Dr. Palon

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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, past Petozi.

Dr. Palon is voiced by Steve Staley.

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Commander Shepard can wake Palon to talk to him. He is somewhat jumpy, but willing to talk about the current situation: he can tell Shepard 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 does not go into details.

If asked about his research, Palon remains loyal to his non-disclosure agreement, saying he would like to keep his job if he survives, but talks about Peak 15 itself; he does not like working there, but it pays better than anywhere else. Palon says that the isolated environment of Peak 15 means there is "only the discovery", and it becomes easy to forget why science is guided by ethics in the outside world.