"Each
mediator has a cape and a seal."
other
citizens from unknowingly
This
exempts mediators from certain tasks and levies, a mark of respect for their
calling and their service. It also serves as a warning.
a
situation they might find negative.
confronting
a mediator in
clearly
identifying a citizen as a mediator.
comm
manager,
Such
markings increase the civic flow of social and economic interactions by creating
trust and consistency of means in citizen transactions in all areas of interest."
"Capes
have been described as cantankerous, ornery, vehement, exasperating.
They
are impatient, vital, exceedingly quick.
They
must be protected from planetary and civic hazards.
Mediators
are a civic treasure.
And
though it is shameful to acknowledge
they
must at times be shielded from other citizens
rage,
or grief, may lose awareness
of
the stature and special nature of mediators."
"In
most cases the acquisition of a cape is not an easy process for a training
mediator.
Yet
one cannot receive full status without acquiring a cape.
It
has ever been assumed that the knowledge and assessments of capes
concerning
prospective mediators
Ultimately,
if no cape will take a citizen as its mediator it is accepted that that
citizen has not mastered
though it may be hidden to all except the capes."
are
flawless and inviolable.
who
under the thrall of extreme greed,
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Rhiq, mediator, 37th generation
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Xilahn, mediator, 29th generation
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