Adrian Krauser, world famous astronomer, joined the expedition to learn about the stars from that ancient pyramid in the middle of the jungle. The hope was to see if a new observatory could be put in place for better pictures from the ground, Hubble and other space based telescopes were doing a good job, but there was still need for ground observation.
The curse wrapped around him and gave him knowledge of how the stars moved people under them. He became the astrologer to take advantage of the mystical effects the stars and planets have on the globe.
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