Exarch of Motosui

While the Selkie Circle of Elders and Motosui Assembly are the ultimate authorites of the Khilaia, they tend to be slow moving and broad in scope. As such, they are poorly suited for the day to day administrative responsibilities of managing the Khilaian Isles. That is where the Exarch of Motosui comes in.
The Exarch manages the Sacred Isles in all daily capacities: appointing mayors, handling local crises, solving disputes, and interfacing with the local Hanahai. While the Grand Elders appoint the actual Hanahai (sacred bureaucracy) leaders, the Motosui Exarch actually tends to give them more instructions. While the Elder's instructions and edicts come first, the Exarch's are more frequent and often more useful for daily life: they hold council with Hanahai leaders, propose local policies, and help interpret more ambiguous instructions from up above.
The Exarch of Motosui rules from the Ceremonial Palace in Kilamehal, but often tours the island and hops between various main offices. Of all the Hanahai, they tend to be most embedded in the Selkie Sacred Guard (the garrison force of the islands). 
The current Exarch is Mahawi Dashalui. Mahawi is a traditionalist who is terrified of change and convinced that supernatural forces are out to get him. Despite this, he is soft-spoken and avoids harsh measures whenever possible - he is charming in his way, and his weird focus on superstitious anti-curse wards and safety measures have become funny and eccentric quirks. He is a strong supporter of organized Hamekun religion, and has made some powerful enemies politically opposing selkie expansion and over-involvement in foreign lands. This is rather ironic, as he is well known as the war hero who helped take Loanua - his dashing exploits as a young warrior led to the almost-bloodless capture of the monarch of Analona , allowing a swift and easy selkie takeover of the colonial regime and the rapid expansion of selkie foreign power. Altogether, a quirky war hero with many contradictory views that has captured the public's adoration. Not on the best terms with the Circle of Elders, who chose him for his war hero expansionist status rather than his contradictory views, but well-embedded enough to not be removed.

Appointment

The Exarch of Motosui is appointed by the Selkie Circle of Elders and serves for life or until voted to be replaced by the Elders. Nominees are typically selected by the Revered Speaker, and are typically drawn from the Esteemed Roll - a list of selkies valorized by the Elders for their great deeds and careers.

Type

Civic, Political

Form of Address

His lordship,

Reports directly to

Grand Elder

Related Locations

• Khilaian Isles
• Kilamehal

Related Organizations

• Hanahai
• Selkie Circle of Elders