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Furnace of the Gods
Items: 64
Kills: 41
Lara will fall down a shaft and land on a slope. Jump when Lara nears the end of the first slope, grabbing if necessary, to reach the ledge opposite the first slope. Turn right and step forward to pick up a box of flares (1). Drop off the ledge and Lara will slide down two slopes and land in a tunnel below. Pick up shotgun shells (2) and a box of flares (3) from each of the two skeletons on the ground below.

Light a flare and walk forward along the tunnel until Lara comes to a section of break-away tiles that cover a deep pit. Draw pistols and turn around and kill a rat (1) that will be sneaking up from behind. Stoop down and pick up a small Medi Pack (4).

Draw pistols once more and run forward across the broken floor tiles. Beyond the break away tiles, Lara will slide down to a tunnel beyond. Quickly, turn left and run forward to avoid a spiked wall that will move in from ahead. Kill three rats (2, 3, 4) as Lara runs down the long hallway. There is a spiked wall closing in from behind. There is a metal cage with a gold chain blocking a small side tunnel on the left. When Lara gets to the cage, turn left and push the block forward once and wait in the side tunnel until the wall passes. If Lara didn't kill all the rats, she can draw pistols and deal with them at this point.

Reverse roll and exit the small side tunnel and turn right. Run down the wide tunnel and pick up two sets of automatic pistol clips (5, 6) from the far end of the tunnel. Reverse roll and run back down the tunnel. Reenter the small side tunnel and push the cage once more to reveal a tunnel that leads upward on the right. Turn right and run up the tunnel until Lara enters a enormous cavern with five pillars.

Don't drop to the floor of the cave yet. Draw pistols and kill two wolves (5, 6) that are running around the cave. Now drop to the floor of the cave and run forward, between the first two pillars. Run forward and pick up a small Medi Pack (7) from the skeleton beside the next pillar.
Mask of Tornarsuk
Now run to the pedestal in the middle of the room and draw pistols to take out a third wolf (7) that will attack from the left. When the wolf is dead, pick up the Mask of Tornarsuk (8) and three Inuit warriors (8, 9, 10) perched around the pedestal will reanimate and a wooden gate on the left wall of the cavern will open.

Turn left and take a standing jump over to the pedestal on the left. Run forward until Lara reaches the wall of the cavern. Turn left and run forward until Lara reaches the open doorway. Turn right and enter the doorway. Run forward and drop into the hole in the floor beyond the doorway.

Lara will land on a slope and fall into a small pool of water. Swim downward, draw the harpoon gun and flip turn. Kill a carp (11) that's swimming around in the back end of the underwater tunnel. After the carp is dead, swim forward to the end of the tunnel and dive deeper. Pick up two bundles of harpoons (9, 10) at the bottom. Flip turn and swim back down the tunnel. Stop for air in the shaft that Lara slid in from, if she is short on air. Continue to the end of the tunnel.

When Lara reaches the end of the underwater tunnel, surface and draw pistols. Take one step forward out of the shallow water and then step back. Open fire on eight rats (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) that will emerge from crevices all around the room. Keep turning after killing a rat to make sure another isn't sneaking up behind Lara. Step forward once more and pick up the box of shotgun shells (11). Turn right and run to the metal cage in the corner. Pull it away from the corner once, and draw pistols. Run around the crate, and when Lara steps out of the water on the ledge to the right of the crate, two more rats (20, 21) will emerge. Kill them and pick up the three boxes of shotgun shells (12, 13, 14) and box of flares (15) that were beneath that cage. Now turn around and run forward to the cage in the other corner. Pull it once and draw pistols. Run around the cage and two more rats will emerge (22, 23). After killing these last two rats, pick up the large Medi Pack (16) that was underneath the cage. Turn around, run forward, and pick up the small Medi Pack (17). Then right and step forward and pick up more shotgun shells (18) from the skeleton.

Now turn left and run forward. Pull the metal cage once to extract it from the small tunnel. Push it aside and enter the tunnel. Run forward over the break away tiles that cover a spiked pit until Lara reaches the end of the tunnel. Turn around and jump up to grab the ladder in the shaft above the tunnel. Climb to the top of the shaft and pull up into the next tunnel. Step forward and Lara will come to a carved stone block. Push it forward twice to reveal the next passage.
SECRET #1
Push the block to one side to pick up SECRET #1, gold coins (19).
Run in either direction, around the wall in the middle of the room, to find a tunnel in the opposite side of the room. When Lara enters the tunnel, a boulder will drop from ahead. Hop back and take a flip to the side to avoid the boulder. After the boulder has come to a rest, enter the tunnel and collect a box of flares (20) from the skeleton.

