Lore & History
24 entries in the Mass Effect compendium.
Citadel CouncilThree species, one mandate: Governance from the center of the galaxy's greatest trap.Krogan GenophageA biological weapon that turned galactic saviors into a dying race.Reaper CycleEvery fifty thousand years, they return to harvest and preserve all life.Asari ReproductionA mono-gendered species born from budgetary necessity and creative design.Rachni WarsA hive mind nearly consumed the galaxy, ending only in fire and silence.Turian HierarchyOrder through discipline, strength through service, the galaxy's iron shield.Crucible ProjectThe galaxy's last hope forged in fire, docked to the very heart of its capital.Leviathan OriginsCommander Shepard investigates the ancient truth of Reaper origins in this third major DLCCerberus OrganizationHumanity's salvation comes at a price only they are willing to pay.ReapersThey harvest advanced civilizations to preserve organic life in a twisted cycle of extinctKrogan RebellionsFrom galactic saviors to an endangered species, the war ended not by sword, but by a plaguGenophageA biological chain that turned a galaxy-conquering race into a dying echo.First Contact WarA brief war that forged an uneasy peace between humanity and the galaxy.SovereignA sentient machine god that devours civilizations to preserve its own existence.CitadelThe beating heart of galactic civilization and the last line of defense against the void.The CrucibleA desperate gamble built in shadow to rewrite the fate of all synthetic life.Shadow BrokerKnowledge demands a price; secrets have a new owner.The CatalystThe ancient mind that harvests life to preserve it.Saren ArteriusThe Spectre who became the harbinger of the end.Rachni QueenA mother of a million minds, imprisoned for eons to save the galaxy from her children's huMass RelaysAncient bridges spanning the stars, binding civilizations across the galaxy together.CerberusA shadowy human organization willing to do anything to ensure humanity's survival against The Shadow BrokerThe silent puppeteer who holds the keys to every secret in the galaxy.BeneziaA powerful Matriarch who traded galactic peace for the return of ancient machines.
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