Saren Arterius

"I don't trust your kind."

- Apple Bloom

Saren Arterius, born 2139, is the youngest serving turian member of the Spectres, the elite operatives answering directly to the Citadel Council. For 9 years, he has been an agent of the Council's will, a zealous defender of galactic stability in the unsettled border region of the Skyllian Verge, which is, ironically, disputed between the Systems Alliance and the Batarian Hegemony.

Background
Official records of Spectres are sealed, but it is known that Saren entered the turian military at the age of 15. In 2155, he was promoted to active service after only a year of training.

In 2159, he became the youngest turian ever accepted into the Spectres. Intelligent, cunning and capable, Saren quickly developed a reputation for ruthless efficiency. Although there were a number of unsettling rumors concerning the brutality of his methods, there was no denying his results.

In recent years, Saren has become an outspoken opponent of Alliance expansion. Like many others outside it, he believes transhumanist civilizations are infeiror to non-transhumanist ones, that AGI is dangerous, and that the Systems Alliance has become overly aggressive in its efforts to establish an undisputed economic, political, scientific and military domination of the galaxy. Historically, governments took centuries to accomplish what the SA had achieved in less than one, and there are several governments that have a "lower" standing on the Citadel compared to humanity, despite having been part of the Citadel community longer.

Saren has little regard for life. He does not see saving lives as a priority unless the Council deems it necessary, or if there is information to be gathered. He remains the Council's top agent despite his records: Saren may be ruthless and calculating, but he gets results. He follows two principles, the first being: "Never kill anyone without a good reason" and the second: "You can always find a reason to kill someone".