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This article is about the in-game term. For the real-life administrator and author, i.e. the real life person who has written and runs MazeWorld, see Tempest.

An Administrator (also referred to as an Admin) is the common name given to the supernatural and deity-like being that rules and administrates MazeWorld. The only known administrator is Hebizuka Jinkou, making her the effective overseer of the Mazes in their entirety.

Origins and abilities

An immortal and immaterial concentration of sentient energy, referred to as the Entity, forms what is essentially the Admin's "soul". The Entity has the power to inhabit one or many "shells", which is nothing more than a host body. While this body they inhabit needs not to be originally that of a living creature, the Entity prefers to inhabit the bodies of living creatures and seem to be attracted by beings of peculiar, unique character and personality. Creatures inhabited by the Entity are also known to have no need to eat, drink, sleep, or reproduce, though can choose to do so as they please and if they so wish. Any shell the Entity chooses to inhabit, automatically reaches the status of Administrator, as well as the above described traits (immortality, inediate, etc). The Entity does not overtake or alter their shells' personality, but does ensure they are aware and conscious of their newfound capabilities.

The Admin's immense power and near complete control of MazeWorld is explained by the fact the Entity inhabiting them has created the entire realm, and maintains its existence as long as the Entity can inhabit a shell - in order for the realm to remain stable and keep its coherence, the source of this realm must also preserve its stability and coherence. It is unknown why or how MazeWorld was created at all, and Hebizuka herself has never given any insight or explanation, despite there being no evidence that any beings have been inhabited by the Entity before her.

The Entity, when threatened by a being sufficiently strong to challenge its shells directly, seems to "disable" those shells' immortality (though they remain extremely resistant to damage); it seems capable of recognizing worthy potential challengers and will encourage the current Admin to fight whomever is contending to "succeed" to them. As such, the Entity seems to have a mind on its own in the sense that it will choose, as its new shells, the bodies of whoever defeated the current one. Depending on the situation, the Entity can simply inhabit the new bodies and also remain in the current ones' (addition process), or leave altogether the old ones and elevate the new ones to Admin status (replacement process).

Should it fail to find at least one new suitable shell, the Entity's stability will be compromised, and it will lose its coherence and eventually collapse. This threatens the entire realm, which can be potentially completely erased from existence (termination process) as a result. It must be noted that there are no limits on how many beings the Entity can inhabit at once - while it needs at least one to sustain itself, it can inhabit as many as required, it would simply mean all of the resulting Admins would need to cooperate to manage the Mazes together.

Identity and purpose

Currently there is only one Administrator: Hebizuka Jinkou.

Hebizuka Jinkou

Hebizuka Jinkou redirects here.

Form: Youkai female (species: nure-onna)

Hebizuka Jinkou, sometimes referred to as "Lady Hebizuka" by members of the personnel, and informally but very occasionally as "Hebi", is currently the only Administrator.

Being the only Admin, she performs various tasks as the Administrator of the Mazes; primarily as an overseer, watching over the Mazes, its inhabitants and creatures, and their whereabouts. She also serves as the direct superior to the top positions in the Mazes, and may occasionally give direct orders to the personnel if there needs to be something done that doesn't require direct Admin intervention. Typically however, Hebizuka contents herself with simply watching the Mazes rather than intervene directly, finding the world to be, in her words, "much more interesting when it achieves things on its own rather than being manipulated to do so".

Among Hebizuka's more occasional roles are those of population control in the direct sense; she can decide which creatures can become part of the Mazes' bestiary, adding and removing creatures at her leisure. She can also create, assign, and delete positions within the Personnel, keep track of the population meters for each species, and directly influence what technology level the Mazes' inhabitants are able to work with and live off of. The Mazes have gone through several configurations and several combinations of species, societal systems and technology levels.

In a general sense, the powers of an Administrator are theoretically limitless; the only restrictions seem to be self-imposed,out of a personal desire to simply watch the Mazes and its inhabitants come and go with the tools and technology they have available, and out of interest, if not fascination in the many ongoing conflicts between each of the various creatures and Factions living in the world that she oversees, and feeling that she has no right to intervene and that these conflicts should be resolved on their own, without any intervention on her part.

In theory, if another person were to be elevated to the status of Administrator, depending on if Hebizuka would still be there or not, it is likely that the way the world is managed would be affected in turn. And it would also seem that Hebizuka herself isn't opposed to the idea of someone else running the show, as long as whoever comes to rise to her status is sufficiently worthy. Enter the Contestant...

