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Asari Commandos

**Asari Commandos**, sometimes known as **Asari Huntresses**, are powerful asari biotics who form the elite of the asari military. Often in the maiden stages of their lives, they usually fight in small groups using guerrilla tactics.

## Description

Some asari commandos were among the first to be chosen as Spectres. They may serve as bodyguards to prominent asari, such as Matriarch Benezia. Commandos also carry out mercenary work.

Commandos dress in distinctive brown uniforms and are considered amongst the finest individual warriors in the galaxy, comparable to Krogan Battlemasters. As a popular turian saying puts it, "The asari are the finest warriors in the galaxy. Fortunately, there are not many of them."

### Recruitment

Asari are recruited into the commando units through one of two ways: The recommendation by their superior officers during basic militia service, or the recommendation of a matriarch or member of the commandos themselves. After the recommendation process the recruit is observed for several months by an assigned commando, then sent to a training school based upon their own natural abilities, with no other factors are taken into consideration.

### Training Schools

After being recommended and observed, the candidates are sent to different schools depending upon their areas of specialty in combat. The schools include:

* Ansone Commando Fields
* Jassera Espionage School

* Sertya Longreach Academy - Located in and outside of the city of Armali on Thessia, the Sertya Longreach Academy is the school dedicated to those among the Commandos with a nack for long-range combat with sniper rifles. Graduates are commonly referred to as Armali Snipers. Volunteers from within the school are also allowed to receive cybernetic augmentations which allow themselves to utilize weapons with higher recoil than would be possible with normal physiology.

### Unit Assignment

Upon graduation from their different academies, newly-minted commandos are shipped off to different units across asari space. Typically made up of between 4 and 8 commandos, commando units offer the Asari Republics a wide amount of tactical leeway when undertaking special operations missions. While not as single-minded as the special tactics groups of other species, this adaptability coupled with the natural asari biotics make them a truly frightening force when unleashed.

## Base Combat Styles

Most Commandos undergo the same forms of martial training when being selected for their specific commando units. One such stance is known as Karita, however, it is not widely liked.

## Notable Commando Units

* Armali Snipers
* Asenn Vanguards
* Besiere's Watchers
* Serrice Guard
* Talein's Daughters
* Valkyries of Cealina
Anticorum System

**Location:** Milky Way / Nemean Abyss

The **Anticorum System** is a known but little-charted system within the dangerous Nemean Abyss, itself tucked away within the Terminus Systems. Made up of a rare white dwarf star, having ejected much of its volume, as well as four planets and an asteroid belt that orbit it, the system is scantly charted or visited due to its location.

## Planets

* Anticorum I
* Anticorum II
* Anticorum III
* Anticorum IV
Arvuna

**Location:** Milky Way / Caleston Rift / Aysur System / Dranen

**Arvuna** is a human colony founded in 2160 CE.

## Description

Arvuna, a moon of Dranen, is classified as a water world because oceans or ice cover 90% of its surface. Besides prodigious sea life, Arvuna is home to a host of venomous arthropodal pests in the tropical zone with metallic carapaces similar to those found on Palaven to resist radiation coming from Dranen's magnetosphere. There are several well-shielded human colonies on Arvuna, although they are alienated from the Council and politically insignificant to the Traverse and Terminus Systems.

## Wildlife

Arvuna has a vast range of diverse wildlife. Notably, it is home to deinorostrum, a carnivorous sea creature. Measuring up to 35 metres long, it is the fifth-largest predatory sea creature in the galaxy, only exceeded by the megalosteus family of creatures on Trident.
734 Kyrix System

## 724 Kyrix System

**Location:** Milky Way / Zhūquè's (朱雀) Nest

The **734 Kyrix System** is a densely packed stellar system including 8 planetary bodies orbiting a red dwarf star. First discovered by turian astronomer Wadira Norol in 734, the system has never been physically visited by anyone from the modern cycle as of 2182.

Should it be however, of note would be the large amount of water ice locked within the six outermost planets of the system and the apparent remains of civilization buried deep within the glaciers of 734 Kyrix IV. Also of note is the ashen-covered world of 734 Kyrix I, a clear example of destruction on a planet-wide scale.

## Planets

* Omi Deyaer
* 734 Kyrix II
* 734 Kyrix III
* 734 Kyrix IV
* 734 Kyrix V
* 734 Kyrix VI
* 734 Kyrix VII
* 734 Kyrix VIII
Bekenstein

**Location:** Milky Way / Serpent Nebula / Boltzmann System

**Bekenstein** is a human planet that serves as a commercial hub and major manufacturer in the fields of luxury/designer goods.

## History

First colonized in 2165, Bekenstein's founders had a decidedly less agrarian plan than Eden Prime. The mission of Bekenstein's first colony was to become Earth's off-planet manufacturing base, ingratiating humanity into galactic culture by producing needed goods. Meeting with mixed success for the first generation, Bekenstein then leapfrogged its competition by producing high-quality luxury goods that went straight to nearby markets via the Citadel. Today, Bekenstein is known as "the humans' Illium," a place where new-money tycoons flaunt their wealth and the have-nots are rarely spoken of.

## Terrain

The product of two massive island continents, Bekenstein's geography is largely the same worldwide. Vast mountain ranges covered in alien pine forests and massive snowcaps cover both landmasses, with most of the lowlands relegated to prairie-type vegetation native to the world. A few species of small native animals exist, though none larger than Earth rats. Plants thrive in the untreated soil, although strict laws prohibit the planting of offworld flora.

