Lara was born on February 14th, 1992, the only child of Lord Richard and Lady Amelia Croft.

Lara's early years were spent in the company of her doting parents. Her mother, who was an artist, worked from home and spent much of her time with her daughter, playing with her and giving her piano lessons.

Lady Croft died in a plane crash when Lara was very young. Her death inspired Lord Croft's obsession with finding the key to immortality, which in turn resulted in him becoming somewhat neglectful of Lara.

Lara was an intelligent child, and early on was placed in classes with students a year older to compensate. Nevertheless, Lara was often bored at school, which led to her getting in trouble for daydreaming and not paying attention in class. She often asked her father to take her with him when he went on digs, to alleviate her boredom.

The sound of a gunshot brought her to her father's study, where she found him having apparently taken his own life, leaving Lara an orphan, and her last encounter with her father having been a fight.

Lara was left in the care of Roth, with whom she formed a surrogate father-daughter relationship. Roth's job kept him away for extended periods of time, leaving Lara to be alone for much of her adolescence. As a result, Lara became quite introverted.

Roth took her as part of his crew on the expedition to Yamatai, which is the start of the modern 'Tomb Raider'.

The tomb was build when the Incan civilization was still around. They build this tomb to dispose of their cursed warriors and prevent these curses from spreading. These mummified corpses are still guarding this tomb. But even in the Incan years this tomb was well hidden, and soon forgotten about. There were a few rumors about this tomb written down by the Incans. It's rumored that the tomb was host to an ancient weapon forged by the gods.

The Warrior's Sword. This sword once wielded by the a cursed warrior, was rumored to be the origin of the curse, and all warriors who fought in it's proximity.

Father's Journal refers to three artefact wielded by three outcast of a local Incan tribe. Supposedly these artefact got buried with the outcasts.

Not much is known about the three outcast, the journal just refers to each individual outcast.

• The Warrior: The leader of the three, he possessed a spear so strong it would penetrate any surface.

• The Eagle: The most perceptive of the three, possessing a bow that would never miss it's mark.

• The Trapper: The most agile of the three, carrying a special bola which could trap any living creature for an eternity.

Besides these notes, there is an small stone tablet with a translations. Engraved on it: "Banished for unspoken crimes these fools, cast out those who'd wield those cursed tools."