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The '''Taishin''', or the council of guilds, form the ruling body of [[Lossand]]. It is composed of eight members who represent the eight Professions of Lossand. In the first vote on the [[Diem]] all of the Taishin, with the exception of Lord Admiral [[Delius]], voted to disband the Diem.
The Taishin are composed of the following people:{{book ref|ws1|6}}
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* The '''Lord Mastrell'''
* The '''Lady Judge'''
* The '''Lord Artisan'''
* The '''Lord Mason'''
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Though [[Nilto]] is referred to as the "'''Lord Beggar'''", he is not an official member of the Taishin; but is as influential as any of the other Taishin even though he has no vote.{{book ref|ws1|2}}
== The Lord Mastrell ==
The Lord Mastrell is the Taisha in charge of the [[Diem]] and its [[sand mastery|sand masters]]. The current Lord Mastrell is [[Kenton]]. It appears that in the absence of a Lord Mastrell, the position defaults to the most senior Mastrell in the Diem.{{book ref|ws1|4}} The Lord Mastrell's approval is required
=== History ===
When Lord Mastrell Praxton died at the hands of [[Kerztian]] assassins along with most of the Diem, the other Taishin voted to Disband the Diem. Kenton arrived in middle of the council's meeting and interrupted, demanding that the vote be declared void, saying that he, the default acting Lord Mastrell, wasn't given enough notice before the vote. The Lady Judge reluctantly agreed that Kenton has a valid point. She said that he is indeed the acting Lord Mastrell and that he had two weeks to convince all of the Taishin to vote for the Diem.
Kenton also had a rival for the position, [[Drile]], who was a much more powerful sand master than Kenton was. Kenton challenged Drile to a duel to settle their disagreement. Drile accepted on the condition that the duel would take place before the council made their decision. [[Elorin]], in a plot to ensure that the Diem would have a weak leader, poisoned the water Drile drank before the duel with [[KaDo]], which
== The Lady Judge ==
=== History ===
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Centuries before Vey took the position, a man named [[Hennin]] was the Lord Merchant. He reached the position when two of his relatives died, leaving him enough of a fortune to become Lord Merchant. The Lord Mastrell of the time started a personal account with Hennin, and Hennin would put the Diem's tribute money into the account.
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After Hennin's rule, when the next Lord Merchant took over he discovered that a vast sum was now owed to the Diem, the original tributes and a large amount of interest. Over the years the debt has increased to the point where it is impossible to pay back.{{book ref|ws3|3}}
== The Lord Farmer ==
The Lord Farmer is the Taisha in charge of the [[Field]]. The current Lord Farmer is [[Gennel]]. He resides at the Farmers Congress. He leads the farming industry of Lossand and oversees farming quotas.{{book ref|ws1|6}} He votes in favor of the Diem in the final vote of the Taishin without explaining why he changed his mind. However, it is implied that he always listens to and follows Vey,
== The Lord Artisan ==
== The Lord Mason ==
The Lord Mason is the Taisha in charge of the ''[[Mason's Guild]]''.{{ref|text=non-canonical name}} The canonical name of the current Lord Mason is unknown. He resides at the Mason Center.{{book ref|ws1|6}} He leads the construction industry of Lossand. The Lord Mason sometimes sends a representative in his place to meetings of the Taishin.{{book ref|ws3|6}}{{ref|text=In the voting scene the "Lord Mason" says that "we vote in favor..." not "I vote..." as the other Taishin do. This implies that the woman present at the meeting is in fact only a representative of the Lord Mason and not the Lord Mason himself. Furthermore in the prose it is stated that the Lord Mason usually sends a representative to council meetings.}} In the final vote of the Taishin the Lord Mason's representative voted for the Diem, saying that it has proved that it can be beneficial and flexible. This was largely due to the incident with the construction collapse, where Kenton used his sand to save the lives of several of the
== Trivia ==
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