Character Relationship Map: 7 Mummies

Characters

• Lacy (played by Cerina Vincent) — protagonist

  Lacy helps uncover the town's secret and discovers a diary beneath a church recording the dead and their burial in a crypt.

• Travis (played by Billy Wirth) — supporting

  Travis tries to survive the desert journey, questions the search for treasure, and wants to escape rather than continue toward the ruins.

• Drake (played by Billy Drago) — supporting

  Drake rules the isolated town and welcomes the travelers with unsettling hospitality before the townspeople hunt them.

• Rock (played by Matt Schulze) — supporting

  Rock insists that the gold must be found, pushing the group to continue pursuing the treasure despite the danger.

• Santos (played by Noel Gugliemi) — supporting

  Santos jokes and complains during the journey, becomes convinced that the group faces something beyond ordinary violence, and is badly weakened while being pursued through the ruins.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Drake → Rock (Power Opposing Leader) — Their opposing objectives place Drake's authority against Rock's treasure pursuit.

  Drake rules the isolated town, while Rock remains focused on finding the gold connected to the town and its ancient priests.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Drake → Santos (Conflict Hostile Authority) — Drake's town directly endangers Santos.

  Santos is among the outsiders hunted by the town's armed inhabitants after Drake offers them drinks and invites them to take what they want.

• Drake → Travis (Conflict Hostile Authority) — Drake's community becomes a major threat to Travis's survival.

  Drake rules the town where the surviving travelers are trapped, and the townspeople hunt the outsiders after his apparent welcome.

• Drake → Lacy (Conflict Hostile Authority) — Drake represents the town's controlling and threatening power against Lacy.

  Drake rules the isolated town, welcomes the outsiders with unsettling hospitality, and the townspeople later hunt them.

• Lacy → Rock (Alliance Treasure-Seeking Associate) — Both are connected to the group's investigation of the treasure mystery.

  Lacy becomes involved in uncovering the town's secret while Rock insists that the gold must be found.

• Lacy → Santos (Alliance Survival Ally) — Their association is defined by surviving the same escalating threats.

  Lacy and Santos remain among the travelers confronting the town, the ruins, and the apparently supernatural pursuers.

• Lacy → Travis (Alliance Fellow Survivor) — They share the central survival and investigation struggle.

  Lacy and Travis are among the travelers who survive the desert pursuit and investigate the isolated town and its secret.

• Travis → Rock (Conflict Strategic Opponent) — They disagree over whether to pursue treasure or seek safety.

  Rock insists that the gold must be found, while Travis questions the plan and wants to escape.

• Travis → Santos (Alliance Travel Companion) — They are fellow survivors within the fleeing group.

  Travis and Santos travel together with the escaped group toward the border and later toward Tumacacori.

Story Analysis

A desperate desert escape becomes a supernatural treasure search that ends with the truth hidden behind a locked crypt.

Plot Progression

1. Desert Escape — A prison transport is ambushed, and escaped prisoners flee toward the border with a hostage. The group becomes lost, thirsty, and increasingly distrustful.
2. The Treasure Legend — The travelers hear the legend of Tumacacori and its seven medallions, seven mummies, and seven priests. The promise of Spanish gold redirects them away from the border.
3. Ruinous Pursuit — Gunfire, visions, and mysterious pursuers fracture the group as they approach the ruins. The survivors reach an isolated town ruled by Drake.
4. The Townspeople Hunt — Drake's apparent hospitality turns into a trap, and the armed inhabitants hunt the outsiders. The survivors connect the town to the medallions and ancient priests.
5. The Locked Crypt — The group learns the disturbing history of the coins and priests while being pursued through the ruins. Lacy finds a diary beneath a church, but the crypt remains locked and the treasure unresolved.