdair III.
The ancestral home is Ca... ), is second and currently betrothed to the elder son of the [[:skyss:chars:daels:ahearn|Earl of Sudda
s:daels:alpin:Iain735|Iain]] (39, born 735) third son, distinguished himself in battle. Currently commander of the King's Lifeguard. Currently disowned by his father for having changed sides.
- ... though tragedy struck within a month of his first son Uilleam being born. At the time many feared that... of nobles of Bernicia when he attempted to march south to claim that throne on the death of his broth
ous wife (Niamh Sioltach) died in childbirth, his son survived.
- Diarmid (11)
- Caoimhe (6 month... caoimhe_ranald|Queen Caoimhe]] because she was consorting with a Skyssian merchant and likely to bring... ontrol of one of the Skyssian factions. She was also trying to re-introduce the Skyssian gods to Dael ... uir has the biggest shipyards in the Kingdom, and some of the best shipwrights in the world. They buil
mself both as a brave and fearless fighter, but also as highly skilled and disciplined. More than one ... d her find what she had hoped would be safety and solidarity from her cousin.
He continued to serve ... g restored to his position, but the young King personally intervened and said he needed loyal servants... ested that his father’s enemies manoeuvred events so that the King would look favourably on him. Eith
ive above the main hall on Straven.
Bjorn Johansson is by far the oldest resident of Straven, no-one... everyone else. Hence the monniker //Old Bjorn//.
Some time in the past Bjorn Johansson was a [[:skyss:society:messenger|King's Messenger]], and then a [[:skyss:society:justice|King's Just
nd [[:skyss:pantheon:Fafnir]]. She's reputed to also be descended from the elves that frequented the f... nd of nature and often winters in a forest in the southern lands where it is warmer. When the time com... heir mother, although most will spend a decade or so exploring the world. A number of them have settle... ughter of an unknown dark-skinned sailor from the Southern Isles. A Board of Trade agent, killed in my
:skyss:chars:rojden|Skyssian merchant]] who spent some time in Dael Riata before escaping.
==== Titl... ected to swear loyalty to him. He is a great grandson of King Harold VII of Bernicia (reigned 687-711,... [[:skyss:places:dealriata|Dael Riata]] and it has some of the most fertile farmland. On top of that th... g bond) Alasdair V has pacified the country and resolved the failure of fifth [[:skyss:chars:daels:mur
. Daughter of [[Abayomi]] and Funere, born in the Southern Isles but grew up in [[:skyss:places:kronst... shapes destiny'. It's not Skyssian, but from the Southern Isles where her father lived for a time bef... she was born, and her mother was a native of the Southern Isles who followed her dad when he returned
n families that are Dukes or Earls of Dael Riata. Some of these are older than others, and you can usu... n creating blazons using proper heraldic terms, also draws them.
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