Mediators

For a list of all mediators, see this page.

Mediators are well-respected members of their Clan whose job is to "cure" disagreements. Once a role held only by cats in SkyClan, now all five Clans of the lake have accepted the role of mediator and made the role into a staple of Clan life.

Unlike warriors, messengers and medicine cats, mediators are not trained for the job from the age of six moons by a mentor; when the time comes for a new mediator to be appointed, a well-respected warrior is offered the position by their leader, and a new mediator is 'mentored' by the other Clans' mediators, spending some time with each of them to learn how best to defuse arguments.

Although a mediator's primary role is to settle disputes between Clanmates, they still hunt and fight like any other cat, and can even be promoted to the role of deputy should there be another suitable candidate for mediator in the Clan. When cats from different Clans squabble, a mediator from a different Clan is usually the one to step in as an impartial judge.