Tomb Of Qualopec
The Tomb of Qualopec is the final resting place of one member of the Atlantean Triumvirate, who keeps his piece of the Scion within his gaze even in death. His tomb is hidden deep in a mountain close to the lost City of Vilcabamba which Lara has only just re-discovered.
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Original Version
The level centres around a room with four entrances - one where you entered from the Lost Valley, one leading to Qualopec's tomb and two others leading to puzzle rooms. The aim of the level is to find various levers and switches to open the gates leading to the tomb itself.
The puzzles and traps are more complicated than those seen thus far, with a wolf pit and boulder trap featuring most prominently. Texturally the level is bright and colourful with red and orange featuring as the major part of the colour scheme.
Anniversary Version
Although built on essentially the same lines, the Anniversary version of the tomb has a vast area the tomb is bigger in scale compared the the original version of the level. In Anniversary it was made slightly more challenging by breaking the floor of the main entranceway, the structure of the level is much simpler. Each passageway to left and right now contains short, movement based puzzles in order to access door switches, while another switch is accessed by using the grappling hook.
In the Anniversary version, Qualopec is shown still to be alive and kicking, rather than the skeletal form depicted in the original. When Lara takes the Scion and leaves the tomb, Qualopec stands and moves from his throne. However, masonry blocks the entrance and traps him.
The design of the level is also very different, tending towards mossy stone passageways and undecorated walls and interiors.
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The Tomb of Qualopec is the earliest structure within the Caves of Peru. It would have been chosen as a secret place not only for the protection of the Scion, but also to act as a temple for the continued worship of the god-king Qualopec.
Subsequent structures were built around the tomb, demonstrating the growth of a settlement for spiritual purposes; common in later civilisations with institutional religions. This may be one of the earliest spiritual sites in human history, and certainly one of the longest-lived.
