Humbled by the Prophet’s words and actions, the tracker gives up his mission and joins the settlers in their quest to build a new life. While aware that the tracker is an agent of Trinity, the Prophet shows his would-be attacker mercy and nurses him back to health. Weary, starved and proceeding on foot after his trusted mare dies, he loses consciousness as he reaches the Prophet’s settlement. The tracker survives an attempt on his life at Svetloyar and eventually discovers the whereabouts of the fugitives. In time, a shrine is built at the site of the rock formation to honour the scout who discovered the site. The acoustic “Voice of God” generated by a nearby natural rock formation is taken as a sign that they have reached their promised land and they make the decision to settle in the geothermal valley below, their new “earthly paradise”. Meanwhile, the Prophet and his followers, weakened and weary from their long journey across high plains and frozen lands, finally reach a remote mountain range in Siberia. He travels through Khazarland, the Caucasus mountains, and Kievan Rus’territory before stopping at a small village on the shore of Lake Svetloyar.** The survivors flee northwards and begin their long exodus towards Siberia.Ī Trinity tracker is sent to Syria to seal the tomb and pursue the Prophet. The Prophet and his followers put up a resilient defence, slaying the knight and his soldiers, but hundreds of the Prophet’s people perish in the process. The aforementioned knight is called upon again to lead an army to the hidden oasis and put an end to the heresy. News of the Prophet’s resurrection and growing influence in Syria reaches Trinity. The body of the Prophet is transported to an oasis near Beroea (modern-day Aleppo) and his followers begin building a tomb for him there, though it’s never used as the Prophet rises from the dead before it’s finished. The knight finds and kills the Prophet while the Divine Source, an ancient artefact that grants immortality and allegedly houses a fragment of God’s soul, is spirited away to safety by the Prophet’s followers. The religious paramilitary Order of Trinity dispatches a knight to silence the “heretic” Prophet, prompting him and his followers to flee Constantinople under cover of night and seek refuge in the desert of northern Syria. The Prophet and his followers fall out of favour when a new emperor comes into power (this would roughly coincide with the death of the John I Tzimiskesin real life). The Prophet’s growing movement begins to attract followers from all walks of life and arouses the attention of the Church in the West (i.e. Inspired by the Prophet’s words, Decius abandons his birthright and wealth to devote himself to the cause. He is initially skeptical of the tales of the Prophet’s healing miracles but is curious to learn more about him. The geothermal valley (one of the key locations in the game) was home to Scythian and other Eurasian nomads, whose ritual carvings, ornaments, and weapons are a testament to their presence in the area.ĭecius, a nobleman and later First Apostle to the Prophet, records the arrival of the Prophet in Constantinople and the speech he gave at the Forum of Constantine. Lara examines a mural depicting the Prophet (Image credit: F8tebringer)
** Spoiler warning: The following chronology contains some plot and location spoilers. Many of the historical events referred to in the documents do not have confirmed dates so I have had to make some educated guesses here and there.Īny errors in the sequence below are mine and corrections are welcome. Please note that this is not an official chronology but rather one I have compiled by reviewing all the information in the documents and relics collected throughout the course of my Rise playthrough. Her journey takes her to a long-forgotten tomb in northern Syria and a remote settlement in Siberia, where she encounters the remnants of a once-great civilisation and gathers clues concerning the whereabouts of a mystical artefact known as the Divine Source, thought to be buried deep in the heart of the mythical lost city of Kitezh.īy examining the game’s collectable documents, relics, and camp-fire journals, we can begin to trace the Prophet’s arduous journey through the Caucasus region and Russia, piece together the history of the founding (and downfall) of this mythical city, and gain a deeper insight into the lives and livelihoods of its inhabitants.
In Rise of the Tomb Raider, Lara Croft sets off to redeem her father’s reputation as an academic and get to grips with the concept of an immortal soul.
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