Etain Muirghein is the current Thalassocrat of the Western Isles. She gained this position for her skills at both political maneuvering and ship handling. She is the captain of the morcurrach Finola. She has a wolfhound named Madra Te.
From the Books
The captain, Etain Muirghein, smiled broadly from the sterncastle. She did not need to be beautiful for the sailors to pay attention to her, but she was. Blue eyes just a shade darker than glacial ice missed nothing. Dark hair with auburn tones and just a bit of a wave, split by a brilliant silver stripe right down the middle, fought to escape the leather band that held it back in the wind.
“Clear for action, lads. It’s too fine a day not to look for a fight,” she ordered.
- Brief Is My Flame