Run forward into the tunnel and follow it as it turns right. Walk forward carefully and take standing jumps over the three spiked pits. Continue forward, past the metal grate until Lara is on a ledge, back in the huge cavern. Step forward and pull the lever to open the large wooden gate at the back of the cavern.

Turn around and run back to the tunnel that Lara just emerged from. Turn right and walk forward to the very end of the ledge and turn right again. Take a running jump to the ledge that protrudes from the side of the column with the lever. Walk forward and take another running jump to a ledge that protrudes from one of the other columns. Step forward and pick up the M-16 Clips (21). Turn around and take a running jump back to the previous ledge. Turn left to face the column and safety drop to the floor of the cavern.

Reverse roll and run forward until Lara reaches the back wall of the cavern. Turn right and run forward until Lara reaches the large wooden gate she just opened. Turn left and enter the wide tunnel. Follow the tunnel as it bends to the right. Pull the lever on the left wall to open the wooden gates.

In the hall beyond are three commandos (24, 25, 26) armed with automatic weapons. Lara can charge in to fight them, or wait for the Inuit warriors to arrive and help. Either way, after the carnage is finished enter the hall, pick up a pair of Uzi clips (22, 23) from each of the first two commandos, and a small Medi Pack (24) from the third.

Run forward to the end of the hall and turn left. Lara will find a gold fence with a cavern full of molten gold beyond. Run to the fence and turn left. Pick up the large Medi Pack (25) from the corner. Reverse roll, step forward, and turn right. Drop off the ledge back to the floor of the hall. Step forward and turn right.

Walk past the first column on the side wall and then turn right. Climb onto the block against the wall, then step forward and climb up into a tunnel that leads to the cavern of molten gold. Walk forward and Lara will drop down to a ledge below the tunnel. Walk to the end of the ledge and take a running jump to the ledge in the middle of the pool. Walk to the end of the ledge and angle Lara to the left. Take a standing jump to the rocky ledge on the left. Walk forward and take a standing jump over the slope to the top of the rocks. Turn right and walk forward. Take a running jump and grab to reach the sloped rock against the wall ahead. Pull up and Lara will slide down the other side. Take a jump before she slides into the gold and keep the jump key depressed. She will bounce off a sloped rock in the corner and land on the ledge behind the boulder. Pick up the grenades (26) and walk forward. If Lara isn't already carryign the grenade launcher, she will receive it here instead of grenades. Take a running jump or a standing jump and grab to reach the higher rock ahead1.

Turn right and take a running jump to the rock that is just to the right of the waterfall of gold. Walk forward and angle Lara slightly to the right take a running jump to the next ledge. Turn left and take a standing jump to the wide rock ledge that's covered with gold.

Run forward and climb up to the higher ledge. Run forward and climb once more to reach the upper stone bridge. Turn left and run forward, and follow the rock bridge counter clockwise around the room. Run forward to the rocks and climb up onto the rock ledge. Angle Lara to the left and take a standing jump up to the higher rock ledge on the left. Walk forward and turn right. Run forward, and Lara will drop to a lower ledge. Run forward once more and Lara will drop into a dark pit. Pick up the box of flares (27) and reverse roll.

Run forward and pull up out of the pit. Run forward once more and vault up onto the higher ledge. Walk forward to the molten gold river and turn right. Walk along the bank of the gold river until Lara steps down to a lower ledge. Turn right and run forward until Lara drops into a shallow dark pit. Pick up the small Medi Pack (28) and reverse roll. Run forward and climb out of the pit.

Turn left and run forward. Angle Lara to the left and take a standing jump over the pointed rock to land on the opposite side. Step forward onto the flat rock and turn left. Climb up to the higher ledge. Turn around and take a running jump to the ledge that protrudes from the ceiling of the cavern. Walk forward and take a running jump and grab to reach the next ledge.

Walk forward and turn right. Walk forward to the end of this rock ledge. Take a standing jump to the rock column that sticks straight up out of the molten gold river. Turn around and pick up the M-16 clips (29). Immediately draw powerful weapons to quickly take out a crow (27) that emerges without warning nearby. Turn right and take a running jump to the wide ledge that protrudes from the wall. Turn right, walk forward and step down to the small side ledge. Pick up the shotgun shells (30) and turn around.

