A divided Earth. As the 20th century progressed, humanity found itself deep into another Cold War. The discovery of Prothean Ruins on Mars propelled the conflict into the stars. An overzealous Turian patrol dragged the rest of the galaxy into the political quagmire of Great Power competition. This is a soft-reboot of my first fic.

Earth has never been unified. The Galatic Council finds a planet divided in national rivalries and conflicting interests, but will humanity fall to outside influence because of its internal problems? Or will the other races be dragged into the political quagmire of Great Powers competition?