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First Contact War
In 2149, human scientists discovered that the moon of Charon was actually an inert mass relay. Once the relay was reactivated, humans were soon traveling the stars. In 2157, humanity made first contact with an alien race. The result was the First Contact War between humanity and the turians. A small human scout fleet was detected by the turians attempting to activate an inactive relay. The turians, recalling the events that led to the Rachni Wars, opened fire on the human ships, destroying most of them. One was able to flee back to the colony of Shanxi to summon reinforcements. This tragic turn of events precipitated a short but vicious conflict between the two species which took place mostly on and above the planet Shanxi. The turians made the mistake of underestimating the tenacity and resourcefulness of their human foes, to their chagrin, and soon ordered a full mobilization. Fortunately, this attracted the attention of the other races, and the First Contact War was brought to a close. While the war was ended quickly, and with relatively little loss of life, and despite the fact that humans and turians are now allies, tensions, and in some cases outright hostility, still linger between the two races. more...