Object

The Raven Saloon Fireplace

The fireplace blazes in Marion Ravenwood's Nepalese saloon, its coals hot enough to heat an iron poker to a glowing red. Belzig positions himself before it as a focal point while interrogating Marion, drawing the searing tool from the flames to threaten her over the medallion. It anchors one wall near the brawl's outbreak, flames leaping as a threatening prop when Indy intervenes and the fire spreads to curtains amid gunfire and fists.

3 appearances

Purpose

Heating metal pokers to glowing for intimidation and providing fire that ignites surroundings

Significance

Heights the Nazi thugs' menace during Marion's torture; its flames erupt into saloon-wide inferno during Indy's rescue, amplifying chaos and forcing Marion's alliance amid the medallion's supernatural burn on Belzig

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Commission Accepted — Indy Declares the Race

The fireplace provides atmospheric detail (the fire is dying) that undercuts cozy warmth and suggests a waning domestic calm; it frames Brody's entrance and the tonal shift from study to mission briefing.

Before: Fire burning but dying in the study fireplace.

After: Still dying; the room's atmosphere has shifted from quiet to charged despite the small fire.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Marion Purges The Raven — The Broken Sun and a Price

The fireplace anchors a corner where the initial trouble breaks out between the Sherpa and the Climber; it contributes to the bar's heat and atmosphere and frames Marion's dramatic entrance from behind the bar.

Before: Blazing in the fireplace corner, providing heat and light.

After: Continues to burn, providing ambient light while Marion clears the room and conducts her private negotiation.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Choice at The Raven — Belzig's Interrogation and the Medallion's Burn

The fireplace is the source of the glowing poker Belzig heats and uses as a torture implement; its dying coals are referenced earlier and then become instrumental when Belzig pulls a red-hot poker from it to menace Marion.

Before: A shrinking fire in the hearth; coals hot enough to heat the poker.

After: Fire contributes to the spreading blaze as curtains ignite; the fireplace continues as a source of heat amid the chaos.

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