Arbiter

"Warp fields stabilized."

- Arbiter pilot^(src)

Arbiter
Historical
Earliest sighting	2500
Latest sighting	2506
Physical
Race	Protoss
Type	Psionic warship
Propulsion	2 engines
Length	Approx. 146 meters
Height	Approx. 67 meters
Armaments	Phase disruptor cannon (Great War) Warpspace cannon (End War)
Political
Role	Judicator sanctum Psionic warfare support
Personnel
Crew	1 (pilot) Various passengers (optional)

The Arbiter is a protoss warship specializing in providing psychic support.

Overview

"You'd be surprised how long a few seconds can be when you can't move."

- A Dominion marine in regards to the arbiter's stasis abilities^(src)

An arbiter in Aiur's orbit

Lumbering but durable support vessels,arbiters are piloted by members of the Judicator Caste, and are infused with psionic energy. The Judicator uses the arbiter as a base to provide support using space-time manipulation. While capable of inflicting light damage. the arbiter is far more valued for its ability to create dynamic tactical advantages for the Great Fleet.

An arbiter during the Great War

The Judicator can generate a large reality-warping field that serves to conceal nearby friendly units. The arbiter had to remain firmly anchored in space-time to generate the field and so is not concealed itself. Furthermore, arbiters can weaken space-time, tearing rifts in the fabric of space-time, creating a vortex linking another location to the arbiter's location. This can be used to move personnel and supplies over long distances. On the other hand, arbiters can also strengthen space-time and create discrete pockets of space-time, trapping objects and preventing those objects from interacting with objects outside of their pockets.

Arbiters are capable of transporting forces within their holds, including dragoons.

History

"The legendary arbiter vessels have been reconstructed due to our great need. They can be deployed at your discretion."

- Preserver Rohana^(src)

An arbiter during the End War

Prior to the Great War, arbiters were crewed exclusively by Judicators, unlike other warships that were manned predominantly by Templar. The arbiter often accompanied protoss war fleets into battle.

After the Judicator Caste was eliminated from the protoss power structure, the arbiter quickly fell into disuse. When the protoss fled Aiur to Shakuras, the technology for arbiters was lost along with Aiur. During the End War however, the Daelaam recovered the Spear of Adun from Aiur. The construction details for building the arbiters were still in the ship's databanks, and they were redeployed to serve in the End War, albeit with warpspace cannons replacing the previously used phase disruptor cannons.

Game Unit

StarCraft

For StarCraft gameplay information see: Arbiter (StarCraft).

For StarCraft in-game quotations see: StarCraft Arbiter Quotations.

StarCraft II

For StarCraft II gameplay information see: Arbiter (StarCraft II).

For StarCraft II in-game quotations see: StarCraft II Arbiter Quotations.

Known Arbiters

An arbiter

• Danimoth
• Escort Leader
• Serenity

Variants

• Cybros arbiter
• High Arbiter
• Paganite

Known Arbiter Commanders

• Executor Koronis
• Judicator Amdor
• Judicator Assmael
• Judicator Syndrea
• Talandar (through temporary consciousness transfer)

Trivia

An arbiter (or arbitrator) is an individual whose decision the parties to a dispute agree to be bound in arbitration. This could be said to be representative of the Judicator Caste.