Forging a functional Alliance, even if it is between only two individuals, is never a simple task for anyone to accomplish. In fact it can be quite risky, especially in the event you and your new partner don't always agree with the actions and choices of the other. But sometimes people are willing to make compromises when everything they care about is at risk of total annihilation.

Humanity's done some pretty screwed up things in the past, but they might be getting some much-needed redemption (mostly from self-inflicted failures) when one of theirs gets recommended to become a Spectre. While the entire galaxy watches, assuming they're properly ready for humanity's first Spectre, no amount of preparation is adequate for Commander J. Shepard. Maker help us all.

The Halcyon System. The frontier of space, well it was until... The House won. Halcyon has changed for the better, with improved relations with the settlers, The Hope restored and safely extracted from its off course destination, and the corrupted companies booted by Robert House. All that is left is the giant gate that leads into another universe? world? who knows?