## Notable Locations

* **Milgrom**
	+ Milgrom, the capitol of Bekenstein, is a lavish city built upon the western coast of the eastern continent. Enjoying extreme wealth and name recognition in the upper echelons of galactic society, it is a popular visit location for those with the credits to spend.
* **Vessus**
Adas

**Location:** Milky Way / Perseus Veil / Tikkun System

**Adas** is marginally warmer than Rannoch despite being further from its sun. Volcanic activity spews methane into Adas's atmosphere, and this haze retains heat in a greenhouse effect. Historically, the quarians used the geth to mine the planet, and when the geth rebelled, the small quarian population on and around Adas was quickly overrun.
Blade Armor

**Blade Armor** is a modification for combat hardsuits most often seen utilized by batarian combatants. Sharp, razor-thin monomolecular blades are fashioned in strategic locations across the armor to be utilized as a deterrent from opponents attempting close-quarters combat and a bonus when attempting it themselves. Although the blades are quite devastating, they are also quite fragile.
Anjia'Ilus

**Anjia'Ilus vas Milazi**, also known as **Anjia'Ilus vas Milazi nar Anxo**, was a quarian smuggler born aboard the *Anxo* who later joined the crew of the *Milazi*. A freelance smuggler who ran goods to and from the Migrant Fleet, she spent much of her time in the galaxy at large, eventually marrying fellow smuggler Ren'Tirrel vas Milazi and bearing a child, Tassiana. Unfortunately, this childbirth would cost her life, as she died soon after the baby girl was born.
734 Kyrix VIII

**Location:** Milky Way / Zhūquè's (朱雀) Nest / 734 Kyrix System

 The furthest-flung ice world within its system which houses six, **734 Kyrix VIII** is yet another example of the 734 Kyrix System's propensity for barren, water-ice covered planets. No more notable than most of its frozen brethren, its distance from the star is perhaps the only notable feature.
734 Kyrix IV

**Location:** Milky Way / Zhūquè's (朱雀) Nest / 734 Kyrix System

By far the most interesting of the 734 Kyrix System's six outer ice worlds, **734 Kyrix IV** doesn't look like it from visual scans of the surface. Plains of dense, white ice cover the planet from pole to pole, encompassing the rocky core below in frigid compounds of chemistry. Millenia prior to the present, the Omi and the Zeioph knew the world as **Omi Dreia**.

## History

In the age of the Omi, prior to their discovery by and induction into the Neguwani Confederation, domed colonies were melted into the ice of 734 Kyrix IV, a world they knew as Omi Dreia.

Sustaining themselves off of the abundance of water in which they made their homes, the omi found a perfect home for biological research. The frigid temperatures allowed the scientifically-minded species unlimited sample-saving potential, while access to water was only limited by the amount of heat they could generate.

It was here that the first tests were run to force the evolutionary advancement of the omi, a process that would eventually lead to the creation of the zeioph centuries later.
Borr

**Location:** Milky Way / Exodus Cluster / Asgard System

**Borr** is a huge hydrogen-helium gas giant with over 90 moons. Its striking coloration is caused by the light of ionized hydrogen filtering through an upper cloud deck of sodium. The source of the ionization has not yet been confirmed, but Borr's mass (equal to six Jupiters) and high temperature suggest it may be a small "brown dwarf", a large gas giant that gained nearly enough mass to ignite into a small star.

Through Borr's deep gravity well makes mining operations difficult, it is the only gas giant in the system. The hydrogen needed for the local fuel cell industry, combined with the ever-present need for helium-3 fusion torch fuel, make it economical to mine.
Asha Seuronis

**Asha Seuronis** is an asari warrior and acolyte within the Order of Lucen. She is a mentee to ordinator Teyla Mendre, and the daughter of justicar Heruun Seuronis.

## Biography

Born to a pair of miners on the small colony of Agessia, Asha's life was forever set on a course from her third year. In 2021, her father was murdered by a fellow miner in an act of industrial sabotage. While the murderer was known, she managed to evade capture and flee to space. Unwilling to accept this as just, her mother, a former Commando, left the young woman in the care of a family friend and swore the oath of the Justicars, beginning her training that year.

Asha spent the vast majority of her years idolizing her mother, wishing for anything to be just like the brave, strong and just woman she heard about in stories. Unfortunately, her mother had different ideas. She demanded that her caretaker disallow her from joining the military or any other force-wielding occupation, insisting that the young woman remain a peaceful being.

In 2160, Asha was through with her mother's guidance from afar. She ran from the tutelage of her adopted parents and joined up with the Order of Lucen, an order she hoped would help her one day become a true Justicar.

## Armament

Asha carries with her an Aesyr V assault rifle and an M-3 Predator heavy pistol. Her biotics are honed to strong weapons and she has trained fiercely with her mentor in several forms of martial arts. Not to be outdone on a technical scale either, her omni-tool is equipped with the abilities Combat Drone and Overload.
2,051 - 2,100 CE

#### July

* **20th -** Armstrong Outpost at Shackleton Crater is formally founded as the first human settlement on Luna, on the 100th anniversary of the first lunar landing.

### 2070 CE

* Billionaire Victor Manswell, frustrated with the pace of official human space exploration, begins funding his own private spaceflight expedition.

