Editing The Third Law (section)

==When in Rome==

[[File:Habi.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A plate of Habi with vegetable dip]]


The away team beamed down to the surface, arriving in a narrow alleyway near the western edge of the city. Upon arrival, Captain Salid dispersed his personnel to take a look around with the hopes of locating any information of use to the teams.

As there were various markets, three of the teams went there in an attempt to gather basic financial intelligence involving the use, value and body language and interactions that may be found in the market places.

The Markets proved to be very similar to a traditional Middle Eastern Style Bizarre found on [[Earth]]. There were a large variety of wares, ranging from exotic pets and foodstuffs, to refined textiles and works of art. The area proved exceptionally crowded and so there was a unique opportunity to observe the local culture in tight quarters.
[[File:Chala.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Two cups of Chala]]
During the time there, the Away teams discovered the three primary types of coins used by the Asrai. They are, in descending order of value; the Kip, Bancor and the Kenal.

At a nearby cafe, Salid and Caskie managed to successfully order two mugs of Chala, a hot caffeinated beverage which proved to be very tasty, and some Habi, which was a deep fried thick noodle-like pastry served with a local vegetable paste for dipping.
[[File:Lun'ette.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Lun'ette blossom]]
While Salid and Caskie were taking in the local cuisine in an attempt to observe people, Signos plied the crowd of the market place under the guise of their young daughter. She successfully managed to purchase a  local flower called a Lun'ette.

This rare flower was beautiful enough that Signos adopted it's name as a cover for herself during their time on the planet.

Meanwhile Soma and Rosenbauer visited a  local Shrine of the Sacred Light, which contained an artificial beam of light whose power source and means of operation were not readily apparent to them. They managed to speak with a member of the Scholars of the Reliquary that told them a very old story detailing the origins of the light. This was the first time that the term [[Solyon|Solyon, the Destroyer]] was heard by the crew.

O'Neill and Sanok made some progress by visiting the Traveler's Hall, an establishment that was similar to a large lodge house for travelers.  There was some confusion about how to acquire rooms although in the end it was finally arranged. Three rooms, each with a bed, which was uncommon, cost the crew 20 kip.
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