Assembly Hall Exterior (Mintaka Three)

Jagged, wind‑sheared rocks and a low weathered outcrop ring the narrow approach to the village assembly hall on Mintaka Three. Sun‑baked surfaces, crevices, and pitted rock provide cover and alter sightlines; characters skirt the stone while boots scrape gravel and covert observation passes through the air. The terrain functions as a tactical marker and choreography beat in scenes where Riker drags a wounded Palmer through crevices, using outcrops for cover and a precise line‑of‑sight window to lock a transporter beam. This exterior approach is narratively contiguous with the assembly hall but serves as a distinct terrain feature crucial to pursuit, rescue, and escalating cultural tension.