Cerberus is a poisonous plant. Side quests
Since I have met a lot of questions on the forums about side quests, I decided to write this guide. Spoilers are kept to a minimum to help solve quest problems without revealing the plot. I will not describe the obvious quests, I will only describe the passage of those that can cause difficulties. For convenience, they are divided into time periods.
Side quest guide
Side quest guideShepard wonders why the side quests have become so boring.Note: Tasks N7 are given by Samantha Trainor, they take place on the same maps that are present in multiplayer. It is best to first collect the rest of the side quests, and only then go on mission N7.
List of tasks N7:
N7: Cerberus Fighter Base
N7: Cerberus Laboratory
N7: Cerberus Attack
N7: abductions by "Cerberus"
N7: fuel reactors
N7: communication center
Time period before Palaven:
Shrike Abyss: Prothean Obelisk
From whom to get: Volus diplomat at the Embassies
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Where to find: planet Talis Fia, Urla Rast system, Shrike Abyss
Citadel: Panacelline for Aliens
From whom to get: Dr. Ravin, Guerta Hospital
Where to find: Found during the first N7 mission. To the right of the drop-off point, up the stairs and right again.
Citadel: Columns of Power
From whom to get: Batarian Preacher in the Docks
Where to find: planet Har Shan, Hars system, Kite's Nest
Citadel: Banner of the First Regiment
To whom to give: turian in the bar "Purgatory"
Where to find: planet Dyseris, Castel system, Apian Cross
Time period until Sur "Kesh:
Benning: Evidence
From whom to get: Ambassador Dominik Osoba, Embassies
Where to find: is on mission N7 on Benning.
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Citadel: Improved Electrical Grid
From whom to get: Alison, Purgatory Bar
Where to find: Can be purchased in "Specter Requests" after mission N7 on Tuchanka, or found on this mission. They are located at the terminal, which is next to the gun control terminal.
Citadel: Barla Vaughn
From whom to get: Appears after talking with Liara in a cafe, then taken from the volus Barla Von. He's in a bank in the Presidium Community.
Where to find: planet Rotla, Dranek system, Krogan DMZ
Citadel: Biotic Interfaces
From whom to get: Azari Scientist, Guerta Hospital
Where to find: Found at Grissom Academy, terminal after meeting Octavia.
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Citadel: Prototype Components
From whom to get: Leading Scientist, Guerta Hospital
Where to find: planet Metalonto, Aquila system, Ismar Reach
Citadel: Book of Plenix
From whom to get: Angry Volus Accountant, Presidium Community
Where to find: planet Iruna, Aru system, Eton cluster
Citadel: heat stabilizers
From whom to get: Salarian Sally, Presidium Community
Where to find: Can be purchased from Spectrum Requests after attacking the Citadel.
Time period before and on Tuchanka:
Citadel: krogan's dying message(for some reason, it is not displayed in the quests)
To whom to give: Azari Ereba, Presidium Community, stands behind the counter in the Meridian Market
Where to find: Located on the mission Attic Traverse: Rahni, on the corpse of a krogan behind one of the webs.
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Citadel Cerberus Weapon Schemes
To whom to give:
Where to find: Found during Tuchanka: Bomb
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Time period after the attack on the Citadel:
Citadel: Cerberus Ciphers
From whom to get: Turian Officer Dellk, Embassies
Where to find: Can be purchased in Spectrum Requests after mission N7: Communication Center
Citadel: Reaper Code Fragments
From whom to get: Azari Strategist, Embassies
Where to find: Found during Rannoch: Geth Fighters
Silean Nebula: Alune Rings
From whom to get: Azari Consultant, Guerta Hospital
Where to find: planet Nevos, Theolia system, Silean nebula
Citadel: Treatment of chemical burns
From whom to get: Salarian Dr. Silon, Guerta Hospital
Where to find: It is found during the mission "N7: fuel reactors", or bought in the "Requests for the Spectrum" after it.
Citadel: military supplies
From whom to get: Dr. Chakwas / Chloe Michelle on the Normandy
What to do: Go to the docks on the Citadel and meet the turian Tactus, persuading him to exchange.
