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Skipping the how/why/etc, I have a daikyu that has earned the name
'Windcaller'. I'm familiar with kaze(風) for wind, but I'm a bit perplexed
about which verb invokes the best match for the intent of caller in this
context.

  * yobiyoseru(呼び寄せる) - to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
  * maneku(招く) - (1) to invite; to ask; (2) to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to; (3) to call in; to send for; to summon; (4) to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in
  * manekiyoseru(招き寄せる) - to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
  * izanau (誘う) - (いざなう is arch) to invite; to ask; to call (for); (2) to tempt; to lure; to induce; 

Or is there something better nuanced? Also not familiar with Japanese
grammatical structure on how one would turn whichever verb into a noun. Would
the construction be Kaze no [Caller], Kaze(caller) as one word, or some other
construction?

Doumo Arigatou gozaimasu for any help!
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nuances verbs
Appropriate word and kanji for 'caller'
First of all, one reasonable choice is just transliterate it and call it
**ウィンドコーラー**. After all, you want to call your bow "daikyu", not "big bow",
because it sounds better to your ears. Pretty much in the same way, if you
want a name that sounds cool to the ears of Japanese people, sometimes it's
best to leave it untranslated.

But if you do want to give a Japanese name to your bow, read on. The natural
and straightforward verb choice would be 呼ぶ ( _yobu_ , "to call").

  * 風を呼ぶ does sound like someone is calling wind, maybe using some magical power.
  * 風を呼び寄せる is fine, but unnecessarily lengthy for your purpose.
  * 風を招く／風を誘う would make sense as a literary expression, but they're not very common, and they may sound gentle/cute rather than powerful.
  * 風を[起こす](http://jisho.org/search/%E8%B5%B7%E3%81%93%E3%81%99) is a plain and common expression which means "cause wind". But it's easily done with a fan. Probably you need a more appealing word for your Windcaller :-)

One way to make a verb into a noun and simulate the English suffix `-er` is to
use the i-form (or _ren'yō-kei_ ) of the verb. (e.g. ピアノを弾く = to play the
piano; ピアノ弾き = piano player, pianist) This method does not work with all
verbs, but it works with 呼ぶ. Using this method, you'll get one possible
translation of Windcaller: **風呼び** ( _kaze yobi_ ). This seems to be actually
used in some games and manga (like
[this](https://gamy.jp/crystalia/dictionary/cards/3896) and
[this](http://games.gaym.jp/iPhone/towerrising/wiki/?%E9%A2%A8%E5%91%BC%E3%81%B3%E3%81%AE%E7%AC%9B)).
You can also say **風呼びの弓** ( _kaze yobi no yumi_ , windcalling bow).

Alternatively, you can use [relative
clause](http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/clause) and say **風を呼ぶ者**
( _kaze wo yobu mono_ , if the caller is a person/humanoid), **風を呼ぶ弓** ( _kaze
wo yobu yumi_ , if the caller is a bow), etc.
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+1 to @naruto for a great answer, but I'll also offer up [召喚]{しょう・かん} in place
of 呼び. 召喚 means "summon", and I've seen it in video games when referring to
summoners/summonees(?).

So you might name it something like `風召喚弓` (though not sure if the 風 would be
better as かぜ or ふう).
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I'd use something with 者{もの}, like 風{かぜ}を呼{よ}び寄{よ}せる者｛もの｝(He who calls forth
wind) or 風{かぜ}を操{あやつ}る者{もの} (He who controls wind).

Judging by the original English name, it looks very 中二病 to me, so I assume
these terms would fit well.

Or you can just call yourself 風{かぜ}の妖精{ようせい} (wind fairy)!
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