The Loxian Temple

[Peter Svensson]

"Ah! At last! Let's hope these logs will give us the answers we seek!"

[Zayan]

*Zayan stops reading and looks at Enoch.*

"That must be it!  If I was in Zentox' possition, that would be one of the ways I would think of the stone crystal."

[Zayan]

"So what are we waiting for, let's get aboard the Evolution!  The more time we spend here on Vontak Nor the harder it will be for us to find that merchant."

[Enoch]

*On the Promenade, Enoch and the others arrive at the entrance of the Loxian temple.*

[Avelsa]

"Very impressive."

*Avelsa reverently walks up to the hidden compartment and picks up the logs.  She then hands each person one of the logs to search through.*

[Avelsa]

"So I take it that we are going to head into D.A. space to track down this Dralian merchant?"

[Avelsa]

"I will use my influances to grant passage through D.A. space.  It is the least I can do to help all of you on this quest."  

[Balkazar]

OOC**This is for HK47

ON**

*Peter sven and his party were transported to the evolution..........When they got there they were in the sickbay.....with a Driod with DA markings on him*

[Zayan]

*At Enoch's pronouncement of their arrival Zayan looks up.  The stones of the temple have carvings in them, old Loxian symbols that few know the meaning of.  The stones are the color of yellow ochre with dark red ochre spots on each stone.  She lovingly touches one of the symbols to the left of the doorway.  The symbol is a group of arrows pointing up, it is in the middle of one of the dark red spots.  Zayan whispers a plea loud enough for the nearest person to hear.*

"May my family forgive me, for what I did to them."

*Upon entering the temple she folds her hands across her chest and bows her head.  Zayan steps inside crooning an ancient and wordless chant that the stones echo back.  She slightly changes the tone of the chant, making it sound as though the stones have their own voices, answering Zayan's chant.  The rest of the group follow Zayan and try to imitate her, but they are not able to.  Zayan continues the chant as she leads them deeper into the heart of the temple.  In the main room or the temple's heart, she stops chanting and raises up her arms into the air above her head.  Zayan addresses the stone statue against the wall in front of them.*

"Goddess Tazay, your faithful daughter has come to claim that which she has left in your watchful care.  That which you have protected for your faithful daughter."

*Zayan waits for a moment, then lowers her arms.  She walks up to the statue and steps onto the  statue's pedestal.  Zayan depresses the center of the belt on the statue.  A compartment opens in the side of the pedestal revealing the hidden logs of Zentox.*

[Zayan]

*Zayan solomly whispers her thanks to the Goddess Tazay and steps down to the floor.  She takes the log that Avelsa hands to her.*

"Lets get started then."

*Zayan begins reading the log.*

[Peter Svensson]

"If we don't start looking in the first place, we will definitely never find this merchant. The Evolution is at our disposal, so we can use that ship to go into Delta Alliance space. Perhaps the D.A. authorities will be helpful, and if not, my position will provide enough influence to gain the information we need through alternative ways. And I can arrange that the Evolution will indeed embark on an official mission for this too."

[Roland Burma]

"May the peace of the Goddess Tazay be with you."
*Burma watches everyone dematerialize, and then goes about to pray at the Loxian temple.*

[Enoch]

*Enoch stares at the impressive stone statue of the Goddess Tazay.*
"Your people definitely have a nice religious art!"
*Then he looks at how Zayan comes up with the hidden logs of Zentox.*

[Enoch]

*Enoch was reading extensively through the logs, when he suddenly stumbled onto something.*
"This may be of relevance... A log of about 11 months ago. General Zentox mentions a meeting with a Dralian merchant who claims to trade in the name of the Delta Alliance. He doesn't specify anything he traded, but he states that he bought supplies, spare parts and... a unique object that he believes is a sign of the Goddess Tazay that the tide will soon turn. Might that information be of any use?"

[Enoch]

"How do you propose to track down an unnamed Dralian merchant? The Dralians are known to be mainly merchants. It's like looking for a needle in a hay stack!"