Daels leave the area and seek their fortune elsewhere, and it is common to find little groups of Daels onboard a Skyssian ship, or in an enclave somewhere in a civilised town in another country. One thing... industries of Dael Riata are inshore fisheries, there are substantial islands off the west coast, parad... ter Isles. This name harks back to the days when there was no difference between the Daels and the Skyss
|Sketch map of Straven}}
===== Community =====
There are about 60 people living on Straven, from newbo... _isles|Lord of the Isles]].
As well as fishing there are as many sheep as people on the island, they r... a major part of keeping Straven self-sufficient. There's also meat from the spare sheep, most of the mal... o bad for fishing.
The fish are mostly smoked, there are three smokehouses downwind of the main halls
what I might need in future stories. That said, there are a couple of maps
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{{:skyss:places:skyss_world_north_hemisphere_v07_for_book_cover.png?1200 |A map of the northern hemisphere, click for the detail (this is a huge map)}}
===... tched out a broad shape and then went to work on where the tectonic plates were, so that I knew where th
supporting Skyssians when they get into trouble. There's also a diplomatic function in many of the more ... t has the following departments:
* Operations. There are over 1,000 [[BoT_Ops|port teams]] spread arou... As well as the port teams gathering information there is also [[resolutions]] that deal with unusual or... es:wheel]]
* [[:skyss:places:dalreoch]]
* NB there are over a thousand Board of Trade outposts acros
ine one of the channels, known as 'the yards'.
There is a well established university on an island bet... y of the nobles of Dael Riata have been educated there, and the 'Library Annex' is one of Dalreoch's not... "forest of masts" characterizes the riverfront, where ships dock four deep at various jetties to unload... * [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald5]] lives here
=== Places ===
There are several notable taverns
the primary setting for the climax of the story, where a diplomatic dinner intended to secure the "King'... ke any attempt to cross in boats very dangerous. There’s a wider curtain wall around Caer Suibhne, enclo... keep by a wooden bridge, which raises overnight. There is no safe access to Caer Suibhne other than thro... archs. During the events of 774, it was the site where the rules of hospitality, traditionally sacred to
nt King and several Earls, were wards or students here.
===== History =====
The university’s true age i... s:alasdair_ranald5|King Alasdair V]] was educated here under the guidance of the Earl of Ardmor. Current... ominent alumnus who received a top-tier education here.
* [[:skyss:chars:daels:gilruary|Ian Gilruary]]... alreoch:kings_keep|King's Keep]]: The royal seat where many university graduates go on to serve as clerk
al announcements to the people of Dalreoch. It is here that [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald5|King A... nfluence was curtailed by the King's proclamation here.
==== Places ====
* [[:skyss:places:dalreoch|D
Unlike the more austere fortifications found elsewhere in the realm, the King's Keep was designed to fun... r royal feasts and diplomatic negotiations. It is here that the King and his senior nobility gather to k... es:caer_suibhne|Caer Suibhne]]: A neutral castle where the King occasionally holds summits away from the
directly out of the sea, the city is positioned where two major fjords converge, creating a strategic h... rban stench. It contains the birch-panelled room where the [[:skyss:chars:small_council|Small Council of... [:skyss:chars:kings_justices|House of Justice]], where elite officials—often Heroes sworn by geas—compel... Trade]] (BoT) maintains its primary headquarters here, often identified by its distinctive blue flags f
