===== The Murchadhs =====
{{ :skyss:chars:daels:murchadh.png?400|}}The Murchadhs are Earls of Earls of [[:skyss:places:daels:uisdean|Uisdean]]. Their ancestral home is [[:skyss:places:caer_murchadh|Caer Murchadh]], located on the island of [[:skyss:places:uisdean_mor|Uisdean Mor]]. A seafaring peo
===== The Suibhnes =====
{{ :skyss:chars:daels:suibhne_shield_v01.png?400|}}The [[:skyss:chars:daels:suibhne|Suibhne]] (pronounced //Sweeney//, meaning "well-going") are the Earls of [[:skyss:places:douglas|Douglas]]. They are one of the 14 great noble houses of [[:skyss:places:daelriata|Dael Riata]], renowned throughou
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^ [[: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 Dal
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Education holds a profound cultural value in [[:skyss:places:daelriata|Dael Riata]], spanning from wide... developed a distinct specialist focus:
* **[[:skyss:places:dalreoch:university|University of Dalreoch... harter for a Chair of Naval Engineering.
* **[[:skyss:places:caer_riata:university|University of Caer R... on divinity and classical philosophies.
* **[[:skyss:places:dalmuir:university|University of Dalmuir]]
of the 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 merce... re in the story
* First appears: Arriving at [[:skyss:places:caer_suibhne|Caer Suibhne]] as the King's ... ry enforcer and protector. He notably defended [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald5|King Alasdair V]] by
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The Queen's War, also known as the [[:skyss:places:daels:wars|Dael Riatan Civil War]], was a ... een the Regency Council (supporting the infant [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald5|King Alasdair V]]) a... the Loyalist coalition (supporting the deposed [[:skyss:chars:daels:caoimhe_ranald|Queen Caoimhe]]).
===... n a coalition of powerful nobles—primarily the [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Murchadh]], [[:skyss:chars:d
===== Queen Caoimhe Ranald =====
[[:skyss:chars:daels:caoimhe_ranald|Queen Caoimhe]] (whose name means "... kind") was the former reigning monarch of the [[:skyss:places:daelriata|Grand Duchy of Dael Riata]]. She was the only child of King [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_iv|Alasdair IV]] (reigned 70... –739) and the mother of the current sovereign, [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald5|Alasdair V]].
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===== Alasdair V, King of Dael Riata =====
{{ :skyss:chars:daels:ranald_shield_v01.png?400|}}Alasdair Ran... Riata, and the fifth of that name. His mother [[:skyss:chars:daels:caoimhe_ranald|Queen Caoimhe]] was th... air IV (reigned 700-739), and his father was a [[:skyss:chars:rojden|Skyssian merchant]] who spent some t... e throne of Bernicia should the current Queen ([[:skyss:chars:bernicia:eleanor|Eleanor I]] - born 706, re
===== Alasdair V, King of Dael Riata =====
{{ :skyss:chars:daels:ranald_shield_v01.png?400|}}Alasdair Ran... air IV (reigned 700-739), and his father was a [[:skyss:chars:rojden|Skyssian merchant]] who spent some t... e throne of Bernicia should the current Queen ([[:skyss:chars:bernicia:eleanor|Eleanor I]] - born 706, re... Lady Elizabeth Wallis. She is the heir to the [[:skyss:chars:bernicia:stylet|Earl of Stylet]], the curre
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Diarmid Murchadh serves as the [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|7th Earl of Uisdean]], actin... lious "Sea Kings" and the central authority of [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald5|King Alasdair V]]. H... e Crown while maintaining the stability of the [[:skyss:places:daelriata|Kingdom]].
==== Description ===... sophisticated education, matriculating at the [[:skyss:places:dalreoch:university|University of Dalreoch
Guard** is the premier elite military unit of [[:skyss:places:daelriata|Dael Riata]], dedicated exclusiv... ardened veterans and is currently commanded by [[:skyss:chars:daels:alpin|Sir Iain Alpin]], the Knight Co... r "watches" to provide 24-hour security at the [[:skyss:places:dalreoch:kings_keep|King's Keep]] and duri... urnaments to maintain their combat skills. The [[:skyss:chars:daels:unicorn_troop|Unicorn Troop]] is a sp
the "Red Kings," was the second family to rule [[:skyss:places:daelriata|Dael Riata]], succeeding the founding [[:skyss:chars:daels:riata|Riata]] line. The dynasty colla... ears of civil war and the eventual rise of the [[:skyss:chars:daels:ranald|Ranald]] dynasty.
===== Histo... tor in the dynasty's fall was the defection of [[:skyss:chars:daels:gilruary|Iain Gilruary]], a younger s
===== Bhaltair Gilranald =====
{{ :skyss:chars:daels:gilranald_shield_v01.png?400|}}Bhaltair Gilranald is... f Dael Riata during the minority of his cousin [[:skyss:chars:daels:alasdair_ranald]]. He is also the Mar... to the King. Bhaltair is the second cousin of [[:skyss:chars:daels:Alasdair_Ranald]], descended from the... er reign as an effort to clip the wings of the [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh]] who had been causing troub
pecialized, elite cavalry unit attached to the [[:skyss:chars:daels:life_guard|King's Life Guard]] in Dae... icorns and fairy-blooded human riders from the [[:skyss:chars:daels:sioltach|Sioltach]] clan, sharing a u... tenant, a role often filled by the heir to the [[:skyss:chars:daels:sioltach|Earldom of Duffjord]].
* *... ea travel [8]. A sacred grove was planted near [[:skyss:places:caer_riata|Caer Riata]] specifically for t
===== The Alpins =====
{{ :skyss:chars:daels:alpin.png?400|}}The Alpins are Earls of Ardmor
The ancestra... Alpin which is in the north of the mainland of [[:skyss:places:daelriata|Dael Riata]]. It lies on a rocky... his cousin and the sister of the 19th Duke of [[:skyss:chars:daels:riata|Glasholm]], for thirty-nine yea... g child of his own, and was married to Raonaid [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Murchadh]], the third sister
