===== The Suibhnes =====
{{ :skyss:chars:daels:suibhne_shield_v01.png?400|}}The [[:skyss:chars:daels:suibhne|Suibhne]] (pronounced //Sweeney//, m... ealogy =====
The current and 7th Earl is [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_suibhne|Alasdair Suibhne]]. The fa... h Earl, who had a long relationship with [[:skyss:chars:amma_alfarinnsdottir|Amma Alfarinnsdottir]], a bl
===== The Murchadhs =====
{{ :skyss:chars:daels:murchadh.png?400|}}The Murchadhs are Earls of Earls of [[... Titles ====
The current and 7th Earl is [[:skyss:chars:daels:diarmad_murchadh|Diarmid Murchadh]]. He suc... ears old and married to his second wife, [[:skyss:chars:daels:senga_riata|Senga Riata]] (19), with whom h... Diarmid (11), from his first marriage to [[:skyss:chars:daels:niamh_sioltach|Niamh Sioltach]], who died i
our shields from their older lines.
^ [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald|Ranald]], Grand Dukes of Reoch & Kings of Dael Riata ^ [[:skyss:chars:daels:gilranald|Gilranald]], Earls of Norpen ^ [[:skyss:chars:daels:ahearn|Ahearn]], Earls of Suddal ^ [[:skyss:chars:daels:giluilleam|Giluilleam]], Earls of Dalry ^
e Regency Council (supporting the infant [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald5|King Alasdair V]]) and the... yalist coalition (supporting the deposed [[:skyss:chars:daels:caoimhe_ranald|Queen Caoimhe]]).
===== Ori... alition of powerful nobles—primarily the [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Murchadh]], [[:skyss:chars:daels:alpin|Alpin]], and [[:skyss:chars:daels:aonghus|Aonghus]
== Alasdair V, King of Dael Riata =====
{{ :skyss:chars:daels:ranald_shield_v01.png?400|}}Alasdair Ranald... , and the fifth of that name. His mother [[:skyss:chars:daels:caoimhe_ranald|Queen Caoimhe]] was the only... (reigned 700-739), and his father was a [[:skyss:chars:rojden|Skyssian merchant]] who spent some time in... ne of Bernicia should the current Queen ([[:skyss:chars:bernicia:eleanor|Eleanor I]] - born 706, reigning
== Alasdair V, King of Dael Riata =====
{{ :skyss:chars:daels:ranald_shield_v01.png?400|}}Alasdair Ranald... (reigned 700-739), and his father was a [[:skyss:chars:rojden|Skyssian merchant]] who spent some time in... ne of Bernicia should the current Queen ([[:skyss:chars:bernicia:eleanor|Eleanor I]] - born 706, reigning... Elizabeth Wallis. She is the heir to the [[:skyss:chars:bernicia:stylet|Earl of Stylet]], the current sec
===== Queen Caoimhe Ranald =====
[[:skyss:chars:daels:caoimhe_ranald|Queen Caoimhe]] (whose name means "... Riata]]. She was the only child of King [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_iv|Alasdair IV]] (reigned 700–739)... and the mother of the current sovereign, [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald5|Alasdair V]].
===== Acces... ed by a council of regents that included [[:skyss:chars:daels:sean_alpin|Sean Alpin]], the Earl of [[:sky
|University of Dalmuir]]:** Founded by **[[:skyss:chars:daels:gilruary|Ian Gilruary]]** as an outer colle... e also exposed to a range of influential [[:skyss:chars:philosophers]] and theorists from the central sea and beyond:
* **[[:skyss:chars:Elenchus]]:** An ancient figure whose central ten... acknowledging one's own ignorance.
* **[[:skyss:chars:Tatù]]:** A modern theorist focused on the practi
e King's Life Guard and the third son of [[:skyss:chars:daels:sean_alpin|Sean Alpin]], the 7th Earl of Ardmor. A veteran of the [[:skyss:chars:daels:queen_s_war|Queen's War]] and a mercenary i... orcer and protector. He notably defended [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald5|King Alasdair V]] by killi... ater, he served as the formal escort for [[:skyss:chars:daels:elizabeth_wallis|Lady Elizabeth Wallis]] up
===== Bhaltair Gilranald =====
{{ :skyss:chars:daels:gilranald_shield_v01.png?400|}}Bhaltair Gilranald is... Riata during the minority of his cousin [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald]]. He is also the Marquess ... e King. Bhaltair is the second cousin of [[:skyss:chars:daels:Alasdair_Ranald]], descended from the secon... gn as an effort to clip the wings of the [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh]] who had been causing trouble for
tion ====
Diarmid Murchadh serves as the [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|7th Earl of Uisdean]], acting as a... "Sea Kings" and the central authority of [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald5|King Alasdair V]]. Having ... gic and cautious. He is a veteran of the [[:skyss:chars:daels:queen_s_war|Queen's War]], where he served as Agitant of the [[:skyss:chars:daels:unicorn_troop|Unicorn Troop]]. Though he la
===== The Alpins =====
{{ :skyss:chars:daels:alpin.png?400|}}The Alpins are Earls of Ardmor
The ancestra... ousin and the sister of the 19th Duke of [[:skyss:chars:daels:riata|Glasholm]], for thirty-nine years bef... d of his own, and was married to Raonaid [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Murchadh]], the third sister of th... orn 759). She is not yet betrothed.
- [[:skyss:chars:daels:alpin:Iain735|Iain]] (39, born 735) third s
d veterans and is currently commanded by [[:skyss:chars:daels:alpin|Sir Iain Alpin]], the Knight Commande... nts to maintain their combat skills. The [[:skyss:chars:daels:unicorn_troop|Unicorn Troop]] is a speciali... in recent Daelian conflicts. During the [[:skyss:chars:daels:queen_s_war|Queen's War]] (754), many membe... n Caoimhe**, following her into exile in [[:skyss:chars:berenicia:queen_eleanor|Berenicia]]. The unit was
===== The Sioltachs =====
{{ :skyss:chars:daels:sioltach_shield_v01.png?400|}}The Sioltachs are the Earls... r military strength is anchored by the **[[:skyss:chars:daels:Unicorn_Troop]]**, a small but elite cavalr... rs.
=== Allies, Friends & Lords ===
* [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald5|House Ranald]] (Stalwart supporters of the Crown)
* [[:skyss:chars:daels:gilruary|House Gilruary]] (Bound by marriag
ized, elite cavalry unit attached to the [[:skyss:chars:daels:life_guard|King's Life Guard]] in Dael Riat... and fairy-blooded human riders from the [[:skyss:chars:daels:sioltach|Sioltach]] clan, sharing a unique ... , a role often filled by the heir to the [[:skyss:chars:daels:sioltach|Earldom of Duffjord]].
* **Corne... of 754-5, the troop supported the late **[[:skyss:chars:daels:caoimhe_ranald|Queen Caoimhe]]**, exploitin