### 2075 CE

* The Manswell Expedition successfully launches from Earth en route to the Alpha Centauri system with 300 colonists aboard in cryogenic stasis. Communications with the vessel are lost soon after.

### 2098

#### February

* **5th -** The Indian Union is formed with the signing of the Charter of Future.
Attican Alpha

Created by Rey

**Attican Alpha** is a cluster of stars and nebulous gasses within the Attican Traverse region of the Milky Way galaxy. Colonized exclusively by human interests as of 2182, the relatively unexplored cluster is considered a top prospect for expansion by the Systems Alliance.

## Systems

* Ggulu System
* Kintu System
* Nambi System
* Nsalo System
Bravo Company (2/904)

**Bravo Company (2/904)** is a designation for a sub-unit of Systems Alliance Marines stationed at Arcturus Station. It is made up of approximately 100 marines and is commanded by the 3rd Battalion, 904 Brigade of the 9th Fleet Division. Its marines are stationed aboard vessels within the Navy's Third Fleet.
Aaron Williams

**Aaron Williams** was a human soldier with the Systems Alliance Marine Corps. Son of famed general Douglas Williams and his wife Cecilia, he was held back in rank for his entire service career due to his father's legacy. With his wife Lisbeth, he had four daughters before succumbing to an *BEN Vermiguinus helilongus* infection in late 2179.

## Family

* Deborah Williams - *Grandmother*
* Alan Williams - *Grandfather*
* Cecilia Williams - *Mother*
* Douglas Williams - *Father*
* Lisbeth Williams *- Spouse*
* Abby Williams - *Daughter*
* Ashley Williams - *Daughter*
* Lynn Williams - *Daughter*
* Sarah Williams - *Daughter*
Clan Bensin

**Clan Bensin** is a salarian familial clan based within the city of Tembin on the colony world of Rannadril. One of the few clans to have moved their official home off the homeworld of Sur'Kesh, they are also one of the longest-serving clans within the Drinum Vada, the ten most influential clans of the Salarian Union.
Arthenn

The **Arthenn** flourished across multiple worlds in the Zelene System some 300,000 years before 2182. Their homeworld appears to have been Helyme, a dead planet where all complex life was wiped out in an unknown cataclysm. The third planet in the system, Epho, was mined or otherwise settled before these settlements were wiped out by kinetic impacts. The system's outer gas giant, Gaelon, was the location of a complex helium-3 mining infrastructure. Material debris suggests arthenni technology was equal to the current galactic state-of-the-art as of 2182.
Arca Monolith

The **Arca Monolith** was a piece of reaper tech left behind by the enigmatic machines for an unspecified purpose. In 2157, it came to the attention of turian general Desolas Arterius.

## History

First picked up by turian science teams who happened to be deployed with the fleets at Shanxi, the Arca Monolith was a secondary objective undertaken by Hierarchy General Desolas Arterius during the First Contact War.

In the search for the object, the general found himself imprisoned by human mercenaries Jack Harper, Eva Coré and Ben Hislop. The latter would eventually fall victim to the device in an unusual way, becoming cybernetically augmented through contact sessions and an indoctrination process.

Eventually, Desolas and his brother Saren brought the device back to Palaven in an attempt to pass on Ben's gift to the turian people as a whole. Saren, convinced in a final confrontation with Jack that his brother had come under the spell of the device, ordered an orbital strike to destroy the monolith and the temple it was being stored in, killing his brother and destroying the artifact in the process.
734 Kyrix III

## 735 Kyrix III

**Location:** Milky Way / Zhūquè's (朱雀) Nest / 734 Kyrix System

Ice encompasses the entire surface of **735 Kyrix III**, mined millennia ago for its abundance of water ice and other chemical compounds suspended in solid form. Large canyons have been created in the ice from collapsed mines deep below, the Omi and the Zeioph's final alterations on the abandoned world's surface.
Bastian Sepúlveda Espinoza

**Bastian Sepúlveda Espinoza‏‎** is a Systems Alliance Marine stationed aboard the *SSV Tumusla* as a part of the marine detachment known as Llama Squad.

## Biography

Bastian was born in Spain, the city of Bilbao, on Earth in 2158. Living a tough youth among the poor and desperate of the urban landscape, he saw fit to escape the hard life after his best friend was shot and killed in a san deal gone wrong. He enlisted with the Marine Corps at 18, turning 19 at the Recruit Training Depot in Macapá.

In 2179, he was promoted to PFC and stationed aboard the *SSV Tumusla*, joining Llama Squad.

## Personality

* Stoic
* Reserved
* Prone to Daydreaming
* Troubled

## Physical Description

Though lanky, Bastian has a wiry strength and a toned physique.

## Armament

Andres utilizes the Marine Corps' standard issue gear, including the Avenger assault rifle and Kessler heavy pistol. His omni-tool is equipped with the combat abilities Overload and Incinerate.