Step back up to the wide ledge and walk forward. Run to the opposite side of this ledge and drop off the end. Lara will land on a ledge below. Run forward and Lara will fall into a pit. Step forward and pick up the box of flares(31). Reverse roll and run forward. Climb out of the pit and run forward. Jump and grab to pull up to the previous ledge.

Walk forward, turn right and take a running jump back to the rock column in the middle of the molten gold river. Angle Lara to the left and take a running jump to the ledge on the other side of the cavern. Immediately draw pistols, turn right and kill a crow (28) that will emerge from below.

Turn around and walk to the other edge of this ledge. Take a standing jump over to a rock formation ahead. Climb up to the higher ledge ahead, being mindful of the spiked pit to the right. Run forward and vault up onto the higher ledge. Continue forward until Lara reaches the large rock. Turn right and vault up to the ledge. Turn left and climb up to the top of the rock. Pick up shotgun shells (32) and draw pistols. Turn around, run forward and drop back down to the ledge below. Kill a crow (29) that will fly up from downstream.

Turn right and take a running jump to the rocks in the middle of the molten river. Draw pistols and kill a crow (30) ahead another crow (31) behind and to the left. Turn around and take a jump over the slope to find a ledge behind it. Pick up the M-16 clips (33) on that ledge and then turn around.
SECRET #2
Side step to the right, walk forward, and angle back to the right. Aim Lara at a large rock formation. Lara should be able to see a ledge below the rock formation that is mostly hidden by the molten gold river. Aim for that ledge and take a running jump down to it. Turn right and drop down to a still lower ledge. Pick up SECRET #2, gold bars (34) and turn around. Climb back up to the upper ledge and walk forward. Climb up on top of the rock formation and turn around. Take a running jump and grab to reach the tall flat rock ahead. Pull up, turn right and aim Lara for the small ledge where she formerly picked up the M-16 clips. Take a running jump down to it.
Turn Lara toward the near bank of the molten river. Directly opposite this ledge is the large rock formation. Aim Lara at the lower rocks to the left of the large rock formation. Line Lara up to take a running jump, but note that the molten gold runs right up to this ledge, so be extra careful because walking will not protect Lara from stepping into the molten gold. Take the running jump to that ledge.

Run forward and drop down to a lower ledge and pick up automatic pistol clips (35). Turn left and run forward. Climb up to the next ledge. Run forward and climb up into the next cavern. Lara will find herself in a room with a pillar.

Walk around the pillar to the right to see what's beyond the pillar. There is a rolling blade that protects the next hallway. When the blade rolls away from the pillar, run forward to the wide alcove ahead. Turn around and wait in the alcove until the blade rolls back toward the pillar. Run toward the far end of the hallway and turn left to get past the rolling blade.

Turn right and run forward. Turn right and run past the gold path and turn right again to find a large Medi Pack (36) hidden in the corner. Turn around and walk back out the gold path to the bank of a stream of gold. Turn right and run forward until Lara comes to a wall. Turn left and walk forward to the bank of the stream. Side step until Lara is past the sloping part of the bank and standing on the flat part. Angle her to the right and take a standing jump to the rock near the stream bank.

Take a running jump to the rock in the middle of the stream. Then angle Lara to the left and walk forward to the corner and take a standing jump to the next rock. Turn left and take a running jump to the next rock. Take a standing jump the rock at the bend of the stream. Turn right and take a running jump to the rock in the middle of the stream. Draw the M-16 assault rifle to kill the polar bear (32) in the cavern above.

Take a running jump to reach the pool and quickly swim down and forward. Swim past the carp (33) into the small tunnel and then up the water-filled shaft. Pull out of the water and pick up the large Medi Pack (37) from the skeleton. Turn around and walk out to the ledge that overlooks the pool below. Draw pistols and kill the carp from here.

Turn around and step away from the ledge. Turn left and enter the next cavern. Walk forward to the edge and look down. Aim for the block in middle of the river below. Take two walking steps backwards and take a standing jump down to the block2. Pick up the bundle of harpoons (38) and turn right.

