• The title of “Speaker” refers to the highly 
    important role Speakers have when it comes to 
    Terminal operations. They “speak” for their Terminal. 
    Their word is the word of their Terminal, for their 
    fates are made intimately intertwined.



    The duties of a Speaker are to manage every level 
    of a Terminal’s operations for the benefit of our 
    ultimate purpose of opening the Gate. Their 
    decisions effect everything within their Terminal. 
    Without their approval, nothing will be done. 

    In this way, a Speaker can be thought of as the 
    physical manifestation of a Terminal’s will. 



    Because of their directing role, and their supreme 
    permissions to enact changes within a given Terminal, 
    there is a limit of a single Speaker per Terminal. 
    This was not always the case, but it was made 
    apparent very early on that a restriction was 
    necessary for Terminal survivability.

    Tests where a Terminal was given several of these 
    “Speakers” always resulted in reduced Terminal 
    effectiveness, and, sometimes, a bloody internal 
    conflict. And, because the Speakers were not allowed 
    to truly die, the conflict went on until the test 
    was forcefully ended by use of overwhelming and 
    questionable force.

    Regrettably, Terminals which experienced these 
    internal conflicts did not survive this 
    “Speaker termination” process.



    Clearly, Speakers are an integral part of any 
    Terminal. A Terminal’s heart may fall into ruin, 
    or be completely destroyed by CoS, but it will not 
    destroy the Terminal itself to lose that. Having 
    the vital organs of at Terminal be damaged or 
    destroyed in this manner is no minor matter, but 
    a Terminal should be able to recover, given 
    enough assistance and time to heal itself.



    However, a Terminal cannot survive without its 
    Speaker. This is why, effectively, Speakers are made 
    “immortal”. Before a Speaker is destroyed, there is 
    always an exact copy awaiting revival at a safe 
    location within their Terminal. Many resources are 
    used to maintain a Speaker’s integrity so that it 
    may remain in direct control of a Terminal’s 
    processes despite any “death” events. Still, it is 
    important not to waste resources on constantly 
    reviving a Speaker before its death and giving 
    command over to its copy.



    This is the reason why it is forbidden to harm a 
    Speaker directly. (Under normal circumstances.) 
    Doing so can, if circumstances are poor, allow 
    for the momentary disruption of a Terminal. This 
    could disrupt Terminals nearby the Speaker-disrupted 
    Terminal, as they will be forced to maintain systems 
    that would otherwise be managed by the Speaker of 
    that given Terminal.

    However, there are fail-safes in place in case a 
    Speaker is damaged enough that it cannot carry out 
    its functions, yet has not reached the point of 
    “death”, (however temporary that may be). The Terminal 
    in question will broadcast distress signals to other 
    Terminals, and await assistance from another Speaker. 
    For only they have the authorization to finalize a 
    request from a Terminal to reset their Speaker to 
    normalcy. (If the Speaker in question cannot 
    finalize that request on its own on account of its 
    deep and lasting damages.)



    Speakers do not usually move from their posts, 
    opting instead to project their influence through 
    other means. This does not mean that Speakers are 
    incapable of movement. Still, why “move” when a 
    Speaker’s given Terminal is merely an extension of 
    their own body? They see everything the Terminal 
    does. Everything it feels, they feel in turn.

    Moving their “body” is usually an indicator of 
    impending doom within their given Terminal. In 85% 
    of cases where a Speaker moves their physical body 
    a large distance in a short period of time, their 
    Terminal is annihilated within 2-3 cycles.



    It is possible for Speakers to extend their 
    influence into Terminals that are not their own. 
    However, this is usually only to offer assistance 
    or to investigate an unknown located beyond their 
    domain. With either case, the circumstances must 
    be extremely serious.

    If you encounter a Speaker beyond its given Terminal, 
    something is very wrong, so exercise caution.