## Biology

He has received genetic enhancements including the Class-B Alliance Infantry Upgrade Package.
Charoum

**Location:** Milky Way / Far Rim / Dholen System

Once a starship refueling station for the quarians, **Charoum** has expanded under geth rule. Thousands of orbital platforms surround the planet and its many moons, refining helium into helium-3. A vast geth fleet comes and goes between Charoum and Haestrom, preventing all but the most stealthy of spy drones from discovering any information about it. Current estimates place the geth fleet numbers between 5,000 and 10,000 ships, with unknown levels of armament.
Achaz

The ***Achaz*** is a Louboulus-design freighter manufactured by asari starship design firm Aetherian in the early 1600s BCE. Sold for scrap to a krogan mercenary venture in 1902, it was eventually found as a hulking wreck by the Migrant Fleet and repaired to a liveable standard. In 1911, it joined the quarian flotilla proper, and has served as a part of the civilian fleet ever since.
Armor-Piercing Ammo

**Armor-Piercing Ammo** is a type of modified ammunition block that can be installed in a wide variety of personal weaponry. As a functionality, it provides a boost in damage against armored enemies, tearing through hardened ceramic, plate metal and other shielding solids more effectively than traditional ammunition. When installed in a modern weapon, the holographic heads-up display gives off a yellow glow.
Asenn Vanguards

> *"Remove thought. Remove impulse. Remove emotion. Hold to your Resolve."*
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The **Asenn Vanguards** are an asari commando unit based within the city of Asenn on Hyetiana. An old, historied unit, they have served in every major asari conflict from the Rachni Wars to the Attican Campaigns. Renowned for their durability and unit cohesion, they are seen as something of a 'tanky' unit, not only because of their penchant for strength training but because of their custom-designed armor, known as Dahtuli Armor. The Vanguards attend the Ansone Commando Fields before assignment here.

## History

The commando unit's motto is as follows:

*"Remove thought. Remove impulse. Remove emotion. Hold to your Resolve."*
Aroch Ward

**Aroch Ward**, sometimes referred to as **Shalta Ward** by newer species to the station,is a ward of the Citadel, housing millions of the station's citizens. It is considered the most diverse ward, housing at least small communities of each widely-known race of the known galaxy as of 2182. It neighbors Tayseri Ward and Zakera Ward.

## Locations

### Presidium Junction

The point of access to the Presidium from Aroch Ward.

* Chora's Den
* Dr. Michel's Clinic
* Flux
* Upper Aroch Markets

### Silversun Strip

Renowned across the station as a center for lavish parties in its many casinos, arcades, and restaurants, the Silversun Strip is a hub of social activity for the well to do aboard the Citadel.

* The Vermillion Isle

### Mid-Ward District

As the name suggests, the Mid-Ward district is a band of territory stretching across the middle portion of the ward.

* C-SEC Academy

### Aroch Point

The tip of the ward, furthest from the Presidium, the point houses many great vistas and many deadly denizens.
A-60 Beetle

Concept art from the Crysis series of video games, all credit to Crytek and Electronic Arts.

### Crew Capacity

* Pilot
* Gunner

### Entered Circulation

2154

The **A-60 Beetle** or **"Fatty"** as it was affectionately referred to by Alliance soldiers, was a widely-used transport vessel in the mid-22nd century. Designed by Heed Industries, its use spread like wildfire across the galaxy until it was a common sight in mercenary companies and paramilitaries alike.

## Description

The A-60 Beetle is a complete redesign of the A-59B Grasshopper. Instead of being built for combat, the Beetle focused on the use of a modular system allowing it to carry various types of material. It can directly lock vehicles narrow enough to fit between its landing gear thanks to the use of powerful mechanical locks. Its general appearance is very close to the A-59B Grasshopper.

When transporting troops or various cargo, it uses a cargo hold locked in the vehicle thanks to the same mechanical lock used for vehicle transportation. The cargo hold allows for the transportation of 30 armed soldiers, and its GAU-21 can allow to clear the landing zone of hostile forces or even to provide air support. The A-60 requires only one pilot, but the GAU-21 Mass Accelerated Gatling Gun is its main attribute when it comes down to firepower. On top of that, the gunner can provide help to the pilot when it comes down to maneuvers.

Its transportation abilities allow it to carry over 100 tons of material, thanks to the use of various eezo cores. However, loading the A-60 that much will dramatically reduce its kinetic shield almost to a point when small arms fires would quickly deplete it. Its nickname “Fatty” comes from his low acceleration and relatively low speed even when lightly loaded.

With the appearance of the UT-47 Kodiak, the A-60 has been relegated to non-critical operations, afar from any combats. Despite the superiority of the Kodiak in term of speed and maneuverability, the Beetle’s is still used for cargo and vehicle transportation over short distances. The ones still in service include better shields and overall better mass effect field generators, but the external appearance remained unchanged.

## Crew Compliment

* 1 Pilot
* 1 Gunner
* 30 Soldiers (When modulated for troop transport)

## Technology

### Armament

* M-227 Mass Accelerated forward Heavy Machine Gun, pilot controlled

* GAU-21 Mass Accelerated Gatling Gun, gunner controlled

### Defenses

* Rudimentary Kinetic Shielding
* DRFM Jamming system
* Heavy hull plating
Aljanahz

**Aljanahz** is a drell musical form that was developed soon after the Evacuation of Rakhana. Inspired by their new, tropical home and the need to repurpose many of their transport tools into useable objects, many new instruments were developed to recycle everything from crates to dollies into cultural devices. The tempo is always upbeat and in a major key with an emphasis on improvisation and solos, with the rest of the group riffing in the background.

