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Plot Summary of Rare Gold
"Following the first fabulous shipment, the Conquistadors looted the treasures of Montezuma until only one hoard remained. Teudile, servant of Montezuma, secretly tried to ship the hoard to Spain, but the caravels were lost at sea. The location of the treasure was an unsolvable mystery. Unsolvable, that is, until Tony Carter found Teudile's diary, charting where the ships went down. However, he was not the only one with an interest in finding the last of the Aztec gold... "
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Plot
Exploring into the wild Yes
kind of story - searching for treasure

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - scholar
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Mexico
Water? Yes
Water: - warship - sail boat

Style
Amount of dialog - mostly dialog
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