Bhaltair Gilranald is the Earl of Norpen, and for some time regent of Dael Riata during the minority o... aels:Alasdair_Ranald]], descended from the second son of King Alasdair III.
The ancestral home is Ca... ), is second and currently betrothed to the elder son of the [[:skyss:chars:daels:ahearn|Earl of Sudda... them, and the tradition takes time to establish. Some 25 years on there are signs of it returning, bu
ous wife (Niamh Sioltach) died in childbirth, his son survived.
- Diarmid (11)
- Caoimhe (6 month... uir has the biggest shipyards in the Kingdom, and some of the best shipwrights in the world. They buil... these.
* [[:skyss:chars:daels:aonghus]] - your southern neighbour, you sometimes raid together away from Dael Riata.
=== Enemies & Feuds ===
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everyone else. Hence the monniker //Old Bjorn//.
Some time in the past Bjorn Johansson was a [[:skyss:society:messenger|King's Messenger]], and then a [[:skyss:society:justice|King's Justice]]. In his sanctuary in the loft space there are some relics from that life. When the [[:skyss:ships:
s:daels:alpin:Iain735|Iain]] (39, born 735) third son, distinguished himself in battle. Currently comm... though tragedy struck within a month of his first son Uilleam being born. At the time many feared that... of nobles of Bernicia when he attempted to march south to claim that throne on the death of his broth... ther made.
Still, it would be nice if he showed some appreciation for the sacrifices that the Earl m
nd of nature and often winters in a forest in the southern lands where it is warmer. When the time com... heir mother, although most will spend a decade or so exploring the world. A number of them have settle... ughter of an unknown dark-skinned sailor from the Southern Isles. A Board of Trade agent, killed in my... ] daughter of [[Abayomi]] and Funere, born in the Southern Isles but grew up in [[:skyss:places:kronst
. Daughter of [[Abayomi]] and Funere, born in the Southern Isles but grew up in [[:skyss:places:kronst... shapes destiny'. It's not Skyssian, but from the Southern Isles where her father lived for a time bef... she was born, and her mother was a native of the Southern Isles who followed her dad when he returned
:skyss:chars:rojden|Skyssian merchant]] who spent some time in Dael Riata before escaping.
==== Titl... [[:skyss:places:dealriata|Dael Riata]] and it has some of the most fertile farmland. On top of that th... anald]] - A cadet branch and very loyal, although some have questions around how the previous Earl, Bh
d her find what she had hoped would be safety and solidarity from her cousin.
He continued to serve ... ested that his father’s enemies manoeuvred events so that the King would look favourably on him. Eith... slightly taller than average, but not excessively so. His skin is pale, to the point of looking anaemi