## Instruments

* *Vajha* - Originally repurposed cargo crates engraved with nine squares on each side that are shaved to different thicknesses. When struck, the squares each give out distinct tones. Combining the slaps with an acrobatic tossing of the box in rhythm allows one to play the percussive instrument and provide a bit of visual artistry.
Biotic Acclimation and Temperance Training

**Biotic Acclimation and Temperance Training**, or **BAaT** (pronounced 'baht'), was a programme set up in 2160 to train potential human biotics. Children who had been exposed to element zero and showed signs of biotic potential worth augmenting were sent to Gagarin Station (Jump Zero) by a company called Conatix Industries for training, with support from the Alliance.

Most of the children sent to Jump Zero were teenagers, who nicknamed the programme 'Brain Camp'. Anxious for non-interference, the authorities made a concerted effort to separate the teenagers from their families, by convincing them that biotic abilities—and therefore their own children—were dangerous. Aboard a space station in the middle of nowhere with no contact from home, the teenagers grew into close circles of friends who worked, trained and hung out together.

Officially, BAaT's function was "an evaluation of [their] abilities so an understanding of biotics could be compiled." However, the central problem with BAaT was that at the time, humans knew virtually nothing about biotics, and thus had no idea how to train the teenagers to use their talents. As Kaidan Alenko would later put it, "Forget teaching the kids to move stuff, they had enough trouble making sure they didn't break their own limbs."

Eventually, Conatix became frustrated with BAaT's slow progress and began searching for experts to speed things along. However, to avoid making humans look weak, they decided not to ask help from the Citadel. Instead, in 2166, the company quietly hired several biotic turian mercenaries, the most notable of whom was Commander Vyrnnus.

Unfortunately, Vyrnnus was not a particularly good teacher. Though he did help BAaT progress faster, he was also brutal with the trainees, using hunger and thirst as training incentives. Several of the students at BAaT snapped under his regime; a few of them died, either from accidents during training or from the strain. Finally, when Vyrnnus deliberately injured a trainee named Rahna, he suffered a broken neck in the ensuing melee and died. Partly because of the diplomatic issues this caused with the turians, the early BAaT programme was shut down in 2169 and the records were classified to cover up the Alliance's mistakes.

## Noted Graduates

* Hendel Mitra
* Kaidan Alenko
* Rahna Kılıç
Cara's Custom Paladin

**Cara's Custom Paladin** is a handgun owned and utilized by criminal heiress Vanencara Nortaro of the Nortaro Cartel.

## Description

Vanencara’s custom M-77 Paladin has received a number of aesthetic and functional upgrades over the base model. On the outside, the handgun is painted in a bright, metallic white, with dark grey grips and crimson accents of the same shade as her facial tattoos. In place of the usual M-77 logos are depictions of the Nortaro family crest, and the left side of the grip bears an engraving of the chemical structure of Minagen X3.

Both the Paladin’s frame and receiver are made from ultra-light materials to keep the weapon’s weight down, with the frame’s shape having also been modified to better suit turian hands. One last, invisible upgrade concerns the improved heat dissipation system, which doubles the amount of available shots per thermal clip at the cost of slightly reduced projectile speed.

The weapon was a gift from her father, given to Cara when she left Triginta Petra to set up a subsidiary business on Illium. It was not only intended to protect her, but also to serve as a status symbol due to its rarity and exorbitant price. Often used for practice and recreational shooting, the Paladin is kept in immaculate condition by the family’s private gunsmith. As of 2183, only three shots have ever been fired at live targets during the Blue Suns’ raid on Cara’s facility on Illium, which managed to incapacitate two of their mercenaries. Cara never learned of their ultimate fate, but she likes to assume that the shots were deadly.
Cernunnos

**Location:** Milky Way / Caleston Rift / Balor System

**Cernunnos** is a sizable gas giant with a hydrogen-nitrogen atmosphere. It is believed to be an extrasolar capture due to its close stellar location. In a rare phenomenon, it is near enough to its red dwarf star to be within the life zone, though its massive size prevents the tidal lock that usually occurs at such a range. While nothing could survive on the surface of a planet with such crushing gravity, Cernunnos' moon Caleston is habitable. Cernunnos is skimmed for its abundant hydrogen, and refineries on Caleston process it into a metastable metallic form for use as starship fuel.
Aethyta Ciele

**Aethyta Ciele** is an asari matriarch and bartender on the world of Illium. Known for her radical ideas and often unfounded plans for the future of her own people, she is seen as something of an outcast by her peers in the Asari Republics. Her most notable project was the Next Great Step political movement. She is a former lover of fellow matriarch Benezia T'Soni, and together they had one daughter, Liara T'Soni.
Armeni

**Location:** Milky Way / Artemis Tau / Knossos System

**Armeni** is a terrestrial world with an unusually thin atmosphere of krypton and xenon. Its surface is composed of silica with deposits of carbonaceous materials.

## History

The initial flyby probe of Armeni detected multiple areas at the equator with oddly regular surface protrusions. Closer investigation revealed these as millions of elaborate crypts a few meters below the surface, left by a long-extinct space-faring species called the zeioph. Many human universities wish to perform archaeological excavations. Council law holds grave sites as sacrosanct, however, and the matter has been tied up in court for a decade.
Cipritine

Palaven c. 2182. Art by James Paick

**Cipritine** is both the capital of and the most populated metropolitan area on the turian homeworld of Palaven. A city as old as the Hierarchy itself, the municipality is without question the most strategically and symbolically important location within turian-controlled space.

