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!{{levelline}}|''St. Francis' Folly''
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| Name        = St. Francis' Folly
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| Image      = Stfrancis.jpg
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| Game        = Tomb Raider
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| Section    = [[Greece Section (TR)|Greece Section]]
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| Levelno    = 5
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| Length      = 1
!align="left" valign="top"|Level No
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| Gametime    = 35 minutes
|colspan="2" valign="top"|5
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| Firsttime  =  
!align="left" valign="top"|Secrets
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| Secrets    = 4
|colspan="2" valign="top"|4
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| Location   = [[Europe]], [[Greece]]
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| Chrono      = 1
|colspan="2" valign="top"|35 minutes
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| Previous    = Tomb of Qualopec
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| Next        = Colosseum
!align="left" valign="top"|Location
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| Adjacent    =  
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Turkey
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| Wtlink      = tr1/folly
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'''St. Francis' Folly''' is the fifth level of [[Tomb Raider 1]] and the first of the Graeco/Roman levels.
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|valign="top"|<small>''[[Tomb of Qualopec]]''</small>
 
|valign="top"|<small>''[[St. Francis' Folly]]''</small>
 
|valign="top"|<small>''[[Colosseum]]''</small>
 
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!{{levelline}}|[[:trgcom:tr1/folly|Walkthrough]]
 
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== Objectives ==
 
  
* Access the second part of the monastery
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==Story==
* Collect the Thor, Damocles, Atlas and Neptune keys
 
* Unlock the 4 barrier door leading to [[Colosseum]]
 
  
== Notes ==
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After her confrontation with Larson in [[Peru]], Lara has doubts about the intentions of her employer, [[Jacqueline Natla]]. Lara breaks into the headquarters of [[Natla Technologies]], where she finds the diary of Brother Herbert, a medieval monk who was relocated to the monastery of St. Francis' folly. Rumour amongst his brothers stated that the monastery was built 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.
  
* '''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 as a weapon, and it is said when the hammer struck, lightening was produced.
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Lara travels to [[Greece]] to the monastery, which now lies in ruins. She finds Pierre's abandoned camp outside, complete with discarded food cans, and heads into the monastery. While exploring the monastery, Lara finds a passage to an ancient chamber. It lies in ruins, several floors have collapsed making the room several stories high. The chamber contains for shrines, on each to [[Atlas]], [[Neptune]], [[Thor]] and [[Damocles]]. In each of these rooms she finds a key. Lara proceeds carefully to the bottom of the room, scaring off Pierre along the way, and uses the keys to open the gate leading to the [[Colosseum]].
  
* '''Atlas''' - in Greek mythology was one of the primordial Titans. Atlas was the son of the Titan Iapetos and the Oceanid Klymene.
 
  
* '''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.
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==Objectives==
  
* '''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.
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* Access the second part of the monastery.
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* Collect the Thor, Damocles, Atlas and Neptune keys.
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* Unlock the 4 barrier door leading to [[Colosseum]].
  
''For an explanation to why this level is located in Turkey, see the notes section of [[Tomb Raider]].''
 
  
== Enemies ==
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==Enemies==
  
 
* [[Bats]]
 
* [[Bats]]
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* [[Gorillas]]
 
* [[Gorillas]]
 
* [[Lions]]
 
* [[Lions]]
* [[Pierre Du Pont]]
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* [[Pierre DuPont]]
  
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==Traps & Obstacles==
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* [[Collapsing tiles]]
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* Four trap rooms: [[Thor]], [[Damocles]], [[Atlas]] and [[Neptune]]
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==Keys==
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* [[Neptune Key]]
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* [[Atlas Key]]
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* [[Damocles Key]]
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* [[Thor Key]]
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==St. Francis Folly==
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It is doubtful that a monastery would have been built by Franciscan monks in Greece, although the Catholic Venetians did have significant territorial gains in the Aegean sea and on various Greek Islands, eventually conquering as far as Cyprus. St. Francis is supposed to have visited Cyprus <ref>http://www.cypruscatholicchurch.org/ Retrieved on 13th June 2008</ref>, making it one of the possible sites for Tihocan's tomb.
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The location of Phrygia, which was the kingdom of the mythic King Midas is actually based in inland Turkey. This could suggest then, that all the Greek levels are not actually based in Greece, but in Turkey - but that the structures were built by Asiatic Greeks who colonised parts of Turkey themselves. Whether a Catholic monastery would have been built in Turkey is therefore unlikely, but it is possible that earlier groups of Christians such as the Armenian, Syriac or Greek Orthodox Churches - as the style of the building in Anniversary is certainly not lavish enough to be from the Medieval period.
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The name of the monastery - Saint Francis - might refer to the number of animals (lions, crocodiles, gorillas, bats and rats) present within the structure, and not to the saint himself. It could even be a later name for the monastery.
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==Notes==
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See individual entries:
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* [[Atlas]]
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* [[Damocles]]
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* [[Neptune]]
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* [[Thor]]
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Latest revision as of 20:36, 5 January 2013

St. Francis' Folly
Stfrancis.jpg
Tomb Raider
Section Greece Section
Level No 5
Length (*)
  • Game Time: 35 minutes

Secrets 4
Location Europe, Greece
Level Chronology:
Tomb of Qualopec St. Francis' Folly Colosseum

St. Francis' Folly is the fifth level of Tomb Raider 1 and the first of the Graeco/Roman levels.

Story

After her confrontation with Larson in Peru, Lara has doubts about the intentions of her employer, Jacqueline Natla. Lara breaks into the headquarters of Natla Technologies, where she finds the diary of Brother Herbert, a medieval monk who was relocated to the monastery of St. Francis' folly. Rumour amongst his brothers stated that the monastery was built 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 Greece to the monastery, which now lies in ruins. She finds Pierre's abandoned camp outside, complete with discarded food cans, and heads into the monastery. While exploring the monastery, Lara finds a passage to an ancient chamber. It lies in ruins, several floors have collapsed making the room several stories high. The chamber contains for shrines, on each to Atlas, Neptune, Thor and Damocles. In each of these rooms she finds a key. Lara proceeds carefully to the bottom of the room, scaring off Pierre along the way, and uses the keys to open the gate 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.

Enemies

Traps & Obstacles


Keys


St. Francis Folly

It is doubtful that a monastery would have been built by Franciscan monks in Greece, although the Catholic Venetians did have significant territorial gains in the Aegean sea and on various Greek Islands, eventually conquering as far as Cyprus. St. Francis is supposed to have visited Cyprus [1], making it one of the possible sites for Tihocan's tomb.

The location of Phrygia, which was the kingdom of the mythic King Midas is actually based in inland Turkey. This could suggest then, that all the Greek levels are not actually based in Greece, but in Turkey - but that the structures were built by Asiatic Greeks who colonised parts of Turkey themselves. Whether a Catholic monastery would have been built in Turkey is therefore unlikely, but it is possible that earlier groups of Christians such as the Armenian, Syriac or Greek Orthodox Churches - as the style of the building in Anniversary is certainly not lavish enough to be from the Medieval period.

The name of the monastery - Saint Francis - might refer to the number of animals (lions, crocodiles, gorillas, bats and rats) present within the structure, and not to the saint himself. It could even be a later name for the monastery.

Notes

See individual entries:


References

  1. http://www.cypruscatholicchurch.org/ Retrieved on 13th June 2008

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