St. Francis' Folly

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Template:Levelline|St. Francis' Folly
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Level No 5
Secrets 4
Length 35 minutes
Location Turkey
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Tomb of Qualopec St. Francis' Folly Colosseum
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St. Francis' Folly is the fifth level of Tomb Raider 1.

After her confrontation with Larson, Lara has doubts about the intentions of her employer, Natla. Lara breaks into the headquarters of Natla Technologies, where she finds the diary of a Brother Herbert, a monk recently relocated to the monastery of St. Francis' folly. Rumour amongst his brothers states that the monastery is bulit on top of the ancient tomb of Tihocan, a legendary ruler of the lost continent of Atlantis. Buried along with Tihocan is his piece of the Scion, an Atlantean artefact with extraordinary power.

Lara travels to Turkey to the monastery, which now lies in ruins.

You will meet lions, gorillas, Pierre DuPont and bats.

It's your task to collect the four keys of Atlas, Neptune, Thor and Damocles anduse them to open to the door leading to the Colosseum.

Objectives

  • Access the second part of the monastery
  • Collect the Thor, Damocles, Atlas and Neptune keys
  • Unlock the 4 barrier door leading to Colosseum

Notes

  • Thor - is the red-haired and bearded nature god of thunder in Norse mythology and more generally Germanic mythology. He is the son of Odin and Jord. He carried a hammer, Mjolnir, as a weapon, and it is said when the hammer struck, lightening was produced.
  • Atlas - in Greek mythology was one of the primordial Titans. Atlas was the son of the Titan Iapetos and the Oceanid Klymene. During the Titanomcahy, a mythical war between the Titans and Olympians, Atlas betrayed the Titans and fought with Zeus and his fellow gods. After the Olympians' victory, most Titans were confined to Tartarus, but Atlas was instead condemned to forever hold up the sky.
  • Neptune - was the god of the sea, as well as horses and, as "Earth-Shaker", of earthquakes in Roman mythology. He carried a trident as a weapon.
  • Damocles - was an excessively flattering courtier in the court of Dionysius I of Syracuse, a 4th Century BC tyrant of Syracuse, Italy. He exclaimed that, as a great man of power and authority, Dionysius was truly fortunate. Dionysius offered to switch places with him for a day, so he could taste first hand that fortune. In the evening a banquet was held, where Damocles very much enjoyed being waited upon like a king. Only at the end of the meal did he look up and notice a sharpened sword hanging by a single piece of horsehair directly above his head. Immediately, he lost all taste for the fine foods and beautiful boys and asked leave of the tyrant, saying he no longer wanted to be so fortunate.

For an explanation to why this level is located in Turkey, see the notes section of Tomb Raider.

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