## History

When General Ciprit Lennet unified the turian race under one banner, he called upon the chieftans of each clan to come together at a designated spot, a vast mesa overlooking the Silver Sea. It was here he made his final encampment, where the Understanding of Cipritine was drawn up, and where the Turian Hierarchy officially became the ruling government over the people.

## Facets

The mesa has been widely altered in the days since Ciprit's conquest. The river that formerly flowed north of the plateau has been redirected through the mesa in two turian-made canals. Both are deep canyons that have been carved into the earth, now used as a long series of gangways and suspended buildings leading down to the waterfront. Towers stretch high into the sky, nearly tripling the mesa's already impressive height. Buildings, paved roadways and public plazas cover the once fertile sheer-top with varying shades of grey, making the already silvery planet that much more ash-hued.

Cipritine has grown so large that it spills out of the confines afforded by the mesa. Buildings run over the edge and down the sides of the plateau before continuing outwards on the plains below. Massive vehicle lifts and gently spiraling roadways drop foot and wheeled traffic to the surrounding municipalities, where the majority of the population lives.

The Hierarchy itself has a vast presence in the city with municipal buildings and administrative offices dotting every district and plaza.

## Locales

* Centus Plaza
* Hierarchy Square

* Public Port 13
Alan Williams

**Alan Williams** was a human contractor and husband of Deborah Williams. A native of the United States, his wife was a high-ranking officer within the United States Air Force. Several weeks after the birth of their son, Alan was killed in the Skirmish at Malmstrom during the Second American Civil War.

## Family

* Deborah Williams - *Spouse*
* Douglas Williams - *Son*
Asiedo C-19

**Location:** Milky Way / Crescent Nebula / Lusarn System / Asiedo Belt

A small, carbonaceous asteroid within Lusarn's second belt of asteroids, **Asiedo C-19** is simply another target on a long list of prospective mining targets for those willing to risk the Terminus Systems.

## Description

Simply another asteroid in the Asiedo Belt, C-19 is just as notable as one would expect. A robo-mining facility was set up in the late 21st century and has exchanged hands rapidly through the years, ending up under the ownership of Sagrin Bled'ekna in early 2183.
Agnes System

**Location:** Milky Way / Carina Nebula

The **Agnes System**, as it is known by humans, is a star and the two planets that orbit it within the Carina Nebula of the Terminus Systems. Notable for housing the batarian-dominated world of Mordezhan, to the four-eyed species it is known as the **Drak'haan System**.

## Description

First charted by batarian explorers in the 4th century, the planet that would be colonized as Mordezhan became of particular interest to corporations and research interests of the Hegemony as a base of operations to study the ruins in the nearby Eureka System.

## Planets

* Mordezhan
* Aks'unas
Citadel Security Services

### Members

~200,000 Constables made up of officers from all races, mainly from races with ties to the Citadel Council (2182)

### Purpose

Policing the Citadel

**Citadel Security Services**, commonly referred to as **C-Sec**, handles law enforcement on the Citadel. It is a volunteer police service answering to the Citadel Council, and is headed by an Executor, who often liaises between C-Sec and the Council.

## History

Befitting their "public service" culture, it was the turians who first proposed creating a police force for the Citadel, which may be why more than half of all C-Sec officers are turian as of 2182.

Within a decade of them being raised onto the Citadel Council proper, the turians had begun installing C-Sec outposts across the station, opening recruitment in 903 and fully providing services to the entirety of the station by the end of 904.

## Structure

The chief of operations is the Executor, whose office is located within the Presidium Embassies, near the Citadel Tower. The C-Sec Academy itself is located in Aroch Ward, partly due to the crime levels in the area compared to the rest of the station.

### Ranking Structure

* Executor (Appointed by the Citadel Council)
* Service Executor
* Assistant Executor
* Deputy Executor
* Inspector
* Commander
* Captain
* Lieutenant
* Sergeant
* Detective Grade I
* Detective Grade II
* Detective Grade III
* Officer
* Probationary Officer
* Cadet

### Organizational Structure

* Executor (Appointed by the Citadel Council)
	+ Service Executors
		- Commissioner of the Ward (Appointed by the Civilian Government of each Ward)
		- Assistant Executors
		- Deputy Executors
		- Inspectors
		- Commanders (In charge of the oversight of several precincts)
			* Captains (In charge of individual precincts)
				+ Sergeants (In charge of squads of detectives and/or officers)
					- Detectives
					- Officers
					- Cadets

## Departments

* C-Sec Customs and Immigration Division
* C-Sec Enforcement Division
* C-Sec Investigation Division
* C-Sec Network Division
* C-Sec Patrol Division
* C-Sec Special Response Division

## Recruitment

Joining C-Sec is prestigious; applicants must be sponsored by a Citadel Councilor or the ambassador of an associate Council race. Generally, applicants have many years of distinguished service in the military or police forces of their respective race, but an inexperienced applicant with demonstrable talent will be fairly considered. Most rookies are posted to the comparatively-calm Presidium to get some operational experience and familiarity with protocol before being assigned to the Wards.

