The elected leader of the crafter half of House Reticulum. The Saishu is a phenomenal practitioner of their craft, as having crafted a Mahati Astra is a requirement of the position. Although the Saishu is the highest authority of the crafters, they loosely answer to the Council of Daikannushi in order to have any hope of maintaining their office through the next election.
Council of Daikannushi[]
An organization of House Reticulum’s greatest crafters. Every member of the Council holds the rank of Daikannushi (or Jinguishi) and have, at some time in their lives, crafted a Mahati Astra, a weapon too powerful to be wielded by any save the Astradhari.
Whenever a new member joins the Council, or the office becomes otherwise vacant, the members convene in seclusion to elect a new Saishu. Due to the rigid political landscape at the upper echelons of the House, and the uncertain nature of terms of office, there is a strong bias towards nominating the newcomer to the office of Saishu in a bid to win them to one faction or another.
In the centuries since the introduction of Trilliant LET, the Council has ballooned in size. Once an organization of dozens of crafters at a time, it’s membership now counts several hundred.
Daikannushi Selection[]
Crafters of the Order of the Blue Forest collectively assess the best weapons produced in the House, submitted directly to them for review. Through a closely guarded grading process, they determine if these potential candidate weapons are truly Mahati Astra, and if so, claim the weapon for sequestering in the Shrine of the Mahati Astra, and promote the crafter to the rank of Daikannushi.