In the turbulent world of the Scottish clans, the chief was everything. He was the patriarch, the general, and the living symbol of his people's identity. But what happens when that central figure disappears? For Clan Buchanan, this was not a hypothetical question. In 1681, their direct line of chiefs died out, leaving one of Scotland's most numerous and respected clans "headless." For the next 337 years, the Buchanans had no chief. While other clans were led by powerful lairds, the Buchanans we