Mass Effect: Exposition

Introduction

37 Million years ago, a Reaper was shot and disabled. It fell into orbit of Mnemosyne. The Pro-Human organization Cerberus got to the wreckage before the Council could, but with the help of a few insiders who wanted to make a quick buck, I was able to download the results of a most reveling test. According to the Memory Core scan that was done, the Reaper had started recoding, and operating, exactly 37 Million years ago. What does this mean? Countless species have fallen victim to the Reapers, literally countless. It also means that the Reapers are much younger then some tests have said, or, atleast. This one is. We still know nothing about the creators of the Reapers, but if we can gather enough of the Reaper cores, we can possibly put together a report on how the creators of the Reapers worked, what their culture was, who they where, what language they spoke. But that would require every memory Core from Every Reaper. We have two.

We have to work with what we have, and that is not much. From here we can reconstruct inaccurate files about the Reaper's creators, however, with this information, we have alos found some Prothean Ruins, a lot of them, actually. For a Reaper, the memory of the Prothean Extinction cycle must still be fresh.

I am Director Liana K'Yala, an Asari Spectre. I have been put in command of this operation because of my history with Science and also because of my history with Liara T'Soni. She and I where classmates at the University of Serrice and she has kept me well informed ever since we graduated. I am one of the few who actually know she is the Shadow Broker. My background has made me less of a fighter and more of a talker. However, I am a powerful Biotic, and a Pioneer in Memory-Biotic Training. I have, using my technology, inherited the Memorys of three powerful Asari Matriarchs. My control of the Biotic Arts is...impressive, even to myself. I cannot believe that I can do the things I can.

I have brought down a building on Illium, I have flattened a Frigate to get to my Information. These powers are hard to control after a certain time, and I have masterful control over them, that is why I am a Spectre. The powers of the Council sought me out after I caused a scene at Nos Astra. Ripped half of the platform out, killing atleast a hundred Eclipse sisters in the process. Now I am a Spectre and a feared one at that. Everyone knows that if Liana is on the job, it must be especially dangerous.

- Liana