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'''Yamati''', sometimes spelled '''Yamatai''', is a mysterious island in the [[Dragon's Triangle]], off the coast of [[Japan]]. When the research vessel [[Endurance]], under Captain [[Conrad Roth]] explores the area in search of the [[Lost Fleet of Kublai Khan]], Lara suggests to explore a temple on Yamati built for the shaman queen [[Himiko]]. The Endurance is hit by a storm and the crew is stranded on the island. As Lara later learns it is not uncommon for storms to appear the exact moment a ship, or plane, approaches the island. <ref>play3 Germany Issue 69</ref> | '''Yamati''', sometimes spelled '''Yamatai''', is a mysterious island in the [[Dragon's Triangle]], off the coast of [[Japan]]. When the research vessel [[Endurance]], under Captain [[Conrad Roth]] explores the area in search of the [[Lost Fleet of Kublai Khan]], Lara suggests to explore a temple on Yamati built for the shaman queen [[Himiko]]. The Endurance is hit by a storm and the crew is stranded on the island. As Lara later learns it is not uncommon for storms to appear the exact moment a ship, or plane, approaches the island. <ref>play3 Germany Issue 69</ref> | ||
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The kingdom of ''Yamatai-koko'' was an ancient Japanese country of the Yayoi period. It's shaman queen Himiko supposedly ruled it some time around the 2nd century.<ref>Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamataikoku</ref> | The kingdom of ''Yamatai-koko'' was an ancient Japanese country of the Yayoi period. It's shaman queen Himiko supposedly ruled it some time around the 2nd century.<ref>Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamataikoku</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:36, 1 January 2013
Yamati, sometimes spelled Yamatai, is a mysterious island in the Dragon's Triangle, off the coast of Japan. When the research vessel Endurance, under Captain Conrad Roth explores the area in search of the Lost Fleet of Kublai Khan, Lara suggests to explore a temple on Yamati built for the shaman queen Himiko. The Endurance is hit by a storm and the crew is stranded on the island. As Lara later learns it is not uncommon for storms to appear the exact moment a ship, or plane, approaches the island. [1]
Historical Precedent
The kingdom of Yamatai-koko was an ancient Japanese country of the Yayoi period. It's shaman queen Himiko supposedly ruled it some time around the 2nd century.[2]
References
- ↑ play3 Germany Issue 69
- ↑ Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamataikoku
