Codex Entry:(Non-Council Races) Quarians and the Geth
The quarians and their relationship with their AI is rather unique. In a war known as the Geth War when 388 years ago their advanced networking and self optimizing VI became self aware. Panic among the Quarian military and politicians led to a civil war between civilians who wished to coexist with the Geth and those who wanted to destroy them. Eventually both the civilians and the Geth Rose up against the military. Eventually as war dragged on contact was lost and it was believed for nearly 400 years that the quarians were extinct, wiped out by their creations. When humans were discovered this turned out to be wrong. During the war a human colony ship crashed into and destroyed a Relay and several warships were caught in the crossfire. The colony ship was destroyed and the survivors on Rannoch were killed when the military used nuclear weapons on the populace. The remaining human ships sent a distress beacon that brought many more ships and used their own AI to shut down further attacks and forcibly ended the war. The quarian ships that attempted to escape had no idea of the nuclear attack and were horrified by what was done. A treaty is made between the Quarian people and humanity and the Geth and their creators go into isolation. No Council ships are allowed to pass into the Perseus Veil as the quarians recover their population due to the billions who died in nuclear fire. Geth and quarians become closer and the Geth help rebuild their cities and industry. Due to the Geth and Quarians alliance they become a major power with a population of over 100 billion quarians and over 2 trillion Geth runtimes. When they came out of isolation they had over 100 Dreadnoughts and a partially completed Jupiter brain. The story of the quarians is a long and complex part of Galactic history.
Codex Entry:(Ships and Vehicles) Vishnu
Considered the flagship of the Systems Alliance it is one the largest ships that has has ever created the Vishnu is 19 km long and has crew of 25,000 organics and hundreds of Alliance artificial intelligences the Alliance flagship is unique and the only of its kind, main gun is a directed energy weapon of massive range and power, its Light Cannon yield is estimated at 90 megatons and has a range of 4 light seconds, it is commanded by Fleet Admiral Drescher of earth.
Codex Entry:(Planets and Locations) Arcturus and Arcturus Station
Arcturus is a fairly minor star system for population but is a major military hub of the Alliance and considered important due to the presence of mass relays near them. Arcturus has no planets due to them being destroyed by the star centuries ago. But a 36 km O'Neill style space station known as Arcturus Station is a major military base housing over 10 million people. The 1st fleet is held there to protect earth and its colonies from possible invasion. The station is considered a feat of engineering being nearly the size of the citadel.
Codex Entry:(Terrans and the Systems Alliance) Raptors and Troodon
Raptors are a small to midsize feathery non-avian dinosaur native to earth and its colonies. Raptors comprise a number of species with only 2 sapient species and over two dozen less intelligent relatives. The two ntelligent species are Velociraptor Gigantis and Troodon Pectinodon o ranging between 5 and 8 feet tall and 150 to 700 pounds for Velociraptor. Velociraptor are known as "Swift Hunters" by the other species, while Troodon are known as "Sun Eye Hunters". They are a common site among Alliance colonies comprising 90% of the 2 trillion Saurian population. Velociraptor are tremendously cunning and intelligent rivaled only by Troodon(see codex Entry Troodon). Raptors were the first to make contact with humanity in the mid 2030s. Velociraptor have bite forces comparable to wolves and similarly sized crocodiles as well as high speed and endurance. Raptors can burst to 75mph and Sustain 50 for up to 10 miles. They have a very martial and wild culture due to their nature but can be very civilized and are seen more often in Citadel Space than other Saurians due to their higher population.
Codex Entry:(Terrans and the Systems Alliance) Tyrannosaurus Rex
A species of predatory non-avian dinosaur native to Earth Tyrannosaurs also known as "Big Hunters" by the other species,are one of the major races of the Systems Alliance. Their less intelligent ancestors dominated North America 66 million years ago though a portion of them appeared to have have been ressurected. Tyrannosaurs have been a part of the Alliance for over 350 years. Rexes vary in size from 37 feet long to up to 46 feet at their largest. They were one of the Saurian recreated alongside the other 3 species in 1985. Tyrannosaurs raised by their own kind have a 3 word names based on their accomplishments and skills. Rexes are incredibly powerful often making use of massive weapons rigs as well as their own strength. Adult Tyrannosaurs can run up to 18mph and juveniles being more gracile up to 40mph. Rexes have bite forces of 12000 pounds per sq inch and lift up to 5 tons. They keep mainly to Alliance space due to their large size. The new population of Rexes is around 30 billion distributed across Alliance Space.
Codex Entry:(Non-Council Races) Dragons
A large flying sapient reptilian lifeform native to earth and its colonies. They are the largest of all known sapients larger than even the Rachni Queens. They vary in size, appearance, and behavior with many subspecies and races. Dragons range in size from 12 meters to largest recorded dragon up to 300 meters. Dragons are very reclusive rarely meeting with other sophonts. Many dragons are extremely egotistical and have superiority complexes though there are exceptions. Very little is known about their culture though it varies with With each race and subspecies. Dragons have many abilities including flight and massive durability and longevity capable of living thousand of years. Many breath fire and can manipulate the elements and cause storms. Many have chosen to fight alongside humans bringing about vast empires such as the Bhāratan Empire on earth.