Citadel: Cerberus Venom for Turians
From whom to get: Salarian Doctor, Guerta Hospital
Where to find: Located on Mission Array: Former Cerberus Scientists
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Valhalla's Threshold: Prothean Evidence
From whom to get: Alliance soldier
Where to find: planet Gorvug, Paz system, Valhalla's Threshold
Center of Hades: Prothean Orb
From whom to get: Refugee, docks
Where to find: planet Gay-Hinnom, Sheol system, Center of Hades
Citadel: broken dispensers
From whom to get: Refugee Camp Doctor, Doki
Where to find: As you leave the cubicle with the doctor - to the left. On the way, you will encounter only three dispensers. They look like this:
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Dekuuna: Code of the Ancients
From whom to get: Angry Elkor, at the entrance to Purgatory
Where to find: Dekuuna planet, Fontes system, Selian nebula
Nimbus: the library in Ashe
From whom to get: Azari Military Instructor, Purgatory Bar
Where to find: planet Carcosa, Aganu system, Nimbus
Athena Nebula: Hesperian Statue
From whom to get: Azari Scholar, Presidium Community
Where to find: planet Polissa, Vernio system, Athena Nebula
Citadel: Wounded Batarian
Where to get: eavesdrop on a conversation in the Communities of the Presidium
What to do: go to the docks and talk to the NPC Medical staff.
Citadel: remains of a lizaurus
From whom to get: War Strategist, Presidium Community
Where to find: planet Intai "this, Phoenix system, Ro Argos
Citadel: jamming technology
From whom to get: CBC Officer, Presidium Community
Where to find: Can be purchased in Spectrum Requests after the mission Rannoch: Admiral Koris
Center of Hades: Obelisk of Karza
From whom to get: Researcher, Presidium Community
Where to find: planet Kopis, Oplos system, Center of Hades
Citadel: Azari the Widow
To whom to give: Veshra, Community of the Presidium
Where to find: Found during Mesana: Distress Call
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Dekuuna: Elkor Evacuation
From whom to get: Elkor, Embassies, next to the elevator, to the right of it
What to do: I already visited Dekuun when I got this quest. It could be handed over immediately, without additional flights anywhere.
I would like to describe several quests (which will give you a little more trouble) separately:
Quest Aria T "Loak (divided into three sub-quests):
Note: Aria is in the Purgatory Bar, on the lower levels, to the right of the entrance. Gives all three tasks at once.
1. Aria: "The Blue Luminaries"
We go talk to Darner Wax in the docks. He will send us to the turian general Orak. Further, the situation can be resolved in two ways: kill the general (shortcut), or deal with the suppliers of weapons for him (you have to tinker). If you chose the second path, we go to the salarian merchant named Kannik. He's behind the counter in the Meridian Market in the Presidium Community. The salarian can get a weapon for the general, but he does not want money for it. And he wants rare artifacts for exchange. You can find them here: Wana planet, Vular system, Kite's Nest.
2. Aria: "Blood Flock"
We meet with Narl in the Presidium community, in the only open space where the Dwellings are. We are watching the video.
3. Aria: "Eclipse"
We go to Bailey in the Embassy. You can convince him to release the crazy asari (shortcut), or put her deputy, the salarian Sein, at the head of the "Eclipse". If you chose the second path, we go to the Presidium Communities for the post of the C-Sec and speak with the turian. We are watching the video. We go to the docks, we speak with Sein.
Citadel: hanar diplomat:
It starts with a letter. Spectrum Yodnum Bau asks for help. We meet him at the Citadel in the Embassies. After talking with him, we go to the Spectra terminal and turn on the surveillance at the Hanar embassy. The first terminal is located at the Embassies:
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The second is the same at the docks. The third is in the same place, near the E28 dock. When finished with the terminals, go to the Embassies. We are watching the video.
Engineer Adams' Quest / Citadel: Thermal Pipe GX12:
Samantha Trainor will say that Adams would like to talk to us. We speak. The pipe can be bought at the Citadel (Presidium Community, Bank), or at the shuttle dock on the Normandy at the Arsenal Elkoss Combine store. This pipe is called the "heat transfer circuit".
Citadel: Inspirational Plots:
A Salarian named Solik at the entrance to the docks will ask us to take pictures of the plight of refugees for a documentary. Pictures can be taken in the following locations:
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Side quest guideCitadel Batarian Codes:
The quest begins with a conversation with Officer Knowles outside the C-Sec (Presidium Community) offices. We go to the Spectra terminal. Turn on tracking. The first console is in the Guerta hospital, the second in the Normandy dock, and the third in the docks. If we use the replica of the Hero / Renegade in the dialogue, we get the remnants of the batarian fleet.
Ecology
It would seem that frightening can be in nature? However, some of her creations can only dream of you in a nightmare.
There are hundreds and thousands poisonous and predatory plants, which sometimes conceal mortal danger.
