===== 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 ===
f their ship by [[:skyss:chars:daels:fearchar_murchadh|Fearchar Murchadh]], Bjarte’s survival instincts took over. She slipped out of a cabin window to avoi... ive ward and allowed the [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Murchadh]] raiders to find and steal the sentient sword [[:skyss:chars:jafnadr|Jafnadr]]. She stayed
===== 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
d5|King Alasdair V]] and [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Diarmid Murchadh]].
=== Description ===
Elenchus was an ancient philosopher hailing from the early c... is university years.
* [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Diarmid Murchadh]]: A Master of Arts who studied Elenchus extensively at Dalreoch.
* [[:skyss:chars
. Not that I'd seen very many. The side facing me had the standard crest of Skyss, a circle of nine cir... t. The boat was green and the axes red. This coin had a small hole drilled where the top-most of the ni...
Old Bjorn turned the coin round. The other side had the face of the Goddess Malfin. The runes Bjorn had cut round the edge read "Malfin, guide and protect
the Cloud Islands with Tana Otago. Together they had four daughters and established a dynasty that rul... laces:skyss:cobre_mountains|Cobre mountains]] who had come from the Eastern shores of the Inland Sea. S... laxed her guard. Rojden sired a son when Alfarinn had been expecting to have another daughter. She view