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-'''''Must not be confused with the [[Tempest|real-life Game Master]], who runs the game.<br/> You may also be looking for:''''' [[Hebizuka Jinkou (encounter)]]<br/>
+'''''This article is about the in-game term. For the real-life administrator and author, i.e. the real life person who has written and runs MazeWorld, see [[Tempest]].'''''
-A '''Game Master''', in-universe (Also referred to as a '''GM''') is the common name given to supernatural and deity-like beings that rules and administrates [[Mazeworld]].
+An '''Administrator''' (also referred to as an '''Admin''') is the common name given to the supernatural and deity-like being that rules and administrates [[MazeWorld]]. The only known administrator is [[Hebizuka Jinkou]], making her the effective overseer of the Mazes in their entirety.
-=== Naming ===
+=== Origins and abilities ===
-The name "'''Game Master'''" is colloquial, and is part of their intention to give the [[contestant]] the reinforced sentiment that he/she evolves in a realm that is considered and managed just like a game where they are the gods (or simply 'play god'). In reality, the actual designation given to those beings is "GM", with no official or actual meaning as to what these letters mean. Several names have been proposed in the past:
-* '''Grand Master''', referring to their status as grand masters of the Mazes and [[the Interloper]] in general. This term is still somewhat used by local inhabitants.
-* '''God Master''', a less-used and archaic term, when the GMs were revealed to be above gods themselves, and in particular, the [[Cardinal Gods]].
-The term "Game Master" is perceived by the Mazes' inhabitants as how the realm is their creation, their 'game', so to speak, and as their creator and overseers, they are the realm's master.
+An immortal and immaterial concentration of sentient energy, referred to as the '''Entity''', forms what is essentially the Admin's "soul". The Entity has the power to inhabit one or many "shells", which is nothing more than a host body. While this body they inhabit needs not to be originally that of a living creature, the Entity prefers to inhabit the bodies of living creatures and seem to be attracted by beings of peculiar, unique character and personality. Creatures inhabited by the Entity are also known to have no need to eat, drink, sleep, or reproduce, though can choose to do so as they please and if they so wish. '''Any shell the Entity chooses to inhabit, automatically reaches the status of Administrator''', as well as the above described traits (immortality, inediate, etc). The Entity does not overtake or alter their shells' personality, but does ensure they are aware and conscious of their newfound capabilities.
-=== Origins and abilities ===
+The Admin's immense power and near complete control of MazeWorld is explained by the fact the Entity inhabiting them has created the entire realm, and maintains its existence as long as the Entity can inhabit a shell - in order for the realm to remain stable and keep its coherence, the source of this realm must also preserve its stability and coherence. It is unknown why or how MazeWorld was created at all, and Hebizuka herself has never given any insight or explanation, despite there being no evidence that any beings have been inhabited by the Entity before her.
+The Entity, when [[Endgame|threatened by a being sufficiently strong]] to challenge its shells directly, seems to "disable" those shells' immortality (though they remain extremely resistant to damage); it seems capable of recognizing worthy potential challengers and will encourage the current Admin to fight whomever is contending to "succeed" to them. As such, the Entity seems to have a mind on its own in the sense that it will choose, as its new shells, the bodies of whoever defeated the current one. Depending on the situation, the Entity can simply inhabit the new bodies and also remain in the current ones' ('''addition process'''), or leave altogether the old ones and elevate the new ones to Admin status ('''replacement process''').
-An immortal and immaterial concentration of sentient energy, referred to as the '''Entity''', forms what is essentially the GMs' "soul". The Entity has the power to inhabit one or many "shells", which is nothing more than a host body. While this body they inhabit needs not to be originally that of a living creature, the Entity prefers to inhabit the bodies of living creatures and seem to be attracted by beings of peculiar, unique character and personality. They are also known to have no need to eat, drink, sleep, or reproduce, though can choose to do so as they please and if they so wish. '''Any shell the Entity chooses to inhabit, automatically reaches the status of Game Master''', as well as the above described traits (immortality, inediate, etc). The Entity does not overtake or alter their shells' personality, but does ensure they are self-aware and conscious of their newfound capabilities.
+Should it fail to find at least one new suitable shell, the Entity's stability will be compromised, and it will lose its coherence and eventually collapse. This threatens the entire realm, which can be potentially completely erased from existence ('''termination process''') as a result. It must be noted that there are no limits on how many beings the Entity can inhabit at once - while it needs at least one to sustain itself, it can inhabit as many as required, it would simply mean all of the resulting Admins would need to cooperate to manage the Mazes together.
-The GMs' immense power and near complete control of Mazeworld is explained by the fact the Entity inhabiting them has created the entire realm, and maintains its existence as long as the Entity can inhabit a shell - in order for the realm to remain stable and keep its coherence, the source of this realm must also preserve its stability and coherence. It is unknown why or how Mazeworld was created at all, and the GMs themselves have never given any insight or explanation, despite there being no evidence that any beings have been inhabited by the Entity before themselves.
+=== Identity and purpose ===
