Hello again fellow explorers, here we are with another chapter of your training as a Sainen pioneer amidst the thrilling lands of Solarus. In today’s masterclass we are going to discuss the nature of Solarus' fellow inhabitants, the Torek.
The Torek are descendants of what humans call “Lizards”, a common creature in the Universe. In this case though, they have evolved until they became a civilization type I in Kardashev’s Scale. They are a bit more advanced than our human neighbors, but a lot less than us, the Sainen. We belong to type III!
All Torek look very similar to each other, and while there is not much difference between them, they have completely different attitudes towards us! Let’s see:
Friendly Torek
You may bump into them from time to time. They sport a friendly attitude because deep down they know you come in peace and want to restore life in their home planet. As a consequence, they will try to bring you aid in the form of goods or information. Kolra, an important character among the Torek, or Commander Toan, in charge of Torek’s operations, fall into this category and will accompany you in your journey.
Vendors
They are inherently good and will exchange money or resources with you. In future versions of Those Who Came, they will be key for your missions since they have valuable information about the new planet you are exploring. You will be able to obtain new suits, technology or important items in your missions thanks to their help.
The Guardians of Solarus
These Torek have seen the worst in their homeland while being in touch with the corruption ravaging planet Solarus. As a result, they have suffered a lot and won’t hesitate attacking you when they consider you’ve approached an object, structure or important element they are guarding. They look at Sainen as another potential threat that could destroy them.
This group of Toreks are broad and some of them will throw different attacks towards you. Even though their attacks are usually defensive or indirect and will just sabotage your purpose, here are some hints to get your crew prepared:
- Area Guarding The Torek will create a round area in front of them. If they catch you inside this area your Suit Shield will get damaged and your life will be compromised! Please, check your life bar placed in the lower left corner of your screen if you are caught in this situation.
- Dart Guarding Some Torek have a bracelet equipped with darts that provoke our movements to be half time slower than originally, it would seem you had consumed one of those human beverages drunk at parties on Earth. We know you would not! Just avoid this situation, explorer!
- Trap Guarding Just beside the Dart Guardians, there are some Torek that like to persecute and catch you in their arms. They don’t want to kill you, they just try to avoid you entering places “you shouldn’t be in” by propelling you outside that zone once they’ve put their broad hands all over.
As you can see, Torek come in all forms and sizes, but their key to know what’s their deal is actually paying attention to their actions!
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Happy gaming!