Turians

Known for their militaristic and disciplined culture, the turians are the second most recent of the Citadel races invited to join the Council. They gained their Council seat after defeating the hostile krogan for the Council during the Krogan Rebellions. The turians deployed a salarian-created biological weapon called the genophage, which virtually sterilised the krogan and sent them into a decline. The turians then filled the peacekeeping niche left by the once-cooperative krogan, and eventually gained a Council seat in recognition of their efforts. Originally from the planet Palaven, turians are best known for their military role, particularly their contributions of soldiers and starships to the Citadel Fleet. They are respected for their public service ethic—it was the turians who first proposed creating C-Sec—but are sometimes seen as imperialist or rigid by other races. Turians are raised from birth to believe in service and putting the people before the individual. At age 15, they begin boot camp for cursory military service, at age 16 the begin their military career. It is not uncommon for a turian to remain in service until their thirties. Turians are physically comparable to humans and live for about the same period of time. They metallic chitinous shells do not serve as a natural armor, however they do ward off low level radiation.