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An agent of Mediation.
Mediators are drawn from across the Sophic
League, from
all races,
clades, and S-levels. They
are tasked
with carrying out the mandate of Mediation, traveling across the League
to
mediate arguments and disputes within and between S-levels, enforce the
laws
(often by dealing with the conditions that lead to the breaking of laws
in the
first place), and representing Sophic interests among the other empires
and
polities of the Terragen
Sphere.
Mediators are chosen from among a
large pool of applicants
that seek to join Mediation each year.
Each applicant is examined directly by a seraiph of the
Divine
Sophia/us, and each new Mediator is chosen based on its decision. Once chosen, each
Mediator-in-Training
undergoes a combination of intensive virtual and direct neural training
and
massive augmentation
over a period of several months.
When completed, each Mediator has been
transformed into an optimized member of their particular species, with
transavant
augmentations into the next S-level above their own in the
areas of
psychology (individual and group), group dynamics, memetics, debate,
and
counselling.
Mediators perform a minimum term of
service of 500 years
although most serve for far longer, generally for periods measured in
millennia
if not for life. During
this time they
hold a specific rank depending on the S-level that their transavant
augmentations extend into. Thus
a
Mediator First is a modosophont intelligence with transavant spikes
into the
first toposophic, a Mediator Second is an S1 transapient with spikes
into the
second toposophic and so on. Mediators
carry out specific duties in accordance with their rank and work with
sophonts
and issues of a type and complexity best fitted to their rank. If a situation develops
that requires
intervention by a higher toposophic, a Mediator of the requisite rank
is called
in and either takes over the operation or advises the Mediator already
in
charge on the best course of action.
Occasionally a Mediator will ascend
to a higher S-level
while in service. When
this occurs, the
Mediator may choose to leave Mediation or continue their term of
service. When they
choose the latter, the Mediator is
again examined by a seraiph of the Sophic archai.
If deemed fit to continue as a Mediator, they
will undergo additional training commensurate with their new
toposophic, be
augmented to the next higher level of transavant ability, and continue
their
service until the end of their term or they choose to leave Mediation.
At any given time, there are perhaps 10 billion Mediators operating within the Sophic League and representing it in other areas.
