They called it the greatest discovery in human history.
The civilizations of the galaxy call it...
It has been nearly 20 years since the System Alliance founded its Embassy on the Citadel and since then humanity's race to spread itself over the galaxy has come to a crawl. Bogged down by bureaucratic litigation and Council oversight the Systems Alliance has had to slow its expansion. To make matters worse conflict with slavers and pirates during the Skyllian Blitz has set back colonies already established. Troubles with the Batarian Hegemony plague colonists in the Terminus Systems and the ever present threat of the Perseus Veil looms.
Still, despite all this humanity prospers. They are young to Citadel Space but they are making their presence ever known. In the less than thirty years since making first contact with the Turians in the First Contact War humanity has gained an Embassy on the Citadel, something some races have taken 1000 or more years to do. The colonies and worlds under System Alliance control are too numerous to list, and the wealth and resources that flow into human led corporations every day is in the billions.
Yet no matter the troubles or the prosperity of humanity, things can always change...
Six Months before the events of Mass Effect 1...
The Citadel, the heart of Galactic Civilization, it is an awe inspiring sight to see. Your ship came into the docks two days ago and you spent well over half a day attempting to get through security. A heavily armed party of your make up set off just about every bell and whistle with C-Sec (Citadel Security). It took every effort of your group to fight through C-Sec and in the end you had to give up many of your stock piled items that you didn't get a chance to fence on Aite due to the tense situation with Dakni Kur.
Only because of Kinney's security standing with Exo Geni were you able to procure a secure locker for you arms and armor, to be placed under the control of ExoGeni should anything illegal happen with you.
You've spent the last day and half trying to get a meeting with Exo Geni executives who are located on the Presidium Commons, but you've not managed to make it off the lower wards. You've even put in a request to speak to someone at one of the embassies, the System Alliance one seems the smart one since Exo Geni is a human run corporations and it seems unlikely the Asarii embassy will have much influence in the matter.
The five "arms" of the Citadel are known as the Wards. They are the residential centres of the Citadel, each essentially a self-contained city home to millions, with a population density equal to the Earth cities of Singapore or Hong Kong. The skyscrapers of the Wards are sealed against vacuum as the atmosphere is only maintained to a certain height. Though the inhabitants of the Wards usually rebuild and arrange buildings to their liking, the keepers have been known to descend on areas of the Wards and rearrange them. In times of need the Wards can be closed, turning the Citadel into an impenetrable cylinder, protecting the people inside.
Frustration hasn't set in yet, but its starting to get close. You find yourselves meeting in a small bar located in Zakera Ward called the Dark Star Lounge. The Dark Star Lounge is a location on the Citadel. Located in Zakera Ward's Mid-Wards District, this lounge is located on the 28th level of a building. Attractions at the Dark Star Lounge include dancing, a wide variety of drinks, and gambling. An advertisement for this lounge can be heard on the 27th level. The turian bartender has been serving drinks here for eight years.
Seated at a table, a few drinks into your evening, you are dressed in your civilian clothes, no armor, no weapons, its like being naked, but you can't help it, not now
