However, the First Contact War also demonstrated humanity's extraordinary military capabilities, which drew the interest of the Council.įor their part, the turians were ordered by the Council to pay heavy reparations to the Alliance. Some of the nuclear-armed probes sent into turian space remained at large their existence remains an Alliance secret that could result in political consequences from the Citadel if revealed. This led to the emergence of extreme pro-human groups like Terra Firma and, later, Cerberus. Humanity's first contact with an alien race would later create a bad reputation for humans on the galactic forum as aggressors, and created a climate of xenophobia amongst the Alliance public. There were political and cultural ramifications for both sides. The end of the war became known as Armistice Day from thereon, and continues to hold significance to families of the involved. The only notable engagements were the turian attack on Shanxi and its subsequent liberation by human forces. In the end, only six hundred and twenty-three human lives were lost with slightly more turian casualties.
From the Council, humans learned of the existence of the Citadel, and that there were many more sentient species in the galaxy who co-existed peacefully. The turians and humans prepared for full-scale interplanetary war, drawing the notice of the rest of the galaxy.įortunately, the Citadel Council then intervened to negotiate a peace and bring the war to an end. But they would be proven wrong when a month later Admiral Kastanie Drescher led the Second Fleet against Shanxi, catching the turians by surprise and evicting them from the planet. The turians - who were also suffering logistical problems, as they had to ship in all their food - believed they had defeated the bulk of the enemy forces. Eventually General Williams, Ashley Williams' grandfather, was forced to surrender the Shanxi garrison. With the turians in a superior position, able to kill any human soldiers from above, the Shanxi defenders began to starve, unable to get food or supplies without risking civilian lives. With just a couple of defense turrets to assist them, a small strong point and no cover, Ahern and his men managed to fight the turians off for five minutes until their evac arrived.Įventually the turians broke through to attack Shanxi, the closest human colony to the mass relay, and settled in for a protracted orbital siege. A soldier named Tadius Ahern was sent with a small squad to retrieve a data module, only to be beset by dozens of turian soldiers. However, there were also extraordinary acts of human bravery. With humanity's resources stretched thin due to exploration efforts, the turians managed to defeat several scout and patrol fleets.
Not knowing what enemy they faced - at first, some even wondered if these aliens might be Protheans - humanity sent probes into turian space, armed with nuclear fusion warheads to prevent the probes from providing dangerous insights into human technology. To the turians, it was merely a police action against an ignorant species violating Council law to humanity, it was their first encounter with another intelligent race - and it would shape their views of the galaxy for decades to follow. One starship escaped to warn the Alliance a retaliatory force destroyed the turian vessels, and the situation quickly escalated into war. This was forbidden under the Citadel regulations after the Rachni Wars, but instead of negotiating, the turians opened fire. However, in 2157, their actions caught the notice of the turians, who found human explorers reactivating an inactive mass relay known as Relay 314. Hoping to expand their territory and driven by immense curiosity about the galaxy, they began activating every mass relay they could find. After discovering the Charon Relay, humans began a rapid expansion thanks to their new-found connection to the mass relay network.
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