[quote=@Zorogami]
[@DirtyDingo] Just read your pm, good stuff! If you dont mind explaining it to me, what exactly is the red dust in your post? has been some time since ive dealt with the ME Universe and i just can't remember
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Red Sand is a biotic enhancing drug, described in one of the books as having fairly similar effects to some real world drugs. I've always seen it as ME's cocaine.

http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Red_sand#Red_sand