Scholar Achievement Guide

The Scholar achievement is one of the easiest achievements to unlock, however it does require you to probe characters that can either die or not return later in the game. To complete the achievement you will need to find the following subjects :-

Aliens: Council Races

 * Asari
 * Automatically unlocked after meeting council
 * Salarians
 * Automatically unlocked after meeting council
 * Turians
 * Automatically unlocked after meeting council

Aliens: Extinct Races

 * Rachni
 * Presidium, Avina Terminal III. ask about the Rachni War
 * Prothean
 * Beginning of game on the Normandy before Eden Prime during the briefing with Nihlus.

Aliens: Non-Council Races

 * Batarians
 * After you’re a spectre, ask Anderson about his past mission.
 * Elcor
 * Presidium, Embassies, Volus and Elcor Office, talk to the Elcor.
 * Volus
 * Presidium, Embassies, Volus and Elcor Office, talk to the Volus.
 * Geth
 * After Eden Prime, ask Captain Anderson during the debrief.
 * Hanar
 * Presidium, Emporium, talk to the Hanar shopkeeper.
 * Krogan
 * Presidium, Do the quest to obtain Wrex.
 * Quarians
 * Do the quest to get Tali.
 * Keepers
 * Avina Terminal II, ask about the Keepers.

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