These plants once again remind us to be careful with what you touch and taste.
Despite the harmless appearance, meeting some of them can be unpleasant, if not fatal.
1. Cape sundew - a predatory plant
Cape Rosyanka ( Drosera capensis) looks pretty cute with pink flowers and a nice scent. However, in fact, it refers to carnivorous plants that feed on flesh, namely insects.
Unlike other carnivorous plants such as venus flytrap, sundew eats its prey outdoors, wrapping it in its sticky trap and slowly dissolving it.
2. Mancinella is the most dangerous tree
Mancinella ( Hippomane mancinella) is an the most dangerous tree on the planet that can kill a person.
If you just stand under this tree when it rains, you will start to blister. Mancinella milky juice contains strong toxins, including phorbol, which leads to severe allergic dermatitis... If you try to burn a tree, if smoke gets into your eyes, it can lead to blindness.
In addition, the fruit of this plant can be deadly and cause symptoms. nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and seizures... No wonder its name is translated as "the little apple of death".
3. Fig tree
Although the fig tree poses no danger to humans, it is capable of vicious revenge on the wasps with which it is symbiotic relationship... Wasps lay their eggs on a tree and for this they must pollinate it.
If the wasp does not comply with the tacit agreement, and lays eggs in the fruit without pollinating the tree, the fig tree applies "sanctions" discarding the fetus and killing the young wasps.
4. Puia Chilean - eater of sheep
Wood Puya chilensis often call " eater of sheep"Although the plant itself does not eat the poor animal, it is able to trap it with its thorns. When the sheep dies and begins to decompose, it becomes food for the plant.
5. Cactus Euphorbia resinous
Euphorbia resinous ( Euphorbia Resinifera) is a small Moroccan cactus, which looks quite harmless.
His real danger lies within. The fact is that the plant contains a large number of chemical Resinferatoxin, which has a very pungent taste.
For comparison, on the Scoviel pungency scale, pepper spray has a pungency index of 1.5 million units, the hottest pepper in the world, the Scorpio of Trinidad, has 2 million units, and a rubbery toxin has 16 billion units.
If you get a drop of this plant on your tongue, you will not do with ice alone.
6. Prayer abrus - a poisonous plant
You have hardly heard of such a plant as prayer abrus ( Abrus Precatorius), as its most notable part is the tiny, bright red seeds often used in jewelry and tool making.
But it is worth knowing that these seeds are extremely dangerous, as they contain a toxin that is many times stronger than ricin.
One seed contains everything one milligram of the poisonous substance abrin, which is lethal dose for a person. However, if you swallow an abrus seed, it is unlikely that something will happen to you, since it is covered with a very dense shell and therefore leaves our digestive tract practically intact.
7. Cerberus of Odollam - a poisonous "suicide tree"
Cerberus odollam ( Cerbera odollam), or as it is also called "the tree of suicides" received such a name for a reason. It grows in India and southeastern Asia, and most often used for suicide due to the unique properties of its fruits. Although the fruit tastes bitter, it can be masked by mixing with spices.
Pathologists cannot always identify Cerberus poisoning unless there is evidence that the victim ate the plant. In some Indian families, the fruit is used as an ideal murder weapon for women.
8. Ongaonga - very stinging nettle
Ongaonga ( Urtica ferox) refers to a nettle species native to New Zealand. The plant grows up to 3 meters in height, forming huge impenetrable thickets.
Ongaong leaves, branches and flowers are covered with many stinging hairs which reach 6 mm in length. At the slightest touch, the hairs release a toxic substance that causes an unbearable burn sensation that can last up to two days.
With extensive exposure, this can lead to rashes and multiple blisters. There were times when people died stuck in dense thickets of this plant.
9. Californian Darlingtonia - Cobra lily
This plant ( Darlingtonia Californica) are compared to a cobra - an animal known for its bloodthirstiness. Its tubular leaves resemble a climbing cobra, and its leaves are venomous teeth or snake tongue. It grows in Oregon and Northern California and belongs to carnivorous plants.
The plant contains sap, which attracts insects, which subsequently find themselves inside its water lily. Once the insect has got inside, the steep and slippery walls prevent it from getting out, and the plant begins to produce digestive enzymes to digest the prey.
10. Hura exploding - dynamite tree
Hura exploding ( Hura crepitans) has a rather menacing appearance with many dark thorns covering the trunk of the tree. It was so named because its ripe fruits literally explode, releasing seeds at a speed of 67 meters per second and scattering them up to 90 meters in all directions.
