Enemies on the Horizon

Sakkara, March 1935—The characters belong to the Hartwell College Egyptian excavation formerly led by the late Professor Percy Mallory.
In their previous adventure, “The Charioteer’s Tomb,” they opened and explored the grave of an ancient general and transported the most valuable of treasures back to the expedition warehouse in Cairo. Since opening the tomb last month they’ve begun the meticulous work of recording the remaining artifacts in place and after removal, photographing the detailed wall paintings and hieroglyphics, and generally keeping copious accounts of everything they uncover. With Cairo a little more than an hour’s drive away and the security of the site constantly under threat, the expedition decided to work from its camp near the tomb. Each character has their own tent, with the chef in one and the supplies sheltered under another. A large tent provides an enclosed work area where expedition members clean and catalog artifacts and maintain journals detailing their work.
To aid in this process the expedition has hired a photographer based out of Cairo, Vera Doyle, an attractive young British woman who has solid knowledge of photography, drawing, and hieroglyphics. She gets along with everyone on the dig, charming the excavation staff, befriending the fellahin workers, and impressing everyone with her professionalism and artistic talents. Her personal tent stands next to the thick-canvassed darkroom tent where she develops her film.
The expedition recently installed an iron grate over the entrance shaft to further ensure the tomb’s security at night and while they’re away from the encampment. An intimidating padlock deters even the most persistent tomb robbers. The single key usually rests in the hands of the chief archaeologist on the site; but tonight, while everyone else works late in camp, Miss Doyle has taken the key to open the grate and descend into the tomb to check some of her photographs and sketches against the original wall paintings. It’s getting late when one of the expedition members, laboring diligently in the work tent over some broken pottery, wonders aloud if Miss Doyle is all right. Anyone making a Hard Listen roll thinks they heard a muffled cry in the night and something topple over in the nearby photography tent.

The kidnapping of Vera Doyle

Rescue Vera Doyle

the zeppelin Friedrichshafen shows up to resupply the base with soilders.

The kidnappers are dressed as Bedouins

Nazis