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== The Council ==
Each Taisha's title is preceded by "Lord" or "Lady" (as gender dictates), and the current leader of the Taishin
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=== History ===
Following the massacre of the [[Diem]] in the [[Kerla]],{{book ref|ws|2}} the Taishin council met to disband the Profession of the Sand Masters.{{book ref|ws|4}} Many
Acting Lord Mastrell [[Kenton]] demanded the proceeding be declared void due to an interaction of two laws of the Taishin Council charter. High Judge Heelis confirmed the laws, as quoted, but classified the vote as a preliminary decision. She further ruled that because the vote was six-to-one (with the Lord Mastrell unable to vote
Following the duel at the Diem, Kenton called for the final vote on the Diem's future. This time the Taishin Council voted unanimously to retain the Profession of Sand Masters.{{book ref|ws|18}}
| style="border: none; |Sand Mastery
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The Lord Mastrell is the Taisha in charge of the [[Diem]] and its [[sand mastery|sand masters]]. The current Lord Mastrell is [[Kenton]].{{book ref|ws|part=ars}}{{book ref|ws|18}}
:'''Taisha Selection'''
It appears that in the absence of a Lord Mastrell, the position defaults to the most senior Mastrell in the Diem.{{book ref|ws|4}} Normally a new Lord Mastrell would be chosen by a vote of the Diem's Mastrells.{{ref|group=fn|text=The selection process was detailed in the [[White_Sand_(prose)|Prose]] version and is alluded to in the Omnibus, but not explicitly stated.}}
It is unknown if this process was changed in Kenton's adjustments to the Diem's charter.
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About a century before [[Praxton]], the Lord Mastrell of the time started an account with then Lord Merchant [[Hennin]]. The Lord Mastrell had Hennin put the Diem's tribute money in the account, but Hennin lost the money on bad investments. Over the years the tributes, combined with the interest, grew to become an insurmountable debt. The Lords Mastrell used this debt as a lever over the Lords Merchant to blackmail them into doing their bidding until Kenton, in a fit of conscience, forgave it.{{book ref|ws|15}}
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]], a demoted former-Mastrell 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 they drank before the duel with [[KaDo]]. Kenton, having felt the effects before, was less affected that the more powerful Drile who did not realize he was affected by anything or how quickly he would dehydrate under those effects. Kenton asked the High Judge for the Taishin to vote on the spot, in the Diem, and she agreed. The Taishin all voted for the retention of the Diem, and Heelis ratified Kenton as the official Lord Mastrell. Afterward Kenton met with Drile, discussing the effects they felt and realized they had each blamed the other, but the real traitor must be Elorin, who proffered water in both occasions. Kenton confronted Elorin in his chambers, where Elorin confessed, and in the ensuing fight Kenton killed him.{{book ref|ws|17}}{{book ref|ws|18}}
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Because the Lady Judge is also the current head of the Taishin Council, as High Judge she presides over meetings of the Taishin.{{book ref|ws|4|}}
In the final vote regarding the Diem, Heelis, citing that the vote should be impartial but that she is biased in favor the Diem, gives her vote to [[Ais]] so that the vote will be cast by somebody biased against the Diem. Ais, with the sight of Kenton stopping [[Sharezan]] to save her family in mind, puts aside her [[Kerztian]] bias against sand mastery, and votes in favor of the Diem.{{book ref|ws|18}}
:'''Taisha Selection'''
It appears that the position is hereditary.{{book ref|ws|16}}{{ref|group=fn|text=The selection process was
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| style="border: none; |Despite the use of "Admiral," not military, but mercantile in purpose<br/>Closely related to Merchants, with whom they often feud<br/>Governed by the Shipowners' Circle
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The Lord Admiral is the Taisha at the head of the [[Helm]]. The current Lord Admiral is [[Lokkall]].{{book ref|ws|15}}
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[[Delius]], in the initial vote on dissolving the Diem, voted to retain, but only
Later, Lord Admiral Delius decides to hold a party to honor the new Lord Mastrell, ostensibly so he has an excuse to meet the Duchess [[Khrissalla]],{{book ref|ws|10}}{{book ref|ws|11}} but really as a ploy to offend and rile the Kelzin shipowners, who hope to disband the Diem and earn favor with the A'kar—who has offered to relax embargoes that impact the profits of the Helm if the Diem is dissolved.{{book ref|ws|12}}
When Kenton was being prevented from traveling to [[Lraezare]] by dockmaster [[NaiMeer]], Delius pulled rank on NaiMeer and commandeered a ship for himself, ostensibly to visit the Shipowners' Circle, and invited Kenton along. When they arrived at the Shipowners' Circle meeting at the house of Lokkal, its leader, the Circle was manipulated into removing Delius from the office of Lord Admiral because of his support for the Diem.{{book ref|ws|15}}
Delius immediately asked his steward for "the documents" and signed them, transferring ownership of the fleet of ships to himself. He then announced that he was commanding his ships to monopolize access to the port of Kezare for the next month. Upon hearing this the Circle went into a panic. Delius then nominated Lokkall to be the new Lord Admiral, saying that if they voted for him he would not block Kezare, they unanimously agreed, and Lokkall became the new Lord Admiral. Delius then told Lokkall that he would hold all of the possessions that he had just lost, and if he voted in favor of the Diem he would nominate a new Lord Admiral and return his possessions to him. Lokkall agreed.{{book ref|ws|15}}
| style="border: none; |Those who own the land (Kelzin) and those who work it
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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, the Kelzin landowners of farmland, and oversees farming quotas.{{book ref|ws|6}}{{book ref|ws|part=ars}}
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:'''History'''
In the initial vote, the Lord Farmer voted to dissolve the Diem.{{book ref|ws|5}} It is implied that since Lord Merchant Vey and Lord Farmer Gennel are both Kerztian, they are friends and Gennel tends to follow Vey's lead in most things{{book ref|ws|14}}{{ref|group=fn|text=This aspect of their relationship was
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, and that this is why he voted for the Diem.{{book ref|ws|18}}
| style="border: none; |Artisans and Craftpersons
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The Lord Artisan is the Taisha in charge of the [[Draft (profession)|Draft]]. The current Lord Artisan is [[Rite]]. He resides at the Artisan Central Studio.{{book ref|ws|6}}{{book ref|ws|7}} He leads the manufactured goods industry of Lossand.{{book ref|ws|part=ars}}
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:'''History'''
In the initial vote, the Lord Artisan voted to dissolve the Diem.{{book ref|ws|5}}
When Kenton meets with him, Rite explained that he was
In the final vote, Lord Artisan Rite cites that his terms for the Diem have been met and the debt repaid, and does vote to retain the Diem.{{book ref|ws|18}}
| style="border: none; |Stone Masons, Builders, Miners
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The Lady Mason is the Taisha in charge of the [[Company]].{{book ref|ws|part=ars}} The canonical name of the current Lady Mason is unknown. She resides at the Mason Headquarters.{{book ref|ws|6}} She leads the construction industry of Lossand.{{book ref|ws|17}}
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:'''History'''
In the initial vote, the Lady Mason voted to dissolve the Diem.{{book ref|ws|5}}
In the final vote of the Taishin the Lady Mason voted for the Diem, saying that it has proven 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 Guild's workers.{{book ref|ws|14}}{{book ref|ws|18}}
== Trivia ==
* In the [[White Sand (prose)|prose]] the Taisha of the Mason's guild was male and was named Selcomb. He used representatives to attend the Taishin meetings so that he would not need to leave Nor'Tallon.
== Notes ==
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