If you taste just one seed of this fruit, it will lead to strong stomach cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, blurred vision, and increased heart rate... If you try more, it can cause delirium, seizures and even death. Its yellow sap leads to inflammation when it touches the skin and can lead to temporary blindness if it gets in the eyes.
Cerberus. The perfect killer with a jasmine scentCerberus (Cerbera odollam) from the Apocynaceae family is a fairly common plant, whose homeland is India. However, it grows in Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and the tropical islands of the Pacific Ocean. In India, Cerbera odollam is called othalanga maram or kattu arali in Tamil. In the east, its range is limited to French Polynesia.
The plant is a large bush or small tree, the height of which does not exceed ten meters. Cerberus grows on sandy coasts, along the shores of sea gulfs or rivers, almost everywhere it can be found in saline mangrove swamps.
Beautiful, opposite shiny dark green leaves grow in a lush whorl on rather thin branches. Cerberus leaves feed on the larvae of many Asian butterflies.
Graceful white flowers with a reddish core smell pleasantly of jasmine.
After flowering, a green fruit is formed that resembles a small mango.
As it matures, it turns bright red.
Cerberus fruits dry right on the branches, the dried drupe is 5-10 cm long. When the dried fruits fall to the ground, a thin outer film flies off, exposing a thick, fibrous, very decorative shell.
Thanks to this fibrous coat, Cerberus fruits are very light, they are easily picked up by ocean currents and transported over long distances, contributing to the spread of the plant in the region.
The fruit itself is in two halves, each of which contains one very poisonous bone.
This plant resembles a plumeria, however, the leaves of the Cerberus are slightly smaller, they are slightly more wavy and have a reddish central vein.
All parts of Cerbera odollam are highly toxic, however, the largest amount of toxin is found in the seed oil.
The seed oil contains the alkaloid cerberine, which is similar in structure to digoxin, the digitalis toxin (foxglove), as well as the glycoside cerberoside. These poisons block the passage of calcium ions in the heart muscle, which causes a gradual slowing down of the heartbeat until it stops completely. Death occurs 3-4 hours after the poison enters the body.
Cerberin is the most active toxin. Moreover, if it was not known about the use of Cerberus by the victims, it is practically impossible to determine the cause of the cardiac arrest.
Considering that this, one of the most potent poisons on earth, is practically unknown to Western doctors, chemists, analysts and forensic scientists, and, moreover, cerberine decomposes very quickly without a trace in the body, and therefore is not determined when establishing the causes of death, This makes Cerberus the perfect natural killer.
V recent times When it became possible to conduct studies using high-tech chromatography and spectrometry methods when checking plant samples, scientists suggested that the number of deaths caused by cerberine poisoning could be much higher than previously thought.
Also, a certain percentage of suicides could well be considered criminal homicides.
In India " perfect killer- Cerberus is used quite often. Since the kernels have a bitter taste, they are usually ground and mixed with the spicy and savory local food.
Traditionally, this method is more often used by Indian women who cannot otherwise resolve their matrimonial or legal problems.
In some Indian states, where the birth of girls in the family is considered undesirable and almost shameful, Cerberus is used to "regulate" the birth of babies of the desired sex. A pregnant woman who has undergone an ultrasound examination, which has determined that she is carrying a girl, is simply killed in a proven way for centuries. Or, after birth, "unnecessary" girls are killed in the same way.
In the countries of Southeast Asia, Cerberus is called pong-pong, buta-buta or nyan. Its oil is successfully used as an insecticide. In Madagascar, for a long time, Cerberus was used as a "divine court" in determining the guilt of a particularly dangerous criminal. Took poison, died - it means guilty! Especially often the verdict of guilt of Cerberus "made" in the trials of witches or conspirators against the royal power. This custom has survived to this day. According to official figures, in 1991, more than six thousand Madagascarians died as a result of this "divine judgment".
Cerbera odollam is named after the mythological Cerberus, the terrible guardian dog of the gates to the realm of the dead. His saliva was so poisonous that it destroyed all living things for several meters around it. Well, the tropical plant bears its name with dignity.
Not so long ago, Cerberus began to be grown in Hawaii as an ornamental plant. If you are careful, it can be successfully bred at home - Cerberus is very decorative.
The plant feels great in a small pot, standing on a windowsill, desk or other place - beautiful foliage and graceful white flowers will decorate your apartment with dignity. But, enjoying the pleasant jasmine scent, you should always remember that before you is the ideal killer from distant India. And behave with him accordingly ..