## Notable Crime Codes

* **6X** - Officer noncritically injured; in need of medical assistance
* **19** - Concluded Officer-involved shooting
* **31**- Confirmed bomb threat

## Noted Members

### Notable Officers

* Armando-Owen Bailey
* Alsha Alarava

* Chuck Harkin
* Lysther Chellick
Apex Omni-Tools

**Apex Omni-Tools** is a salarian-owned omni-tool developer and producer. In operation for over 4 centuries, the company has seen its profits rise in recent years as the production cost of omni-tools has decreased, but the demand only increases. Based on Olor, the company has holdings across the entire Milky Way.

## Omni-Tool Models

### **Genius Family**

* Genius I
* Genius II
* Genius III
* Genius IV
* Genius V
* Genius V Pro

### **Ascendant Family**

* Ascendant I
* Ascendant II
* Ascendant III
* Ascendant IV
* Ascendant IV (Genius Anniversary Edition)
Charles Pressly

**Charles Pressly** is a naval officer within the Systems Alliance, often most serving in the role of navigator onboard the vessels on which he serves.

## Biography

Pressly's grandfather served in the First Contact War. He joined the Alliance shortly after he finished school, desiring to follow in his grandfather's footsteps. He was stationed on the *SSV Agincourt*, a frigate which was one of the first reinforcements to arrive at Elysium after the Skyllian Blitz. After the crisis at Elysium, Pressly received his officer's commission and was selected by Captain David Anderson to serve on the *SSV Normandy* as the Navigation Officer.
Ardat-Yakshi

**Ardat-Yakshi** (meaning 'Demon of the Night Winds' in an old asari dialect) is a rare genetic condition in asari, specifically affecting their nervous systems. Although the condition does not harm the asari, during mating the Ardat-Yakshi's nervous system completely overpowers and dominates that of her mate's, causing hemorrhaging in the victim's brain, and ultimately death in extreme cases. As a result, the Ardat-Yakshi becomes smarter, stronger, and deadlier after each encounter. Ardat-Yakshi also have the innate ability to dominate the minds of others.  Less severe cases are supposedly more common, including up to 1% of the population.

The condition is impossible to identify until the asari reaches maturity, by which time it is too late to correct. When diagnosed, severely afflicted asari are given a choice: live in isolation or be executed. The asari do this to the Ardat-Yakshi because it is an addictive condition; they feel compelled to mate, and the compulsion grows stronger each time they succeed.

## Perception

Ardat-Yakshi are a disgrace to the asari culture. It is suspected that this condition is what lies at the root of the asari prejudice against purebloods. As such, the affliction is not widely known outside of asari worlds, and is actively kept quiet by those who are aware.

## Known Ardat-Yakshi

* Rila T'Serra
* Falere T'Serra
* Morinth T'Serra
* Sura T'Rana
Chatti

**Location:** Milky Way / Apien Crest / Orachorum System

The turian colony of **Chatti** is one of the oldest worlds colonized by the Hierarchy. One of the few original colonies that remained somewhat loyal to the homeworld during the rebellions which led up to the Unification War, Chatti is also one of the few turian colonies on an ocean world, casting doubt on the age-old saying: *"Turians don't swim."*

## Description

Chatti was colonized on the 25th of June, 569 BCE.

## Notable Locations

### Cities

* Excip Draea
* Omun Draea
Carina Nebula

Credit to Harel Boren, 2013

The **Carina Nebula** is a stellar cluster within the Terminus Systems that closely borders the Attican Traverse. Located within the Carina-Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way, it is notable as both a part of the human constellation Carina and the asari constellation Simmira.

It is largely unexplored, only housing one known colony as of 2182, the independent batarian-founded world of Mordezhan.

## Systems

* Agnes System
* Dee System
* Eureka System
* Juel System
* Neil System
1,000,000,000 BCE - 68,000 BCE

## 988,000,000 BCE

The Leviathan of Dis, a Reaper, is killed by the Leviathans. Its corpse comes to rest on the planet Jartar and remains undisturbed for nearly one billion years.

### 37,000,000 BCE

* An unknown spacefaring race fires a mass accelerator round at a Reaper near the planet Mnemosyne. The round penetrates the Reaper, disabling it, and continues moving through space, eventually striking the planet Klendagon and creating the geological feature there known as the Great Rift Valley.

### 298,000 BCE

* The ancient arthenn race flourish in the Zelene system, living on the planet Helyme until being destroyed in an unknown event that wiped out all complex life on the planet. They also maintained a presence on other planets in the system including Epho, which bears the scars of an ancient orbital bombardment, and Gaelon, which may have been mined for helium-3.

### 238,500 BCE

* The rakfeeli race develops the plans for the Crucible, a key component in defeating the Reapers. Although they do devise such a weapon, it is never completed before their empire is destroyed.

### 125,000 BCE

* Ancient spacefaring races called the thoi'han and inusannon fight over the planet Eingana, littering the planet with the debris of hundreds of starships. Refined element zero scattered by broken drive cores contaminates the environment, causing many native species to go extinct and those that survive to show a tendency to develop biotic powers.
Cision Motors

An asari-owned corporation dealing exclusively in the design, manufacture and sale of skycars, **Cision Motors** is an affordable option for many people looking to break into the personal transit arena for the first time. Focusing mainly on knock-off remakes of higher-end models, Cision vehicles are often guaranteed to run well, though their lavish appearance wears rather quickly. What few original designs they did create ceased to be produced after the mysterious death of their most notable designer, Tenlei'Vido vas Shellen.

