===== 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 [[:sky
===== Domnhall Murchadh =====
Domnhall Murchadh was the 5th Earl of Uisdean, a leader of a seafaring folk notorious as "Sea K... tanding struggle to maintain the power of the Murchadh clan against the central authority of the crown.
The ancestral home is [[:skyss:places:caer_murchadh|Caer Murchadh]], situated on the island of [[:sk
har after a dinner at Caer Suibhne, claiming they had attempted to assassinate the monarch. Later, he s... shaven, though he typically carries a noticeable shadow.
His military gear is distinctively ornate:
... between the King and the [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Murchadh]] brothers - [[:skyss:chars:daels:domnhall_murchadh|Domnhall]] and [[:skyss:chars:daels:fear
ved the failure of fifth [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Earl of Uisdean]] to swear allegiance. The curre... lands and extirpation being made.
Domnhall Murchadh and his brother Fearchar met the King and his St... ood from a wound to his face, and both of the Murchadh brothers dead on the floor, their drawn swords n... to kill him, and only his Steward's swift defence had saved his life.
=== Allies, Friends & Lords ===
ful nobles—primarily the [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Murchadh]], [[:skyss:chars:daels:alpin|Alpin]], and [[:skyss:chars:daels:aonghus|Aonghus]] families—f... f Ardmor),
* [[:skyss:chars:daels:domnhall_murchadh|Domnhall Murchadh]] (5th Earl of Uisdean), and
* the Earl of [[:skyss:chars:daels:aonghus|Aonghus]
"clip the wings" of the [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Murchadh]] family by translating the father of [[:skyss:chars:daels:bhaltair_gilranald|Bhaltair Gilra... :skyss:places:norpen|Norpen]], displacing the Murchadhs from those northern islands.
===== Scandal and... obles—including [[:skyss:chars:daels:domnhall_murchadh|Domnhall Murchadh]] and [[:skyss:chars:daels:sea
ved the failure of fifth [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Earl of Uisdean]] to swear allegiance. The curre... lands and extirpation being made.
Domnhall Murchadh and his brother Fearchar met the King and his St... ood from a wound to his face, and both of the Murchadh brothers dead on the floor, their drawn swords n... to kill him, and only his Steward's swift defence had saved his life.
=== Allies, Friends & Lords ===
===== Diarmid Murchadh =====
^ Gender | Hero | Allegiance | Role | Apparent Age ^
| Male | Yes | Dael/... ng | 35 |
==== Stories/Function ====
Diarmid Murchadh serves as the [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|7th Earl of Uisdean]], acting as a reluctant but vital br... nd service to the former Queen.
* **Diarmid Murchadh**: His eldest son and heir (born 763).
* [[:sk
he Sioltach then turned on the very plotters they had supported, ensuring they were punished for the de... s:places:dalmuir|Dalmuir]] and granted lands that had previously belonged to the Sithech clan, who had refused to support the Ranald claim. This created the... joined the Ranald coalition; notably, Malcolm Murchadh (the 1st Earl of Uisdean) allied with the Ranald
legendary figures, most notably the 4th Earl, who had a long relationship with [[:skyss:chars:amma_alfa... een Caoimhe]]. While the [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Murchadh]], [[:skyss:chars:daels:alpin|Alpin]], and [[:skyss:chars:daels:aonghus|Aonghus]] families f... ne companies were overwhelmed just before the Murchadh's were routed.
* [[:skyss:chars:daels:cinead_
Riata to Berenicia, and helped her find what she had hoped would be safety and solidarity from her cou... continued to serve her until the Berenician Queen had her and her attendants arrested. Iain spent almos... e is usually clean shaven, albeit with a notable shadow for most of the day. He wears his hair long, us... ls:caoimhe_ranald]]
* [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh#recent_history]] - Iain was the one that killed
d was married to Raonaid [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Murchadh]], the third sister of the fifth Earl. She died in childbirth giving birth to his daughter R... e that a [[:skyss:chars:daels:gilruary]] squadron had sunk the Alpin's ship. Although this was strenous
to clip the wings of the [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh]] who had been causing trouble for generations.
The seat of the Earl is the walled city of Norpen, ... Enemies & Feuds ===
* [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh]]
* [[:skyss:chars:daels:gilriata]]
* [[:sky
p-seated resentment and civil unrest.
* The Murchadh Precedent: The [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Murchadh]] family held these rules in such high regard that they famously hanged one of their own lie
