The Legion of Dawn and General Helena Tarsis Lore Thread

I have a feeling the moral push-pull with the relationship between the player faction and the Legion, one that Bioware wants to ultimately underscore, will be about moving forward vs standing still. That's my barebones look at it.

To elaborate; piggybacking partially on what Gileadan said, if the Legion really did splinter from the Fort, I would assume it was because the civilization there hunkered itself down, built up walls, and refused to interact with Shaper tech unless absolutely necessary, creating a conservative culture that put its own survival above all else. Which, considering the circumstances, makes a certain amount of sense.

However, in the meantime the Scars and the Dominion are out there actively messing around with the Anthem of Creation and getting dangerously close to some form of control over it. I can imagine Helena, being a pioneer with the Anthem and having forged the first Javelins in its fires, is anxious to carry on her legacy and push further out to secure the Shaper relics and go full offensive on the Dominion, whereas the Fort that now carries her name is hesitant and sees risk in such endeavors. She splinters off, the establishment in Tarsis spins some fake cop-out legend about her to keep panic from spreading, and the existing Freelancer faction that's left behind dwindles in numbers and might as their purpose is squandered on routine city maintenance.

This is how I can imagine the slightly deeper lore fitting in what we already know, while keeping true to that Bioware formula of hidden conflicts and revelations within seemingly cemented lore elements (Protheans, Blights, etc).