Trained for extreme strength, biotic capacity, resourcefulness, asceticism, and ruthlessness, the fanatical justicars are romanticized and feared throughout asari society.Īlthough justicars generally work alone, their effectiveness arises from the huge body of knowledge they can access. Their methods range from subtle where possible, to brutal where necessary. In the last decade alone, Justicars have smashed dozens of criminal rings inside asari territory, operated by asari and non-asari alike. Justicars are an asari class of virtually untouchable, extra-judicial executioners operating almost exclusively within asari territory. The asari solution to the most vicious and destructive criminal element is the Justicar Order. According to the codex:ĭespite the refinement and sophistication of asari culture, criminality remains a fact of life. One of the not-so libertarian elements of Asari civilisation are the Justicars, an elite class of soldiers and spies that work to brutally smash criminal rings and terrorists.

In cases where prompt, decisive action is required, the asari defer to the wisdom of local Matriarchs.

In any given debate, the asari tend to lend the most credence to the opinions of any Matriarchs present, nearly always deferring to the experience of these millennia-old 'wise women'.Īchieving consensus through public debate may take too long in a crisis. All aspects of policy are opened to plebiscite at any time. Policy debates take place at all hours of the day, in official chat rooms and forums moderated by specially-programmed virtual intelligences. Asari have no politicians or elections, but a free-wheeling, all-inclusive legislature that citizens can participate in at will. Communication over internet evolved into an 'electronic democracy'. Only in the information age did the city-states grow close. Rather than attack one another over differing philosophies, they sought to understand one another. Rather than hoard resources, the asari bartered freely. Since the asari culture values consensus and accommodation, there was little impetus to form larger principalities. The closest Earthly equivalent would be the ancient Mediterranean city-states. For centuries, their homeworld of Thessia was dotted with loose confederacies of great republican cities. The asari came late to the concept of world government. According to the codex (the in-game lore/wiki)

Asari homeworld