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==== Recent History ====
Earl Domnhall was one of the leaders of the coalition that overthrew [[... d likely to bring Dael Riata under the control of one of the Skyssian factions. She was also trying to ... g, but they wouldn't break hospitality. They hung one of their main lieutenants for that only a year ag... the notoriously fickle Queen Caoimhe. He was the one that set up the meeting between your cousin, the
anaged for building ships. Several shipyards line one of the channels, known as 'the yards'.
There is... e been educated there, and the 'Library Annex' is one of Dalreoch's notable taverns, famed for the qual... d by the Guild of Physicians
* New Bridge Inn - one of the older continuously open taverns in Dalreoc... s:gilruary]] clan when they're in the city. Often one of their ships can be seen moored against the wal
=== People on Straven =====
I haven't named every one of the people on [[:skyss:places:straven]], but some of the more notable ones are:
* [[:skyss:chars:Arne|Arne the Slow]] - t... da]] - Arne's partner
* [[:skyss:chars:olaf]] - one of the boat crew
* [[:skyss:chars:helga-red|Hel
====== Alfarinn ======
One of the older heroes, descended from children of both [[:skyss:pantheon:Jorun... s. She is usually found in a group of women, with one female child.
Alfarinn travels around, rarely s... [[:places:skyss:cobre_mountains]]. Her father was one of the last initiates in the [[:skyss:pantheon:cl
ildren.
- Bhaltair (43, born 731) Heir. He has one surviving child of his own, and was married to Ra... een Caoimhe was nine when her father died, and as one of the few surviving great nobles the Earl was pa... securing the throne with the Queen's marriage to one of the great nobles, but none could agree who it
also as highly skilled and disciplined. More than one heir of the great nobles met their end at his han... uard he is unmarried. Now, at the age of 39 he is one of the longest serving members of the Life Guard.... rs:daels:murchadh#recent_history]] - Iain was the one that killed Domnhall and Fearchar Murchadh at [[:
otes]]
=== The Skyssian Sagas ===
I've published one full length novel in this world, as well as some ... jorn the Beardless]] - I wrote some backstory for one of the main characters so that I could understand
at captain before Old Bjorn came to Straven. He's one of the oldest people on the island, and hugely ex... d drawl.
His partner is [[Alwilda]]. They share one of the upstairs rooms overlooking the jetty in th
[BoT_members|President of the Board of Trade]] is one of the [[Electors]] of the [[king]].
=== Stori... e organisation, possibly the largest non-military one in the world. Broadly it has the following depart
ished. Many of their towns (all of the successful ones) are fortified, and fortlets and castles abound ... ds to the Ruary dynasty, which died out (although one of their cadet branches, the [[:skyss:chars:daels
their boat captain [[:skyss:chars:old_bjorn]] is one of the electors of the [[:skyss:other:lord_isles|... s running inland from the jetty. The boat shed on one side with a ramp into the beach. There's a barn a
