Mass Effect Play: Thorian Part 3

Part 3: Growing Flowers

Traveling on we come to a massive cavern some 300 meters tall and between 50-75 meters wide. For the first time we see species #37: The Thorian in all of its massive glory. The entity is the size of a small cruser and is suspended by innumerable small tendrils and eight large "roots".

A proboscis ejects a green skinned Asari that appears to be of the same composition as the Thorian Creepers but has specific facial features and battle armor. It addresses us "You are not welcome here; go back the way you came."

Shepard, being diplomatic, asks "We are here for the Cipher, once we have it we will leave you in peace. "

"We sense that the air you move only contains lies", The Asari replies "Your kind is only suitable for service or fertilizer, that is you must go back the way you came."

"We know that you are wise and noble being …" starts Shepard.

"…oh no, that made it angry" says T'Soni and uses biotics to throw the asari off the ledge. It hits the far wall and lands in the pit with a splat.

A fusion grenade in hand, Shepard throws at a root. It hits and explodes partially severing it.

Talia takes aim at another root.

Chakwas shoots at a Thorian Creeper.

Garrus shoots at a root.

Kaidan throws a high explosive grenade at the cluster of Thorian Creepers but it flips out of his hand and lands behind the party.

T'Soni has a sense of that there is another presence in the room and moves off from the group to search for it.

A Thorian Creeper hits Shepard but is largely unaffected due to his armor.

Another Thorian Creeper attacks Garrus and also hits.

Talia fires her shotgun at the root she was aiming at and generates an enormous hole in it causing the massive Thorian sages a little to one side.

Chakwas and the Privates take down a Thorian Creeper.

Garrus hits another root with his assault rifle.

Kaidan sight's a root down the barrel of his shotgun.

T'Soni, using clairvoyance senses exactly where the other Asari is located. An oversized pod like the one the Thorian Creeper emerged from.

The Thorian deposits more Thorian Creepers.

A Thorian Creeper comes up to Shepard and deals a massive blow and Shepard folds to the ground.

Another Thorian Creeper confronts Garrus with the first blow largely absorbed by his body armor, but the second one really hurt, yet he stays standing.

A final Thorian Creeper hits Talia.

Chakwas Heals Shepard with MediGel returning him to combat.

Shepard draws his Sonic Blade and attacks a Thorian Creeper while still lying on the ground.

Talia takes aim at a root.

Garrus throws a high explosive grenade at the cluster of Thorian Creepers, and the blast knocks 2 of them off the ledge.

Kaidan hits a root with his shotgun, but it is largely ineffective.

T'Soni, using her sonic blade deftly cuts the Asari free of the pod. However, while pre-occupied with this a Thorian Creeper snuck up on her causes her some pain, though she remains able to fight.

Thorian Creeper attacks Sheppard twice, but by parrying the second attack manages to dismember it. The other hit is not sufficient to penetrate his armor.

Garrus is hit and hurt by a Thorian Creeper, and he falls to the ground.

The Thorian deposits a new Thorian Creeper.

Shepard jumps to his feat slices into a Thorian Creeper and drops it.

Talia shots a root with her shotgun and it breaks.

Chakwas maneuvers over to Garrus and restores him back to consciousness.

Kaidan severs one of the last, close by (in shotgun range) roots. Four roots remain, and the Thorian is listing badly.

T'Soni shots the Thorian Creeper that savaged her.

The Privates remove two more Thorian Creepers, so the Thorian deposits 5 more.
Shepard switches to his assault rifle and aims at a root.

Talia aims at the same root.

Garrus, from the ground aims at another root.

Kaidan uses a biotic push to knock all the Thorian Creepers into the abyss.

T'Soni drags the Asari into the group; it is quickly determined that she is the original of the green skinned "clone" that we saw earlier.

The Thorian deposits a second example of the Asari Clone along with four more Thorian Creepers before the party.

Shepard shoots and damages a root.

Talia hits the same root, leaving it connected by a thread.

Chakwas, using psionic healing determines that the Asari is being mentally dominated by a greater mind (presumably the Thorian). Reducing her state of awareness level might disable the clone, so she drugs the Asari.

Garrus shoot s another root and damages it.

Kaidan throws a grenade at the Asari but misses and it lands upon another Thorian Creeper. The explosion hurts them but doesn't knock any of them into the pit.

T'Soni knocks all of the Thorian Creepers into the pit leaving only the Asari Clone.

The Clone pushes everyone into the wall with such extreme force that Shepard and Talia are down and dying (bleeding), and T'Soni is unconscious.

Chakwas treats the dying Shepard and is extremely effective; he is nearly at full health.

Garrus breaks the damaged root and the Thorian is hanging by a thread. The Clone slumps to her knees.

T'Soni states that now is the time for diplomacy, but Kaidan disagrees saying "It has three roots left" as he severs one more.

The Thorian, with a groan, has its remaining roots ripped from the walls and falls into the abyss.

The Clone's body slumps into a pile and starts flowering.

Kaidan says "I didn't know that the Thorian made the flowers grow?"