The only child born to Daphne and Adamh, Mhairi was cherished and loved since her very first breath - but it did not stop her from defecting from her father's lands to join Jacob during the rebellion. She was a union of opposites, finding a fine line between her head and her heart. She struggled with the violence in the world and with its perceived injustice. Above all things, she tried to right a wrong. When Saora was abolished, she rejoined her father in the Mainlands and hoped once again for peace. A young woman with coastal fur and blue eyes. Optimistic, Kind, Honest, Creative
Crowned in 1714 after Adamh's death. The new Queen Mhairi attempted to reunite the heart and souls of a nation gripped both by residual hatred from the civil war and from growing fear of the Fae.
Died in Spring 1716. Mhairi passed peacefully in her sleep, following her late husband, King Rupert, and leaving behind her only son, Beltane. The nation she left behind was in a better place than when she found it, but she knew, even then, that there was much work to be done.
A noble man, son of one of the officials in parliament, that sought to practice law. He grew up in the Mainland and attended private studies as do most aristocratic children. The thought of becoming king never occurred to him, much less under the pretenses upon which he suddenly found himself standing. Aileen's exile suddenly thrust succession on her unsuspecting sister, and Daphne had been the object of his fancy for little over a year at that point. His proposal had been accepted, their engagement announced, when his betrothed was thrust into the throne. He was accepted as the new king with little complaint. After all, most members of parliament thought he would be easily coerced and controlled. However, Adamh found himself a wartime king before he knew it. The Highlands were taken from him, and then he reunited them again. In all of this, he attempted to maintain control over his floundering nation, but found that he was not the young man he once was. He was tired, and he felt Rionnach sliding from his grasp. A coastal man with blue eyes. Kind, Lover of the arts and sciences, Impressionable
Killed in 1714 by an unknown assailant. Despite his attention and service to the nation, it is the nation who killed Adamh at last, in the dead of night in his bed. Many thought his assassin was a Highlander, bitter from the crumble of Saora, but it could never be proven.
Unlike her sister, Daphne was never fond of war or battle or grime or dirt. She much preferred to stay within the safety of home and watch the flowers grow. While she was not one to lift a hand to hurt another, she was not too terribly eager to help. Her ideal was a peaceful day in which nothing more exciting happens than a hummingbird's appearance in her garden. As such, Daphne had a habit of taking the side of least resistance. After the treaty, she went to live with her sister in Castle Stuart. It was too exhausting to field the glances of wary Mainlanders, so she changed her name and converted to their culture. She was against Aileen's divorce from the start, but of course her fiery sister would never listen. Then, Daphne became the Queen... though to be honest, she hated the role. Public speaking made her squeamish and she avoided most royal affairs. After the rebellion, when Adamh's exhaustion grew, Daphne's indifference skyrocketed. She found she had even less of an interest in royal affairs than before. However, no one could claim that it was not cruel when it was she who discovered her husband's bloodied body. She grew mad at the sight. A woman with rich brown fur and blue eyes. Materialistic, Opportunistic, Fanciful, Hopeless Romantic
Died in 1715. Driven to insanity by the view of Adamh's mutilated corpse, Daphne was clearly not fit to rule, and she presented no issue when Mhairi ascended the throne. She passed without incident in her sleep in 1715.