===== 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
:sioltach|Sioltach]] and [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Malcolm Murchadh]]) against the fragmented remains of the previous dynasty and [[:skyss:places:bernic... as Earls of Duffjord and [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Malcolm Murchadh]] as Earl of Uisdean).
===== 665–672 The Bernician Invasion =====
This war was spar
infamous massacre of the [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Murchadh]] leadership.
==== Description ====
Caer Suibhne rises from a rocky island in the middle of... y violated when [[:skyss:chars:daels:domnhall_murchadh|Domnhall Murchadh]] and his brother [[:skyss:chars:daels:fearchar_murchadh|Fearchar]] were killed in
t of Dael Riata.
* The [[:skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Murchadh]], Earls of Uisdean, notorious raiders and self-proclaimed Sea Kings.
* The [[:skyss:chars... aces:dalry|Dalry]]. [[:skyss:chars:daels:iain_murchadh|Iain Murchadh]], the 4th Earl of [[places:uisdean|Uisdean]], famously killed King Edmund II in hand-t
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