+Currently there is only one Administrator: Hebizuka Jinkou.
-The Entity, when [[Endgame|threatened by a being sufficiently strong to challenge its shells]] (the GMs), seems to "disable" those shells' immortality (though they remain extremely resistant to damage); it seems capable of recognizing worthy potential challengers and will encourage the current GMs to fight whomever is contending to "succeed" to them. As such, the Entity seems to have a mind on its own in the sense that it will choose, as its new shells, the bodies of whoever defeated the current ones. Depending on the situation, the Entity can simply inhabit the new bodies and also remain in the current ones' ('''addition process'''), or leave altogether the old ones and elevate the new ones to the GM status ('''replacement process''').
+==== Hebizuka Jinkou ====
-Should it fail to find new and suitable shells, the Entity's stability will be compromised, and it will lose its coherence - no stable host body, no stability on its own. This threatens the entire realm, which can be potentially completely erased from existence ('''termination process''') as a result. It must be noted that there are limits on how many beings the Entity can inhabit at once - it cannot inhabit less than two shells, or else it wouldn't be able to remain stable enough ; even if the Entity can find one suitable shell, if there is only one, the realm will still slowly sink into non-existence. There is no known upper limit, however.
+''[[Hebizuka Jinkou]] redirects here.''
-The term "Game Master", among certain other terms referring to beings in the Mazes, references the way the GMs view themselves as, as well as the job and tasks associated to this status.
+* Form: Youkai female (species: nure-onna)
-=== Identity of the Game Masters ===
+Hebizuka Jinkou, sometimes referred to as "Lady Hebizuka" by members of the personnel, and informally but very occasionally as "Hebi", is currently the only Administrator.
-There are three Game Masters in Mazeworld. Despite the fact they are their own kind of being, the GMs take up recognizable appearances for their own convenience. They have separate given names, but they prefer being called &quot;Game Master&quot; or &quot;GM&quot;.
-The first takes the appearance of a human male. His name is '''Sergey Kovrov''', and his job is to watch over the contestants and track their performance and statistics. He also is in charge of supervising and starting research and audit concerning the contestants, and is the one who performs [[Soul interception]] on those who are to become contestants. In addition, he supervises the Proving Grounds, an unseen area of the Mazes where all new things proposed by Elias (see below) are tested.
+Being the only Admin, she performs various tasks as the Administrator of the Mazes; primarily as an overseer, watching over the Mazes, its inhabitants and creatures, and their whereabouts. She also serves as the direct superior to the top positions in the Mazes, and may occasionally give direct orders to the personnel if there needs to be something done that doesn't require direct Admin intervention. Typically however, Hebizuka contents herself with simply watching the Mazes rather than intervene directly, finding the world to be, in her words, "much more interesting when it achieves things on its own rather than being manipulated to do so".
-The second takes the appearance of a youkai female. Her name is '''Hebizuka Jinkou''', and she is the GM charged of randomness, room generation, and so on. She is the one most often heard and seen. She is sometimes referred to as '''Lady Hebizuka''', or "The '''RNG'''", a double entendre on &quot;Random Number Generator&quot; - which is her main modus operandi, so to speak - and on &quot;Random Number God&quot;, which is basically what she represents, on a meta point of view.
+Among Hebizuka's more occasional roles are those of population control in the direct sense; she can decide which creatures can become part of the Mazes' bestiary, adding and removing creatures at her leisure. She can also create, assign, and delete positions within the Personnel, keep track of the population meters for each species, and directly influence what technology level the Mazes' inhabitants are able to work with and live off of. The Mazes have gone through several configurations and several combinations of species, societal systems and technology levels.
-The third takes the appearance of a genderless cyborg, although referred to as male. His name is '''Elias Keiban''', and is the GM in charge of overseeing and managing the Maze Personnel, the creatures, the inventory, and in general everything found in the rooms, living or not. He is the one who brings up ideas of new items, creatures, and other things to add to Mazeworld, and keeps records, databases, and other various banks of information about those already existing.
+In a general sense, the powers of an Administrator are theoretically limitless; the only restrictions seem to be self-imposed,out of a personal desire to simply watch the Mazes and its inhabitants come and go with the tools and technology they have available, and out of interest, if not fascination in the many ongoing conflicts between each of the various creatures and [[Factions]] living in the world that she oversees, and feeling that she has no right to intervene and that these conflicts should be resolved on their own, without any intervention on her part.
-=== Notable quotes ===
+In theory, if another person were to be elevated to the status of Administrator, depending on if Hebizuka would still be there or not, it is likely that the way the world is managed would be affected in turn. And it would also seem that Hebizuka herself [[Endgame|isn't opposed to the idea of someone else running the show]], as long as whoever comes to rise to her status is sufficiently worthy. Enter the [[Contestant]]...
-*"It is a very elaborate, intricate and complex game to run a realm such as this one. But in the end of ends, for us it will always be a game, as there is no other viable approach." - Hebizuka Jinkou
 == See also ==
 *[[Characters]]
-*[[Mazeworld]]
+*[[MazeWorld]]
 *[[Startgame]]
 *[[Endgame]]