Dr. Palon

Dr. Palon is a salarian toxicologist working at Noveria's Rift Station on Peak 15. He can be found sleeping at the back towards the entrance to the maintenance area.

Commander Shepard can wake Palon up to talk to him. He's a bit jumpy but willing to talk about the current situation: he can tell Shepard a little more about the labs and point the commander in Han Olar's direction. He also mentions the biotoxin accident that affected Dr. Zev Cohen's team but doesn't go into details. If asked about his research, Palon remains loyal to his non-disclosure agreement, saying he'd like to keep his job if he survives, but talks about Peak 15 itself. He doesn't like working there but it pays better than anywhere else. Palon says that the isolation means there's only the work, and it becomes easy to forget why science is guided by ethics in the outside world.