The Pathfinders
Like on the Hyperion, things were dicey on all of the Arks. Alec Ryder died leaving you as the human Pathfinder, and the main protagonist of Mass Effect: Androemda. But the Milky Way wasn’t strong just because of the humans, they combined the power of all the races, and doing the same in Mass Effect: Andromeda will give you a better chance at success.
The Salarian Ark is the only one you’ll find as the main part of the story, which we already dove into. The Pathfinder there is Zevin Raeka. She has a strong political sense and a focus on ecological projects which will help a lot with fixing the ecosystems of these new worlds so you all may live. A brilliant scientist and loved by all Salarians,
On the Asari side, you have Sarissa Theris, previously the original Pathfinder’s bodyguard. Turns out that she deserted her predecessor to gain information on the Kett. Finding this out leaves Cora enraged, as she once looked up to Sarissa as a mentor, and you can choose to have her replaced. However, her willingness to make amends and her vast expertise is a good reason to keep her on board.
Avitus Rix awoke on Havarl trapped in his Cryo Pod. It was ejected from the Turian Ark for unknown reasons. Turns out that after running into the Scourge, the ship was left in bad shape and people on board were dying. In order to have some hope of survival for his people, Pathfinder Macen Barro started dropping pods on planets. When you finally find the ark, it’s devoid of life. All the systems are down but there’s a SAM recording that you can restore in the Ark’s SAM Node (SAM’s central computer). Turns out that before death, Macen Barro passed Pathfinder rights over to Avitus Rix who was a close friend and possibly even closer than just that. Though reluctant at first, Avitus, a former member of Spectre, quickly starts doing what he can to help the Nexus, the Initiative, and his people.
Not all four were the original, hand-selected candidates of Alec Ryder, but they’ve all risen to the task and are helping their people along with everyone on the Nexus and their new allies (such as the Angarans) move forward against the Kett. With their knowledge and experience combined, Ryder is able to move ahead with his own plan to deal with Meridian, and hopefully save everyone.
You may notice that there are no Krogan Pathfinders and that’s because of a sad truth that involves quite a bit of prejudice. To add insult to injury, things didn’t go so well for them when they reached the Nexus either.
