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Willard's Lair
Items: 41
Kills: 21
"Willard must have been holding something pretty special to have all those guards around1," thought Lara. "They must not know about the failure of his experiment, but the telegram said that the Fifth Artifact was here. It's obviously not in the main part of the castle. Perhaps the Loch's natural seclusion hides a deeper, darker secret... A dungeon. Perfect for subversive activities and hiding things! The best way to go? Find a locked gate and get on the other side of it."

When Lara enters Willard's Lair, a Highland warrior will be alerted to the intruder. Lara has no idea that her presence is known by the giant warrior.
(follow plot)

Step forward and slide to the bottom of the slope. A spiked wall approaches from the left. Pick up the box of flares (1) and take a standing jump into the shaft ahead.

Lara will land in a sloping shaft and slide down until she lands on another ramp that slopes off to the right. She will continue to slide until she lands on a ramp that slopes to the left. Allow her to slide off the end of the third slope and drop into the trench below.

A boulder will begin to roll down the trench toward Lara as soon as she lands in the trench. Immediately run forward until Lara is pressed against the wall. Wait for the boulder to approach and the moment the boulder passes into a shadow between to brighter light parts of the trench, take a side flip to the left to avoid the boulder.
Crowbar
Turn right and run forward and pick up the crowbar (2). Reverse roll, and run up the trench toward where boulder originated from. Soon the tunnel will become too dark to see. Lara can either light a flare, or draw pistols, fire a few shots, and use the muzzle flash to light the tunnel.

The tunnel ahead will be too low to proceed upright, so crouch down and crawl forward until Lara can stand. Step forward until Lara comes to a water-filled underground cistern. Step forward and drop into the water.

Swim down and angle Lara to the right. Head toward the corner of the cistern and pick up a bundle of harpoons (3) from the bottom of the cistern at the corner. Flip turn and head toward the middle of the cistern to find another bundle of harpoons (4). Turn right and swim toward the side of the cistern and pick up a third bundle of harpoons (5) from the floor of the cistern near the wall.

Turn around, head to the air hole at the top of the cistern and surface for air. Turn right and pull out of the water. Step forward and crawl through the crawlspace. Run forward, down the trench and stop before Lara steps off the edge of the trench.

Look down into the cave ahead and locate the large pointed mossy-green ledge ahead. Take a standing jump straight ahead to the near left corner of the ledge. Walk forward and take a standing jump from the green ledge to a rocky ledge ahead.

Draw pistols, turn around and kill a mutant dog (1) that is running around in the misty cavern below. When the dog is dead, step forward and drop to the floor of the cavern.

Take a hairpin turn to the left. Walk forward slowly into the next tunnel and a spike trap will shoot out of the right wall. Crawl forward, underneath the trap, and pick up the small Medi Pack (6).

Angle Lara to the left, and walk forward slowly. A second spike trap will shoot out of the left wall. Crouch down and crawl underneath the second trap. Ahead, the tunnel will widen into a cavern full of green boulders. The boulders will roll when Lara steps across certain points in the cavern ahead.

Angle Lara to the right and run down the steps into the cavern ahead and stop. Turn left and step forward one block and a boulder will roll safely across the cavern. Angle Lara to the left and locate a rock column that comes down from the ceiling of the cavern.

Run diagonally forward to the rock column and run around to the left of the column and immediately take two hops backwards and wait beside the rock column. A boulder in the corner will roll past on Lara's left and a second boulder will roll past from right to left directly ahead of Lara.

When the second boulder rolls past, step forward and pick up a pair of Desert Eagle clips (7). Angle Lara to the right and take a running step forward, and then two hops backward to avoid another boulder that will roll past just ahead of Lara from right to left.

When the boulder has come to a stop, step forward and pick up the rocket (8). Turn right and step toward the middle of the cavern. When another boulder begins to roll, take two hops backwards to avoid it and then step forward and pick up the box of shotgun shells (9).

Turn left and locate an alcove formed by a few rock columns. Step forward toward the rock column on the right and a boulder will roll down the steps to come to a rest just to Lara's left.

Side step to Lara's left until she is about a block away from the rock column. Take a step forward, and a hop back and allow the boulder in the alcove to roll past. Run forward into the dark alcove ahead and pick up the grenades (10).

Reverse roll, angle left and, step forward into the tunnel ahead. Another boulder will roll down the tunnel, so take two hops backwards back into the alcove and allow the boulder to roll past.

Step forward into the tunnel and turn left. Step forward and turn left when Lara reaches the intersecting tunnel. Run up the steps to the top of the intersecting tunnel and turn left at the top.

