Keeper of the bukshah

The keeper of the bukshah is the sole person in the collage of Rin taskes with tending to the bukshah that live in the Rin valley. The title designates one as a bukshah herder. The keeper of the bukshah makes sure that the animals stay together and are safe all year round no matter the season, they aid the bukahah when they give birth and they are also responsible for helping them climb the Mountain every winter on their annual way pilgrimage to the cave of Mountain Heart where they feed on the grey fungus of sealing ice creeper nest under the cave.

The role as keeper of the bukshah has traditionally been given to more timid and seemingly weaker people of Rin, as it has always been viewed as easier work than the hard kabour the stronger people are given, whom the village also seemingly value more highly.

The current keeper of the bukshah is Rowan. Often the keepers of the bukahah are addressed and referred to with an "of the Bukahah" line added at the back of their names. As such, Rowan is sometimes called "Rowan of the Bukshah."

Known keepers of the bukahah

 * Rowan, current keeper of the bukahah
 * Minna, the keeper of the bukahah before Rowan. Lost her life in the old mineshaft during a stormy night while searching for a lost bukshah calf.
 * Evan, the keeper of the bukshah 300 years ago, during the time when the people of Rin were taken as slaves by the Zebak and had their minds wiped. This was also when the people of Rin lived in the Valley of Gold. Lost his life in Mountain Heart alongside his friends Fliss of the Silks and Bron after getting trapped there during the first Cold Time.