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Local Workers

superstitious cautious collectively responsive orally expressive in alarm
The assembly of local laborers employed at the archaeological dig site near the First Dynasty tomb. They serve as the hands and backs for Professor Scarman’s expedition, carrying out the physical labor of excavation and site maintenance. Though unnamed individually in this account, their collective presence and reactions reveal their deep-seated fear of ancient curses and divine retribution. Their swift flight at the moment of Sutekh’s curse confirms their belief in the supernatural power guarding the tomb—a belief reinforced by Achmed’s terrified warnings.
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Also known as: workers, local workers

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S13E9 · Pyramids of Mars Part 1
Scarman claims the Eye of Horus

Overwhelming terror and reflexive flight

The local workers surge through the tomb’s narrow exit in a frantic rush when they see the Eye of Horus revealed, calling out in panic. Their collective flight leaves Scarman …

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S13E9 · Pyramids of Mars Part 1
Workers flee as Sutekh awakens

Overwhelmed by ancestral terror; their flight is an instinctive survival response to overwhelming dread.

The local workers abandon their posts and flee the tomb en masse upon seeing the Eye of Horus revealed above the sealed door. Their terror manifests in frantic movement, overturning …

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S13E9 · Pyramids of Mars Part 1
Scarman collapses to Sutekh’s curse

Blinding panic driving instinctive self-preservation

The local workers flee the tomb en masse the moment Achmed raises his warning voice. They stream past Scarman and out of the chamber leaving the mattock and oil lamp …

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