Side step to the right and stand so that Lara's right hand is pressed against the steel gate. Step forward and allow Lara to slide into the room below. The spiked wall ahead will begin to approach, so immediately, turn right and climb up to the ledge above.

Another spiked wall will begin to approach from the left, so step forward, pick up the pair of MP5 clips (11), and step forward and climb up into the room above.

Another spiked wall will close in from the left2, so run forward, throw the lever ahead to open a gate to the right, and reverse roll. Run forward, and turn left. Run forward through the newly opened tunnel and turn right.

Run forward and drop down to the ground below. Turn right and pick up the large Medi Pack (12). Turn right and climb back up to the tunnel above. Angle Lara to the right and run into the tunnel and up the stairs.

Run to the end of the tunnel, ignoring the first two openings on the left, and turn left when Lara reaches the last opening. Step forward and slide down to a wooden platform ahead. Draw pistols, look up and kill four ravens3 (2, 3, 4) that will be soaring around above.

Walk forward, directly away from the slope that Lara just slid in from, to the edge of the wooden platform. Take a standing jump and grab the sloped brick ledge ahead. Pull up, step forward and pick up a small Medi Pack (13).

Turn left, and walk forward to the edge of the brick ledge. Angle Lara to the left, drop down to the wooden ledge below, and quickly run forward into the alcove ahead. Rubble will crash down onto the wooden platform from above. Pick up the small Medi Pack (14), and reverse roll.

Walk forward, out of the alcove until Lara reaches the edge of the wooden platform. Angle Lara to the right and take a running jump to the corner of the wooden ledge directly in front of the ramp that Lara slid into the room from. More rubble will drop down from above onto the wooden platform to Lara's right.

Turn left and take a standing jump and grab to return to the brick slope. Run forward and turn left. Walk forward to the edge of this brick ledge.

Jump up and grab the steep ledge above. Pull up and backflip off the steep ledge onto the green ledge facing this slope 4. Turn left and walk forward and vault up onto the raised brick block. Lara will realize there are a couple of levers above and spikes beyond the gate just to her left.

Run forward to drop off the raised block to the ledge beyond. Run forward to the corner and turn right. Run forward to the far end of the ledge. Angle Lara to the right and aim for the right side of the opening ahead.

Take a standing jump to the opening and immediately take a back flip to return to the ledge Lara just left. Draw pistols and kill a mutant dog (5) that will be running around in the room ahead.

When the dog is dead, take a standing jump back to the right side of the opening. Turn left and walk forward toward the chamber ahead. Soon rubble will fall from above, so stop and turn left.

Walk to the corner, and have Lara work her way over to the vine covered wall ahead and to the right. Keep as close to the corner as possible to avoid any more rubble that might drop from above.

Grab onto the vine covered wall and climb up. Shift to the right when Lara encounters a ledge above her, and continue climbing. When Lara is above the ledge, shift all the way to the left and release when Lara is over the ledge.
SECRET #1
Reverse roll and walk forward. Turn right and walk to the ledge with the statue of a dog. Turn left and walk across the platform that the statue is set on and walk or jump past the statue.

When Lara reaches the other side of the ledge, angle Lara to the right and take a standing jump to the higher ledge ahead and to the left. Run forward to the higher ledge and pull the lever to lower a panel of spikes elsewhere.

Reverse roll, walk forward to the other end of this ledge and drop down to the lower ledge ahead. Side step to the left and angle Lara to the left. Take a standing jump back to the platform with the dog statue.

Walk around or jump over the dog statue and turn right. Walk back out onto the brick ledge and turn left. Run forward and climb up into the opening in the wall ahead. Turn left, draw pistols and look up. Look through the opening in the ceiling and kill a raven5 (6) that is soaring around above.

Take a running jump over the spiked pit and climb up onto the block ahead. Turn Lara to the right and back up until Lara's back is against the wall. Angle Lara to the left, take a standing jump and grab the vine-covered wall ahead.

Climb all the way to the bottom of the wall and shift to the right. Release from the wall just beyond the spikes. Turn right and walk through the field of spikes and pick up a box of flares (15).

Reverse roll, and walk back through the field of spikes all the way to the other end of the hallway. Vault up onto the ledge marked, "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here."

Walk forward to the edge and side step to the right. Make sure Lara's health is nearly full before proceeding6. Run forward and drop to the floor. The spiked ceiling will begin to descend. Quickly run forward, grab the small Medi Pack (16), turn left, and run forward. Climb out of the pit and take a step forward to avoid taking too much damage from the spikes.

Walk forward and to the edge of the spiked pit ahead. Aim for the middle of the ledge ahead and take a running jump to the ledge. If Lara doesn't aim for the middle of the ledge ahead, she will bump her head against the arch above the ledge and fall into the spiked pit.