Having absolutely no knowledge of tropical vegetation, upon arrival on the island, although not for the first time, I was surprised by the rather large number of mangoes growing in the complex. Four or five trees of medium height fit perfectly into a beautiful green addition to the houses - villas. The tree is sprawling and has beautiful leaves, attractive flowers and beautiful fruits.
If I had not tried to understand and study the local plants, I would have believed that this is a mango. Imagine my surprise and misunderstanding when I saw in the atlas of Asian vegetation that it was Cerberus Odollam or sea mango. Probably, such low and beautiful trees are suitable for landscaping. The tree has a beautiful crown, attractive white flowers and beautiful fruits in shape and color. 
But according to the descriptions of the properties, this tree is very poisonous. Moreover, all its parts are poisonous, especially the fruits. 
The seeds of the fruit of the sea mango contain the glycoside cerberin, which causes cardiac arrest when ingested. The poison acts quickly, it is difficult to determine it in the body. Many tropical plants are poisonous. ... But if plumeria juice can cause burns, then Cerberus kills. It is possible that this is protection from various pests, monkeys and other plant enemies. I, as an adult, do not "bite" for such a free fruit, but the children, who in the complex are of different ages, and do not always walk with their parents, is unknown. After all, they can pick beautiful fruits for fun. This tree is often used by suicides, because it also has another unpleasant name - the suicide tree. Another name for this beautiful tree- a dog with three heads that guards the entrance to heavenly hell. However, it is believed that this tree of good spirits attracts, and drives away bad ones. Apparently that is why such trees are grown near dwellings. And the good spirits are revered here, and the evil ones are feared. They try in every possible way to appease them.
I found a description of the toxic properties of Cerberus fruits in the atlas of Cerberus mangoid plants and, again, sea mango. This is a different kind of Cerberus. This type of Cerberus differs from Odallam only in a small detail in flowers and fruits. Cerberus Odollam's middle white flower with a yellow spot. Therefore, she is also called the yellow-eyed Cerberus. In the mango-shaped Cerberus, the middle of the flower with a red or pink spot is a red-eyed Cerberus. Also, the fruits of the Odallam Cerberus are green when ripe, and brown in the mangoid. But in the description there is also a line that all Cerberus are very poisonous. Some are less poisonous, others with the lethal properties of fruits.
Mango, unlike marine mangoes, is a very tall tree. This is the mango that is blooming. This tree grows a few meters from our complex. It is always in sight. 
Mango fruits are more elongated in shape. Mango fruits are bright yellow when ripe. But before this state, they are not on the tree. Green, but already ripening fruits fall to the ground, especially after strong gusts of wind. Cerberus fruits are brown or green when ripe. The crown of trees is different. In mango it is more elongated, in Cerberus it is more spreading. The leaves are almost identical in mango and cerberus. The mango fruit has a huge bone inside.
I didn't particularly want to study the Cerberus fruit, but I did it anyway. Cerberus fruits fall to the ground. Finding such a fruit was not difficult. 
I try to cut the fruit in half with a sharp large knife. It didn't work out. As I expected, there is a hard bone inside. I cut the flesh of the fruit on the sides. 
The pulp is firm and like shavings. 
Inside, an almost round bone is 3.5 centimeters long. 
The bone is not cleared of pulp, but it is felt that it is lumpy. The bone is hard, but it has a crack on one side. Apparently, the fruit is ripe and this crack will allow the sprout to appear. With little difficulty, I cut the bone along the crack. 
The inside is not solid light flesh. I don't smell it, but it's all sticky. There is probably a lot of oil that does not spare the heart. I quickly get rid of all this mass. Mango pits differ significantly from Odallam Cerberus pits.
The mango also blooms in a completely different way. The mango has inconspicuous small yellow flowers collected in a panicle.
The flowers of the Cerberus are of medium size, quite attractive in appearance. 
A very interesting detail in the structure of the Cerberus flower. One part, often the left, of all the petals is elongated. Petals are not proportional.
It is not difficult to grow such a tree. Growing marine mango is similar to growing a coconut tree. A ripe fruit is buried one third of the way into the ground. Later, one sprout appears. The tree is unpretentious in growing, including in indoor conditions on the windowsill.
Here is poison tree this is a sea mango. It does not evoke pleasant feelings, although it is beautiful. This beauty is somehow evil and repulsive.
It is not entirely clear why the plant is called the mango tree. Although the fruits are similar in some ripening period for outward appearance outside.