he north of the mainland of [[:skyss:places:daelriata|Dael Riata]]. It lies on a rocky outcrop on the coast where the river Ard meets the inner sea.
===... currently a widower. He was married to Ealasaid Riata, his cousin and the sister of the 19th Duke of [[:skyss:chars:daels:riata|Glasholm]], for thirty-nine years before she die
===== Alasdair V, King of Dael Riata =====
{{ :skyss:chars:daels:ranald_shield_v01.png?400|}}Alasdair Ranald is the King of Dael Riata, and the fifth of that name. His mother was the only child of Alasdair IV (reigned 700-739), and his father was a [[:skyss:chars:rojden|Skyssian merchant]
een Caoimhe. Originally appointed because of his father’s connections he took the oath of service seriously and has refused to be swayed by political considerations. When his father deposed the Queen he took up arms against him. There were several battles in the
g abroad they are usually fishing in the inshore waters between the Easter Isles and the mainland of [[:skyss:places:daelriata|Dael Riata]].
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The current (7th) Earl is Diarmid Murchadh. He's a cousin of the 5t... by the King because they refused to bend the knee at the winter solstice feast in Castle Suibhne 774.
===== The Nobles of Dael Riata =====
There are fourteen families that are Dukes or Earls of Dael Riata. Some of these are older than others, and you can usually tell the o... |Ranald]], Grand Dukes of Reoch & Kings of Dael Riata ^ [[:skyss:chars:daels:gilranald|Gilranald]],
arl of Norpen, and for some time regent of Dael Riata during the minority of his cousin [[:skyss:chars... cestral home is Caer Righ, a castle guarding a strategic crossing of the river Righ in the Grand Duchy of Dalreoch. However the present Earl's father was translated to the Earldom of Norpen, on the northernmost of the Easter Isles. This was an over