Take a running jump down to the shallow water below. Walk forward and stop just before Lara's feet step out of the water. Reverse roll onto the dry land and quickly run forward, taking a single running jump to hurry Lara along. Lara should land in the water just in front of the ice block. If Lara moves past the block, she will be swept down stream. Now turn around and wade forward until Lara is standing waist deep in the water. Draw pistols and kill the second polar bear (34) that will have emerged when Lara stepped into its cave. After the bear is dead, pick up the two sets of Uzi clips (39, 40) that are in its cave. If Lara hasn't already found the Uzis, she will receive a pair here in place of a pair of Uzi clips. One beside the pillar and the other is in the back right corner.

Enter the water and allow the current to pull Lara downstream. Swim into the underwater chamber and collect the M-16 clips (41) in the middle of the floor. Swim to the right and pick up more M-16 clips (42). Turn back and surface in a small opening in the ceiling of the underwater tunnel. Pull up out of the water and then climb up onto the ledge above the opening. Pick up the small Medi Pack (43) and the box of flares (44), and then drop back to the ground. Turn right and walk forward to the opening that overlooks the stream of molten gold.

Side step to the right to line Lara up with the ladder on the opposite wall. Take a running jump and grab to reach the ladder, and shift to the right until Lara can release onto a ledge. Turn right and examine the next room before proceeding

Step into the next room, and turn left. Run down the first ramp and stop at the gold door. Turn right and press the button to open the gold door and release the two boulders, and immediately take a back flip to avoid the boulder on the left. The boulder above and behind Lara will sail safely overhead.

Walk forward to the doorway and face away from the doorway. Hop back and grab the ladder and climb down the ladder3. At the bottom, shift to the left and release to drop to the ground below. Turn left and press the button to open two gold doors and release a boulder. Immediately reverse roll and run diagonally to the left to avoid the boulder.

Turn and run up the ramp. At the top of the ramp and turn right. Run forward into the side tunnel and climb up onto the ledge. Pick up a set of grenades4 (45) and turn around. Drop down from the ledge and run forward. Drop down off the top of the ramp and turn right.

Enter the newly opened gold doors and pick up two sets of Uzi clips (46, 47). Run forward to the end of the hall and turn right. Climb up to the higher ledge, run forward and pull up to the higher room. Turn right and step forward. Turn left and draw Uzi. Step forward and a mercenary (35) will emerge from the tunnel ahead. Open fire and back flip to evade his return fire. When he's dead collect M-16 clips (48) from him.

Run forward along this ledge until Lara reaches the end. Turn left and step down onto a flight of stairs. Follow the path as it winds to the right and then back to the left. Enter the first building and grab the automatic pistol clips (49). Quickly run forward, draw Uzis, and turn right to exit the building. Turn right once Lara is outside of the building and reverse roll. Wait for a commando (36) to emerge from the building and open fire while running past him into the building. Reverse roll and run past him again while firing. Repeat until he is dead. Pick up the Uzi clips (50) he was carrying.

Now continue forward to the bridge that spans the lake of gold. Turn right when Lara is lined up with the block in the middle of the lake. Walk to the edge of the bridge and take two walking steps backwards away from the edge. Take a standing jump down to the block and pick up a small Medi Pack (51).

Turn left and take a running jump to the steps. Run forward and vault up to the next step. Turn right and aim Lara for the doorway of the adjacent building. Take a running jump to the doorway and another commando (37) will emerge. Quickly turn right, run up two steps and vault up onto the roof of the building. Run forward three to five running steps, draw pistols and lock onto the enemy and open fire until he's dead.

From the roof of this second building, walk to the corner of the building that is closest to the center of the lake of molten gold and face the first building where Lara picked up the automatic clips. Step forward and drop to the ledge below. A mercenary (38) will emerge from the building, so quickly turn right, run around the corner of the building and climb back up onto the roof of the building. Run forward a couple of steps and draw pistols. Lock onto the mercenary and kill him from the safety of the roof.

When convenient collect a small Medi Pack (52) from the second commando and M-16 clips (53) from the dead mercenary. Have Lara make her way inside the building which is near the stream of gold and the tunnel that leads up to a set of closed gates. Enter this building and inside Lara will find a switch5. Pull the switch to open a set of gates that Lara passed earlier.

Turn right, vault up into the window and run forward to exit the building. Run up the stairs and vault up to the rock ledge above. Turn right and run all the way back down the ledge until Lara comes to the gates she just opened. Pull the lever to open a series of flood gates, flooding the entire area outside.
Gold Nugget
Reverse roll and run back along the ledge to the newly created lake. Turn left when Lara reaches the lake and dive in. Swim to the left of the submerged bridge and pick up two bundles of harpoons (54, 55). Turn right and swim toward the open area between the buildings and pick up gold nugget (56).

