Kakita Kannabe

Kakita Kannabe, the Governor of the Senzai District, was born into one of the most prominent Families of artisans in the Crane Clan.

Unfortunately, he possessed none of his lineage's ability to create fine art. Due to his family's reputation, he was still enrolled in the Kakita Artisan Academy, and passed from one sensei to another until there were none left willing to teach the boy.

In order to avoid a significant loss of face, the family traded in a large number of political favors to send Kannabe to train with the Doji courtiers. At first, he did not seem to show much promise there either, but that changed when he began his first lessons in the game of Sadane.

His upbringing among talented artists suddenly paid off, as he could detect flaws in works that even the instructors found difficult to spot. Furthermore, his aura of authority was so strong that even when he made up a flaw, few were willing to challenge him on it. Kannabe quickly blossomed, developing a razor-sharp tongue which proved applicable to politics as well as games.

His only limitation was a cruel streak that manifested in his harsh and relentless rhetorical attacks. This flaw has proven his undoing, for despite his appointment as a district governor, it is apparent that he will never rise higher in the echelons of the Crane Clan.

As a result, he makes the court in his district a place of misery for those courtiers who attend it, especially if they seem promising types who might one day surpass him in the Clan's ranks. Courtiers must learn to weather the biting gale of abuse Kannabe will inevitably heap upon him. If words are weapons. it can fairly be said that Kakita Kannabe plucked the Crane ancestral sword from the Heavens to use upon his enemies.