Crach An Craite
The sagas will sing of Crach an Craite’s strength, courage, wisdom and generosity, but not omit the dogged determination he had for pursuing his foes. He is the mightiest of the Skellige Jarls, the Tirth ys Muire (or Wild Boar of the Sea) who devastated coastal villages during the raids of his youth. Long a friend of Geralt and Ciri’s mother Pavetta, Crach is now at the apex of a new struggle for power among his people. He is proud that his two children are both favored claimants to the throne of Skellige, left vacant after the recent death of Good King Bran.
Ermion
An old acquaintance of Geralt’s, Ermion is the leader of the Druid’s Circle in Skellige, and advisor to Crach an Craite on matters concerning magic. He is the closest to a diplomat these islanders have. He is content to use reasoning as well as an uppercut or the swing of an axe. Naturally thoughtful to the point of being obstinate, one must learn patience before Ermion chooses to part any wisdom with you.
Cerys An Craite
Her friends call her Sparrowhawk, she earned the nickname for her swift and fierce nature. Inheriting all of her father’s resolve and courage, as well as his stubbornness, she is dauntlessly optimistic about her chances to rule Skellige, despite the many challenges she faces—not least the claim of her older brother. She seeks to prove a great deed that would earn her the widespread honor and respect those of Kaer Trolde already give her.
Hjalmar An Craite
The eldest (by a few minutes) of Crach’s twin children, the formidable Hjalmar exhibits many of his father’s posture and character, and many saw him match (and perhaps overtake) Crach’s fame as he began his own path of violence and bravado. His tendency to be reckless isn’t seen as a shortfall, but rather stirs the hearts of the loot-craving youth from Trottheim to Svorlag. This has made him the obvious choice as the next King of Skellige. After one final saga, the defeat of the ice giant of Undvik.
Jarl “Madman” Lugos Drummond
Though his silhouette doesn’t cut the most imposing of shapes, there are not many islanders that would stand nose to nose with the Jarl of Clan Drummond. Ruling southern Ard Skellig with an almost unhinged fury, he is quick to shouting, faster with a blade, and would overthrow the ruling an Craite clan in a bloody coup if he wasn’t bound by the laws of Skellige.
Jarl Udalryk An Brokvar
Once a just and fair ruler of the outer isle of Spikeroog, Jarl Udalryk of the Brokvar clan has been recently addled with a strange distemper, causing many of his closer friends to avoid him. Increasingly erratic, rumor has it that Udalryk believes the gods themselves speak to him, demanding sacrifices and revealing prophetic dreams. Most simply see him as madder than Jarl Lugos, which is saying something.
Jarl Holger Blackhand
Jarl of the Dimun clan of Faroe, the thin mountainous outer isle to the southeast, Holger Blackhand may have a face like a slapped arse, a missing eye, and dark discoloring of his hand and forearm (earned by frostbite after his longship ran aground), but his plundering nature is formidable. He sees little difference between razing a village or ship flying a rival clan’s flag, or attacking a settlement on the Continent.
Jarl Donar An Hindar
The eldest of the Jarls, Donar an Hindar rules the island that bears his name—Hindarsfjall to the east of Ard Skellig. An advanced age hasn’t stopped him from being an active and respected leader. Only the chaotic temprement of Jarl Lugos gets his goat. He shares his home with Freya’s Temple, and like the goddess, is considered pious, wise, and just. Unless he was ransacking the temples of the Continent in his youth, of course.