The Turians

The Turians are remarkably similar to that of humans in shape, size, and action. The average Turian has the same lifespan of a human and their physical appearance is like a mix of a humanized raptor. Each Turian also has an array of facial markings symbolizing where he or she is from and his or her political affiliation.

However, the most interesting aspect of the Turian race is their political system; it could be best described as a militaristic socialism reinforced by strong sense of moral duty. As a whole the Turian race has a strong sense of honor, duty, and self sacrifice for the good of the whole. The overall infrastructure consists of militaristic ranks where an individual is recruited at the age of fifteen and goes through a rigorous training program until the age of thirty. This program leads them to be the perfect citizen within their society and their advancement within their culture is based on earning higher rankings and positions within the government. Although being at a lower rank (also known as "tier of citizenship") is not demeaning or a sign of a lack of ability, ones rank merely shows where they are best suited within ones culture. A Turian can never be "demoted" within the system, but he or she simply finds his or her niche within the culture and does whatever he or she can to support the Turian race. Overall, it is the strong sense of duty and honor that holds up the socialistic aspects of their society. But often their militaristic nature can get the best of the individual. Although they are not overly aggressive like Krogan, they understand the rules of engagement and total war.

Yet this culture was created from a large civil war called The Unification War, which mostly formed their tiered citizenship and all-encompassing governmental system. Which made them the perfect candidates to help the Council with  the Krogan Rebellion in 700 CE (700 AD in human time and a post I will put up after putting up the Krogan race post), and this war would determine their role within the galactic community.

Each Turian also has a large amount of political and religious freedom, like humans, and can adopt the belief systems of both with no objections as long as it doesn't ruin a Turians' ability to do their duty or job within their race. Overall, Turians are viewed as the moralistic, honorable, but militaristic race within the Milky Way Galaxy.