Clann Ó Phearais
One of the ruling clans of The March of Dalphin, Clann Ó Phearais controls an earldom situated towards the western side of The Bow which stretches from the shores of The Serpent's Tongue inland up the River Rose. The river is a bit too wild for easy movement of riverboats and barges and this has held the clan's ambitions back a bit, but has resulted in the development of a much more robust road network than most nearby regions.
Septs
Sept Ó Seanáin
The largest sept of Clann Ó Phearais, The Ó Seanáins (shaw-neen) are best known for having a good bit of elvish blood and maintaining good relations with a local elven enclave. Members of this family hold important roles in settlements throughout the clan's territory.
Sept Rosebrook
A halfling family from a mossfoot settlement, the Rosebrooks are mildly infamous among their neighbors due to their involvement in 'foreign' affairs, both in becoming a sept and the relatively large number of them who have moved away to start businesses in majority human towns and villages. The Rosebrooks have been septs of Clann Ó Phearais for generations and the Gallee branch is one of the most successful, owning The Gallee Fishery as well as The Shaven Bugbear pub.
Sept Ó Loingsigh
A family which has been sailors and fishermen for as long as anyone can remember, Sept Ó Loingsigh (leng-she) has called Gallee home for generations. Their members comprise a good chunk of the local fishing fleet and the head of the family has traditionally been Gallee's dockmaster.
Notable Members
Émer Ní Phearais
The current clan chief, or 'Countess' as far as the bommbergonians are concerned, Émer Ní Phearais is a deeply respected leader with tremendous political acumen and the widow of the great hero Coileán Mac Cailin. She defied her clan to marry him despite his lower status as a rhydd, enraging several ambitious clan and sept members in the process. In the years since his death she has refused to remarry, choosing instead to focus on leading the clan and raising their children; under her leadership the clan has prospered and their alliances are stronger than ever.
Coileán 'Cú' Mac Cailin
Hailing from a rhydd family of no great renown, Coileán Mac Cailin made a name for himself as an adventurer fighting monsters, outsmarting fae, and wooing women until he met his match in Émer Ní Phearais, heiress of Clann Ó Phearais. Their courtship was the stuff of legends, defying her family and enraging would be social climbers while being celebrated by the common folk. Jealous detractors deemed him her dog, giving him the nickname 'Cú' or 'hound' in local dialect and he embraced this name, turning it from an insult to a boastful title that he became known by far and wide.
Their marriage produced several children before it came to a tragic end at the fangs of a legendary linnorm. With the clan's most elite warriors all downed by its deadly breath, scything claws, poisonous fangs and thunderous tail, Coileán faced it down as his family fled, managing to strike it down before succumbing to its deadly poison. He is celebrated as one of Dalphin's greatest heroes for slaying the beast which had menaced the region for untold generations.
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