## Production Models

### T-Series

* T-304 Dauntless
* T-305 Stalwart
Baskafleet

Artwork by Railroad-blues

Small vertebrates native to the asari homeworld of Thessia, **Baskafleets** are a widespread species commonplace in the lives of many of the planet's citizens. Pests to some, companions to others, Baskafleets are a staple of Thessian culture and folklore and have coexisted with the world's apex species for milenia.

## Description

Baskafleets are, much like the asari themselves, heavily affected by Thessia's natural abundance of Element Zero. With the same characteristic blue skin hues, the small creatures would appear out of place on almost any other world in the known galaxy. Four-limbed, the hind legs act as natural springs and can be used to launch the creatures up to a meter and a half off of the ground, even higher if they tap into their innate biotic potential. The forelimbs are used purely as stabilization and rotation devices, helping the baskafleets maintain balance on the ground.

Baskafleets can range up to 36 cm in length from nose to hindquarters and weigh up to 2,000 grams on average. Their tail typically adds on another 20 cm, flailing outwards from their hindquarters. The tail is not prehensile and is simply used as a means of communication.

### Biotics

Like much of Thessia's natural life, Baskafleets evolved over time to utilize the vast quantities of Element Zero that was naturally taken in through their diets. They can shift their mass at will, though the expenditure of energy is dangerously high and unpredictable for the small beings. A biotically-impacted leap could result in a much higher jump or a mich more dense impact. Baskafleets are not neurologically-developed enough to utilize their biotics on other objects or create fields.
Balor System

**Location:** Milky Way / Caleston Rift

 The **Balor System** is the gateway to the rest of the Caleston Rift. Its star is a red dwarf and its solar output is normally weak; however, during solar flares, its luminosity can double or triple.

The system's worlds are rich in resources. Mining corporations have only begun to exploit this; some regions are still unexplored and some are beyond economically feasible extraction methods.

## Planets

* Cernunnos
* Bres
* Elatha
* Partholon
A-61 Mantis

The **A-61 Mantis** is a modular aerial combat vehicle designed and manufactured by human company Scythe Aerospace. Customizable to a fault, the Mantis has seen near-inescapable use throughout military and mercenary force across the galaxy since its first release.

## Description

First rolled off the assembly lines in 2170, the Mantis is a direct continuation of the previous model developed by Airbus/Textron and upgraded after their consolidation into Scythe. Its modular construction means that the versatile Mantis can be reconfigured as a low-altitude gunship, a fighter, a high-altitude bomber, or even a single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane that can engage enemy craft around a planet or a space station. The only role the Mantis cannot perform is that of a true deep-space fighter, as it has no FTL drive. The Gunship is driven by vectored-thrust engines.

The Mantis houses an element zero core which lightens the engines with a mass effect field, allowing it to take off vertically and hover in place using minimum fuel. This also gives it far greater range and speed than the helicopters and jump-jet aircraft that once filled its niche.

Standard defenses include heavy armor plating and kinetic barriers, though the latter are often removed by mercenary groups. It also houses a thermal decay system and an electronic countermeasures suite which help it to nullify surface-to-air attacks.
Citadel Fleet

The **Citadel Fleet** is a joint-forces naval armada made up of spacecraft of each of the three species represented on the Citadel Council: the asari, salarians and turians. Primarily serving to defend the station from which its name originates, the fleet also branches out into the rest of Citadel Space, covering every relay entering into the region with at least a token observation force.

## Description

The bulk of the Citadel Fleet consists of vessels from the Primarch's Navy, as the turians have the largest military force in the galaxy. Both the asari and salarians provide vessels and units as well, with the salarian vessels typically serving as runners and observers, maneuvering quickly and quietly between postings.

The flagship of the fleet, the *Destiny Ascension*, is a vessel operated by asari.
Canctra

**Location:** Milky Way / Hawking Eta / Century System

A terrestrial world of average size, **Canctra**'s atmosphere is composed of nitrogen and argon. Its frozen surface is mainly composed of tin with deposits of calcium. Aside from some spectacular formations of water-ice at the poles, the planet has little to recommend it.
Bekke

**Location:** Milky Way / Nemean Abyss / Volucris System

**Bekke** is a planet located deep within the Nemean Abyss.

## History

Bekke was colonised in 1786 CE by slavers funded by the Batarian Hegemony. The need for a batarian workforce became apparent soon after slave-operated mining enterprises were established on these distant worlds. Slavers were unable to manage the staggering number of workers under their command and revolts were common.

Consequently, the Hegemony sent batarian citizens to supplement the slave-driven workforce. These low-caste workers were promised an exciting and fulfilling life on the frontier of space exploration. Centuries later, their descendants remain; an oppressed, impoverished, uneducated caste of laborers who are put to work until their deaths.

## Terrain

Rich in mineral resources and element zero, the treacherous climates of Bekke range from molten fields of ash and lava to hot, stinking marshes and poisonous fungal forests. Pockets of high-altitude regions are safe for oxygen-breathing species to dwell, however, the planet is also infamous for its deadly insect-like wildlife.

## Satellites

* Orbited by two small moons; Mascus and Chirn.
Barla Von

**Barla Von** is a volus financier and information broker within the Shadow Broker's network of operatives. Operating out of his office in the Presidium on the Citadel, he has made a substantial name for himself in the information trading game.

## Biography

Barla was born into Clan Ulra in the city of Uron on the planet Daleon on the 4th of February 2123.