Chapter 10
Don't Own Mass Effect.
The Krogan
Overview
The Krogan are a warrior race with a strong sense of right and wrong. The Krogan before being uplifted had no unified government, and practiced a feudal system typically with a noble family, warrior knights, and a working class. The Krogan warrior knights are perhaps the most known about the Krogan, because of their legendary fighting capabilities in combat. What is not known is that most Krogan Knights receive education in philosophy, the arts, and strategies, most who meet Krogan Knights in person tend to be shocked to discover this.
The Krogan are best known for their involvement in the Rachni Wars. When the Salarians found the Krogan they were around the technological level of early 21st century humans. The Krogan when called upon by the Salarians to fight the Rachni were convinced that the Rachni were a threat to all the civilized beings in the galaxy. Without question the Krogan went to war immediately. Scores of Krogan Knights fought together in numbers never before seen in epic battles across space. The Salarians gave the Krogan enough supplies and colony worlds to increase the Krogan population many folds. When the dust settled the Rachni were extinct and the Krogan stood tall.
It was then problems arose, the Salarians and Asari both tried to manipulate the Krogan to their side. Each side showered the Krogan with gifts, but once Krogan diplomats started to investigate more into the council the less they liked it. To the Krogan the Council races had no honor, operated through lies, and were a blight to be destroyed. It was from then many Krogan started to question how much they should really trust their allies. A few years after the Rachni wars the Krogan noble families got together to plan a Crusade on a scale never before attempted before or since. The Krogan Crusades to destroy all that was impure in the galaxy caught all the races off-guard. The Krogan armed with more advanced technology started to make noticeable penetrations into Council space the Council could do nothing. There was nothing that they had that they could successfully throw at them. Two things saved the Council from falling to the Krogan Crusades, the Genophage and the Turians. The Genophage eliminated the Krogans ability to quickly replenish damages to population, and the Turians were fresh enough to effectively spread the Genophage across Krogan space. Soon the Krogan were being grinded down by Council forces, but the Krogan were smart enough not to fight to the end. The Krogan knew that an armistice was better than becoming a shadow of their former selves, so in the end the Krogan accepted the humiliating Krogan-Council Armistice treaty rather than fight to the last man. The Krogan are confined to their home system were they were forced to move their entire population. Now the Krogan wait for a day when they will discover a cure for the Genophage and re-launch another Crusade to rid the galaxy of its evils.
Society
Krogan society is built on respect and honor. There are three levels of society, the Krogan noble families who control the government, the Krogan warrior knights who act as police and military, the Krogan scholars who at as scientist and advisors, and at the bottom are the normal working people. This system is comparable to the feudal era of old Europe. Typically there is little friction between the three major classes in Krogan society. Krogan society is built upon a philosophy rather than a religion that is similar to Confucianism that stresses respect between all classes. For example according to Krogan law rebellion is perfectly acceptable if a noble family is acting out of line towards its people. Also Krogan society is much more complex than many believe. Architecturally speaking the Krogan have built magnificent works of art that sadly go unnoticed to the rest of the galaxy. Krogan scholars have successfully been able to reverse engineer many Council races technology without help.
Military
What is best known of the Krogan is their military. What is best known about the Krogan military are their Krogan Knights. The Krogan knights are the military and police of the Krogan noble families. Though different types and different faction exist the Krogan knights are similar in creation, and abilities. Krogan Knights are chosen from the most physically and mentally capable children in the land. It is important to know that before being picked the children are always given the option to leave, because the Krogan know that because of the nature of the lives of the Krogan knights it would pointless to train a child who does not want to be trained.
If a child accepts he says goodbye to his family, and takes a vow under his battle master that his allegiance is to the people of his land and no one else, not his family and not his noble family. When the vow is taken the child is put through the grueling process of becoming a Krogan knight. The children exercise and practice to get their bodies in peak physical condition. Along with the training the children are also taught literature, the arts, history, philosophy, and strategy. Alien opponents of Krogan Knights are quick to assume the Krogan are stupid killing machines, but then again many of those alien opponents wind up as another body bag. As of taday with the scarcity of children the Krogan Knights have not been used in many engagements and usually aren't seen outside of Krogan space.
Politics
Krogan Politics are built on respect and honor. It is the duty of a leader of a noble family to run his lands well and be kind to his people, if he should fail in his duties he should face rebellion, and rightfully so. These leaders of noble families are called Lords and wield the most political power within their land. The Krogan Lords for hundreds of years have been in a state of perpetual alliances and war with one another. Occasionally from these wars member of an alliance would band together and elect a leader to be a supreme war master for their side. This cycle of never ending conflict would have continued if not for the interruption of the Salarians.
Since the end of the Krogan Crusade many Kogan feel bitter about the loss and resulting confinement to their home system. Krogan in modern times have been itching to get back at the council races for their victory through "cheating". Ironically the Krogan have actually had a better state of peace than ever before since the Genophage than before it due to want of revenge. Krogan scholars search around the galaxy in places they are welcome and some were they are not for possible cures for the genophage. The Krogan believe that with enough time their era will come, and the galaxy will be clean of its filth.
Getting closer to the end of the species, the Krogan didn't have an economy subsection because of their isolation. Next The Free Terminus Systems, then a Geth/Batarians chapter, and a list of important peoples list.
For anyone who was a fan of my companion story Mass Effect: The Spark, I have deleted the story, but it will be re-written. Why ? because I started writing that story as I was creating the universe, looking back there were some things I could have included that were to late because they weren't thought of yet. The two fics would have been too different. I will write it again but once I'm done with this prologue.