One leader held together four major guilds that held together the people of maple, branched into numerous sections.
This leader, called a Kanest, has never been replaced. He is rumored to have been the first leader to rule these factions and is immortal.
Below the Kanest are a group of smaller rulers, named Khana There were four in total, replaced every century or if Death took them. They ruled the leaders of the branches, called Autha.