Turian

The Turians are the most recent of the Citadel races invited to join the Council. They gained their Council seat after defeating the hostile krogan for the Council during the 'Krogan Rebellions'. The turians used a salarian-developed biological weapon called the genophage, which almost sterilised the krogan and sent them into a decline. The turians then filled the peacekeeping spot left by the once-friendly krogan, and eventually gained a Council seat in thanks of their efforts.

Originally from the planet Palaven, turians are best known as being of a very militaristic and disciplined nature, and are particularly useful in their contributions of soldiers and starships to the Citadel Fleet. They are highly respected for creating C-Sec—but are sometimes seen as too imperialist or rigid by other races. There is some tension between turians and humans, largely due to the turian role in the First Contact War. This conflict is slowly beginning to heal—as shown by the cooperation of the two races to construct the SSV Normandy—but many turians still hate humans, and vice versa.