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Galactic Codex
Your one stop official guide to the universe.
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Contents
Council Races
=== Asari ===
The Asari were the first species to discover the Citadel. When the Salarians arrived, it was the Asari who
proposed the establishment of the Citadel Council to maintain peace throughout the galaxy. Since then,
the Asari have served as the mediators and centrists of the Council.
An all-female race, the Asari reproduce through a form of parthenogenesis. They can attune their
nervous system to that of another individual of any gender, and of any species, to reproduce. This
capability has led to unseemly and inaccurate rumors about Asari promiscuity.
Asari can live for over 1,000 years, passing through three stages of life. In the Maiden stage, they
wander restlessly, seeking new knowledge and experience. When the Matron stage begins, they "meld"
with interesting partners to produce their offspring. This ends when they reach the Matriarch stage,
where they assume the roles of leaders and councilors.
=== Salarians ===
The second species to join the Citadel, the Salarians are warm-blooded amphibians with a hyperactive
metabolism. Salarians think fast, talk fast, and move fast. To Salarians, other species seem sluggish and
dull-witted. Unfortunately, their metabolic speed leaves them with a relatively short life span; Salarians
over the age of 40 are a rarity.
The Salarians were responsible for advancing the development of the primitive Krogan species to use as
soldiers during the Rachni Wars. They were also behind the creation of the genophage bioweapon the
Turians used to quell the Krogan Rebellions several centuries later.
Salarians are known for their observational capability and non-linear thinking. This manifests as an
aptitude for research and espionage. They are constantly experimenting and inventing, and it is
generally accepted that they always know more than they're letting on.
=== Turians ===
Roughly 1,200 years ago, the Turians were invited to join the Citadel Council to fulfill the role of galactic
peacekeepers. The Turians have the largest fleet in Citadel space, and they make up the single largest
portion of the Council's military forces.
As their territory and influence has spread, the Turians have come to rely on the Salarians for military
intelligence and the Asari for diplomacy. Despite a somewhat colonial attitude towards the rest of the
galaxy, the ruling Hierarchy understands they would lose more than they would gain if the other two
races were ever removed.
Turians come from an autocratic society that values discipline and possesses a strong sense of personal
and collective honor. There is lingering animosity between Turians and humans over the First Contact
War of 2157, which is known as the "Relay 314 Incident" to the Turians. Officially, however, the two
species are allies and they enjoy civil, if cool, diplomatic relations.
Extinct Races
=== Protheans ===
Fifty thousand years ago, the Protheans were the only space faring species in the galaxy. They vanished
in a swift "galactic extinction". Only the legacy of their empire remains. They are believed to have built
the mass relays and the Citadel, which have allowed numerous species to explore and expand
throughout the galaxy.
Prothean ruins are found on worlds across the galaxy. While surprisingly intact for their age, functioning
examples of Prothean paleotechnology are rare. Time and generations of looters have picked their dead
cities and derelict stations clean.
Some believe the Protheans meddled in the evolution of younger races. The hanar home world of Kahje,
for example, shows clear evidence of Prothean occupation. The presence of a former Prothean
observation post on Mars has caused a rebirth of "interventionary evolutionists" among humans. These
individuals believe the god-myths of ancient civilizations are misremembered encounters with aliens.
=== Rachni ===
Though now extinct, the Rachni once threatened every species in Citadel space. Over 2,000 years ago,
explorers foolishly opened a mass relay to a previously-unknown system and encountered something
never seen before or since: a species of space faring insects guided by a hive-mind intelligence.

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