Dive back into the water and swim through the building on the right. Quickly, flip turn and head for the ledge in front of the open floodgates and pull up out of the water. Reverse roll and draw pistols to kill a carp (39). Dive back into the water and reenter the building on the right to pick up the large Medi Pack (57) underneath the building. Flip turn and exit the building.

Dive back into the water and swim into the lower floor of the next building across from the first building. Again, quickly head for shore and kill a carp (40). Dive back into the water and retrieve the automatic pistol clips (58) from that chamber.

Swim through the last chamber to release a third carp (41), pull out onto dry land and kill it with pistols. Return to that chamber for two more automatic pistol clips (59, 60). Now swim across to the tunnel opposite the flood gates until Lara can wade up the steps.

Use the gold nugget in the receptacle to the right to open the gates. Enter the gates and examine the next room. Two spiked walls flank a rolling blade. Step down to the ledge below the tunnel and the blade will begin to roll. Head down the walkway on the left until the wall begins to move. Reverse roll and run back to the ledge in front of the tunnel and wait for the wall to move all the way across the walkway.

Run around the wall, being careful not to touch it at all, and run down that walkway, but don't enter the room within the flowing gold frame, because that area is filled with molten gold. Instead, turn right and take a running jump over to a ledge that's against the wall. Turn right, step forward and pick up a box of flares (61) and a small Medi Pack (62) from the skeleton.

Turn around and return to the end of the ledge and turn left. Take a running jump back to the wide walkway. Turn right and run back toward the entrance of this room and turn right. Wait for the rolling blade to move away and run across its path. Turn left and run forward along the right walkway until the other spiked wall begins to move. Reverse roll and run to the safe ledge next to the rolling blade.

Again, run past the spiked wall, being careful not to even graze the back side, and run down to the other end of the walkway. Being careful not to enter the chamber at the end of the walkway, turn right and take a running jump to the ledge against the wall. Turn left and step forward.

Immediately turn left and climb up to the first ledge. Turn right and climb up the next ledge. Turn left and climb to the third ledge. Turn right and climb up to the highest ledge. Turn around and walk forward until Lara is at the edge. Jump up and grab the ladder above and climb to the ledge at the top of the ladder. Turn around and then angle Lara further to the right to take a standing jump to the flat ledge. Step forward and turn left to find another ladder. Climb to the top of the second ladder.
SECRET #3
Walk forward and take a standing jump over the stream of molten gold. Walk along the edge of the rock structure and look over the edge on the left. Find the one flat ledge that's a darker shade of brown than the rest of the rock. Like Lara up with that ledge and turn right. Hop backwards and slide down the slope backwards and grab the bottom of the slope. Release to drop down onto that ledge. Turn around and climb down the ladder inside the hole. Release and drop to a lower ledge and pick up SECRET #3, a gold skull (63). Jump up and grab the ladder and climb back up the ladder.

At the top turn right and walk forward. Take a running jump over the sloped ledges to a flat ledge beyond. Turn right and walk forward until Lara is facing the rock ledge. Jump up and grab the ledge and pull up and Lara will slide down the other side. Turn right and climb up the ladder to return to the top of the rock structure. Walk forward and take a standing jump back over the stream of molten gold.
Locate the ladder that leads down into the rock structure and climb all the way to the bottom. When Lara reaches the bottom of the ladder, release onto the break away tile and immediately run forward and make a wide 'U' turn to the left. Take a running jump off of the last tile to land on a break away tile on the opposite side. Run forward to the solid block and pick up the large Medi Pack (64).

Turn around and walk forward to the edge of the solid rock ledge. Side step to the left and take a standing jump down the left side of the rock funnel below. Lara will slide to the right, into the opening at the bottom, and continue to slide forward. The slope will get steeper and then bend to the right, dumping Lara onto a fenced walkway.

Run forward, along the fenced walkway, past the two cages with skeletons where the path ends at a larger cage. Two Inuit warriors6 (42, 43) will be marching around the ground below. Drop into the hole to the lower cage.



Lara drops into a large cage and looks around. Outside her cage are smaller cages with skeletons within them. Below her, Lara finds a couple of Inuit warriors marching around. The two warriors grab onto the large cage and push it outside. She is surprised to find that beyond the cavern is a lush tropical jungle.

