Starrings-- Lara Croft and Von Croy
- Who is Lara Croft?
Lara Croft, daughter of Lord Henshingly Croft, was raised to be an aristocrat from birth, in 1965. She was privately tutored from age 3 to age 11, whereupon she attended Wimbleton Girl's High School in Surrey, England. At the age of 15, she showed a brief interest in archaeology and was introduced to the subject by the renowned adventurer, Von Croy, whom she accompanied on an expedition to Columbia. Von Croy never returned from the trip, however, and the undisclosed incident which led to his apparent demise also ended Lara's interest in archaeology. She returned home to graduate from high school, a boarding school, and finally at Swiss finishing school which she left at the age of 21.
Lara 's marriage into
wealth had seemed assured after her father arranged for her to marry the
Earl of Farringdon. However, on her way home from a skiing trip with her
fiancee, her chartered plane crashed deep in the heart of the Himalayas.
Although Lara was the only survivor, in a way she died too-- the woman
who learned to depend on her wits to stay alive for two weeks in the hostile
wilderness, a world away from her sheltered upbringing. Two weeks later
when she walked into the village of Tokakeriby. After emerging from her
ordeal, she was not the same sheltered Lara Croft who had originally boarded
the plane.
Her experiences had had
a profound effect on her. Back in upper- class British society, Lara was
unable to stand the claustrophobic and suffocating atmosphere. She realized
that the only time she had felt truly alive was when she traveled alone
and depended upon her wits to survive. With her wealth and connections
behind her, over the following eight years she was able to acquirean intimate
knowledge of ancient civilizations across the globe. Her father, however,
soon disowned his prodigal daughter and cut her off from the family fortune.
Lara turned to writing to fund her trips. Famed for discovering several
ancient sites of profound archaeological interest, she made a name for
herself by publishing travel books and detailed journals of her exploits.
Who is Von Croy?
He
is the world-famous archeologist and adventurer. Lara was introduced to
him when she was 15 years old. In this past, Von Croy didn't show up in
any part of the Tomb Raider until in the latest ont-- Tomb Raider IV. He
invloves in the game story and plays a pivotal role in the rest of the
game.
Understanding
the relationship between Lara and Von Croy is a little bit difficult. When
you are working through " The last Revelation" questions like "Why did
Von Croy employ bad guys to kill Lara?", "Why did Lara call him FATHER
at the end of the game?" may come up in your mind. Don't worry about it,
I will explain it in Tomb Raider
IV--The Last revelation.
Lara at 15
Von Coy