Mediator

A mediator is someone who ‘mediates’ a duel between several people. They are non-combatants, and must be unaffiliated with either side.

A dead character can still mediate a duel.

Most duels are moderated via out-of-character comments.

## History

After the Duel of Ages, it was generally agreed that some sort of rules for warfare needed to be formed. Nohadon first outlined some rules on April 9, 2018; this was developed into what they are today.[1] (See Combat.) The Mediator Guild was formed by MacThorstenson on April 13, as a congregation of mediators.[2] However, the guild has been inactive for some time, and one does not have to be a member of the guild in order to mediate a duel.

MacThorstenson also took up the role as Unbiased One in creating the guild, and claimed to be unbiased in all things. However, following his leak of private Ghostblood information, he dropped the role.

Mediators volunteer for the job or are asked by the combatants for assistance before the duel commences. In Era 1, six individuals mediated duels:

* Archer
* Blazenella
* Bitbitio
* Kidpen
* Lord Meeker
* Nohadon

## Rules

The rules of duels are non-standard. Usually, the mediator
dictates them, in consultation with the combatants as to how they want the
event to run. At the start of the duel, they often publish a Rules Post that
includes:

* Indication of who the mediator is (typically via self-declaration).

* A decree that any interference or assistance by any outside parties will not be tolerated.

* A summarized biography of the combatant characters.

* A restriction on the maximum amount of damage that can be dealt in a single round.

* An assertion that each character’s resources (such as bullets and stored feruchemical attributes) are limited to a reasonable amount.

* A request for spectators to make their comments in a different colour than black to avoid confusion. An overview of how the combat will run. Here an example of that from a duel mediated by Archer, between Itiah and Nohadon’s characters:

> Each combatant begins with 100HP. The first person to have zero, or less than zero HP, loses. If you choose to forfeit, put it in a quote box. Everything said outside of a quote box will be considered suspect.
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> When you attack, try to only say the attack and its intended effect. (eg. DO say: I stab at his leg to cut it off. DO NOT SAY eg. I stab his leg and cut it off.) The defendant should respond with the effect. I’m here to make sure that it is fair. If it is too little, I’ll step in and add some damage.
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> If you have any attacks or defenses that require preparation in advance, tell me in a spoiler box so I know your response is reasonable.
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> After every attack and response, I’ll tabulate the damage. (I’m going to try to keep to this posting order)
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> Eg. Nohadon attacks.
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> Itiah defends, attacks.
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> Archer lists the damage of Nohadon’s attack.
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> Nohadon defends, attacks by cutting off Itiah’s leg.
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> Archer lists the damage of Itiah's attack in the form of negative HP, then comments that Nohadon would be unable to cut of Itiah's leg fully, so he changes the attack to a deep cut.
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Duels often end with the mediator intervening in-character to declare a winner and heal both combatants.

## References

Misc. References

1. Rules of Warfare
2. The Mediators

List of Mediated Duels

1. ↑ https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/78378-challenge-of-champions-2v2-ambrosiaatticus-vs-maxmara/
2. ↑ https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/70093-coc-devaan-vs-rashan/
3. ↑ https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/68773-duel-kidpen-vs-blazenella/?page=4
4. ↑ https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/68547-challenge-of-champions-mraize-vs-kidpen/
5. ↑ https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/68801-challenge-of-champions-rashan-v-cuthbert/
6. ↑ https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/70356-coc-naermen-vs-soul/
7. ↑ https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/69058-coc-devaan-vs-kain/
8. ↑ https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/68598-aov-drako-v-rhazien/
9. ↑ https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/68631-challenge-of-champions-riathor-v-neian/?page=4
10. ↑ https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/70171-coc-tevarah-vs-nalizar/
11. ↑ https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/70093-coc-devaan-vs-rashan/?do=findComment&comment=715586