The warriors' intentions are unclear. Although they assisted her in attacking the mercenaries, their actions now are somewhat ominous. When the warriors have pushed the cage to the middle of a clearing, they quickly run away. As soon as the warriors disappear, Lara begins to hear a familiar chorus of haunting cries7. (follow plot)


Summary
In order of appearance:
Pickups
1 Flares
1 Shotgun Shells
1 Flares
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Automatic Pistol Clips
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Mask of Tornarsuk
2 Harpoons
1 Shotgun
3 Shotgun Shells
1 Flares
1 Large Medi Pack
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Shotgun Shells
1 Gold Coins
1 Flares
1 M-16 Clips
1 Uzi Clips
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Large Medi Pack
1 Grenades
1 Flares
1 Small Medi Pack
1 M-16 Clips
1 Shotgun Shells
1 Shotgun Shells
1 Flares
1 M-16 Clips
1 Gold Bars
1 Automatic Pistol Clips
1 Large Medi Pack
1 Large Medi Pack
1 Harpoons
2 Uzi Clips
1 M-16 Clips
1 M-16 Clips
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Flares
1 Grenades 2 Uzi Clips
1 M-16 Clips
1 Automatic Pistol Clips
1 Uzi Clips
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Small Medi Pack
1 M-16 Clips
2 Harpoons
1 Gold Nugget
1 Large Medi Pack
1 Automatic Pistol Clips
2 Automatic Pistol Clips
1 Flares
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Gold Skull
1 Large Medi Pack

64 Total
Kills
1 rat
3 rat
2 wolves
1 wolf
3 warriors
1 carp
8 rats
2 rats
2 rats
3 commandos
1 crow
1 crow
1 crow
1 crow
1 crow
1 polar bear
1 carp
1 polar bear
1 mercenary
1 commando
1 commando
1 mercenary
1 carp
1 carp
1 carp
2 warriors

41 Maximum
43 Total

Footnotes:
  1. Alternatively, If you're having difficulties with the double jump, you can make your way up to the rock bridge above and safety drop onto this rock. Lara will take a tiny amount of damage from the fall.

  2. If Lara misses the block she will be swept downstream. If Lara misses the block, you can pick up the walkthrough at the paragraph which begins with the sentence, "Enter the water and allow the current to pull Lara downstream."

  3. Alternatively, you could simply run to the bottom of the two ramps and then drop down to the ledge below. Pick up the walkthrough at the paragraph which begins, "Now continue forward to the bridge that spans the lake of gold." You will have to go through the first building described in the paragraph above this one at a later time.

  4. Thanks to Steen Christensen for pointing out the path to these grenades behind the sheet of ice off to one side of the reservoir. Although it seems pretty straight forward in hindsight, without Steen's pointer and a flare I would never have found it.

  5. It is reported by some that inside this building is a small Medi Pack (63) and another mercenary (44), but I found neither. If you do find them, then your total pickups would be 63 and your total kills would be 44.

  6. There is no way to reach or kill these two warriors, and so the two kills don't count toward the maximum available kills.

  7. The story as told by Phil Campbell, the designer of these levels:

    "The Kingdom is a lush tropical valley, a Shangri-La hidden from the world for thousands of years. Ancient technology has been used to keep the heat and light pouring into this mysterious chasm. But for what purpose? What revelations is Lara about to uncover this time?

    In the Furnace of the Gods level (the Inuit furnaces, sacrificial room etc...) Lara slides down into a patented, sacrifices-for-u-made-easy chute, that lands her in a cage area. Note the poor skeletons of those sacrifices that never got their turn.... Look ahead - can you see the 'Shangri-La' type valley ahead??? This is where the 'gods' live. If you check out all the wall-paintings in Furnace of the Gods, you'll see they tell a fairly graphic story of god-worshiping and sacrifice, which is also continued in the Kingdom level...

    Why are those warriors there? Maybe they're gloating? Turns out that they led you to the mask, tricked you into reanimating them, so now they can get on with what they like best, appeasing their gods. Never trust your spirit-friends!!!

    So now you're trapped in the cage network and the level ends as you fall into your cage, and the nearby warriors carry you off to The Kingdom. Here your cage is left out in the open, ready to become a sacrifice to...? Those big hairy North American cousins of the Yeti, the Sasquatch, or Bigfoot, if you will. This is THEIR hidden Kingdom."