Torfan

Torfan is a small moon that features in the Ruthless backstory for Commander Shepard. It is also mentioned briefly in the UNC: Major Kyle assignment.

Torfan was a base for criminals, mostly batarians, who built strongholds deep underground. In retaliation for the Skyllian Blitz, the Alliance raided Torfan in 2178. Though the Alliance took heavy losses, the enemy was decimated. After Torfan the batarians began retreating from Citadel space.

If Shepard is described as Ruthless, the commander's reputation was cemented at Torfan. Shepard pursued the batarians and wiped them out - even those who surrendered - at the cost of many lives from the commander's unit. Major Kyle, Shepard's commanding officer at Torfan, couldn't handle the loss of so many lives and after a psych evaluation showed he was no longer fit for duty, he was given an honourable discharge, only to become the leader of a biotic commune that opposed the Alliance. Kyle refers to Shepard as the 'Butcher of Torfan'.