Walk forward to the edge of the next pit and side step to the right. Stand Lara in the middle of the block on the right and take two steps back away from the edge of the pit. Take a standing jump and Lara should land right on top of a box of shotgun shells (17). Grab it, turn left, run forward, and climb out of the pit. Take a single step away from the edge of the pit to avoid taking damage from the spiked ceiling behind Lara.

Make sure Lara has at least half her health before proceeding. Angle Lara to the left and take a running jump to reach the closer side of a ledge in front of a gate. Grab the box of shotgun shells (18), turn right grab another box of shotgun shells (19), and turn right again.

Drop into the pit, probably getting grazed by the spikes, and crouch down. Turn left, and crawl forward into the crawlspace. When Lara reaches the other end of the crawlspace, turn around and have her lower herself to the floor below.

Reverse roll, run forward to the gap in the wall ahead and turn around. Crouch down and lower herself to the level below. Turn around, grab a bundle of harpoons (20), and step forward once more and grab another bundle of harpoons (21).

Step forward, turn around, crouch down, and have Lara lower herself into SECRET #1. Reverse roll, step forward and pick up a pair of MP5 clips (22) and the large Medi Pack (23). Reverse roll, run forward and have Lara climb up to the level above.

Run forward and throw the lever to open the gate at the top level. Jump up and grab the floor above and pull up to the top level. Angle Lara to the right and run forward through the gate Lara just opened.

Walk straight forward until Lara reaches the end of the wooden platform. Angle Lara to the right and take a running jump to the far corner of the wooden ledge. Turn left, take a jump and grab onto the brick ledge.

Pull up, run forward, and turn left. Walk to the end of the ledge, jump up and grab onto the ledge above. Pull up and backflip off of the slope to reach the ledge facing the slope. Turn left, run forward, and vault up onto the ledge ahead.

Run forward, dropping off the other side of the little ledge, and turn right at the corner. Walk forward to the end of the ledge and angle Lara to the right. Aim Lara for the right side of the opening ahead and take a standing jump to the opening.

Angle Lara to the left and walk to the vine-covered wall ahead, being careful to keep Lara near the corner in case there is any more rubble above. Climb up the wall, shift to the right, continue climbing until Lara is above the ledge and then shift all the way back to the left. Release when Lara is over the ledge.
Climb up into the opening above. Turn left and take a running jump over the spiked pit. Vault up onto the ledge ahead and turn around. Jump up and grab the ledge above and pull up onto the ledge.

Walk forward to the edge of the ledge and take a standing jump over to the ledge ahead. Climb up onto the higher ledge ahead and turn around. Take a running jump off this ledge and grab the high ledge above.

Pull up and walk forward to find a pair of Uzi clips (24). Turn around and take a running jump back down to the ledge Lara was standing on earlier. Turn left, step forward and drop down to a lower ledge.

Turn left, draw weapons and run forward into the chamber ahead. Turn right and find a castle guard (7). Open fire on him, taking side flips back into the doorway as necessary. When he falls proceed to walk around the ledges near the entrance and look down into the room below.

Lara will find two more castle guards (8, 9) patrolling around below. If Lara stays away from the edge of the ledge, she will be able to pick off the two guards below without having to worry about the guards returning fire.

When the guards are all dead, run to the opposite side of the chamber, where a tapestry depicting the Loch Ness Monster is hanging. Turn right and exit through an opening on the right. Walk forward to the edge of the ledge and take a standing jump forward and grab the edge of the alcove ahead.

Turn left and climb up into the crawlspace. Crawl forward until Lara can stand. Turn around, jump up and grab onto the ledge above. Pull up onto the ledge and step forward. Climb up onto the higher ledge and pick up a small Medi Pack (25).

Turn around and step forward to drop down to the ledge below. Step forward and drop to the ledge below that. Crouch down and crawl backwards until Lara reaches the other end of the crawlspace.

Have Lara lower herself out of the crawlspace and turn left. Drop down to the stairs below and turn left. Run down the stairs and turn right. Run forward into the room that was formerly guarded room.
Cairn Key
Pick up a box of flares (26) that one of the guards drops, and a small Medi Pack (27) from the other. Return to the low table in the middle of the room and pick up the Cairn Key (28). Turn and head toward the side of the room with the map of the United Kingdom.
SECRET #2
Turn left and head toward the crates in the corner. Stand to the left of the pile of small crates and pull the wooden crate once. Reverse roll, run around the support of the arch to the left side of the crate and pull it once into the opening beside the support of the arch.

Reverse roll and run around to the space revealed by extracting the crate to find a barred wooden door. Use the crowbar to break the wood beam and enter the doorway. Run forward and pull the crate in the middle of the room once.

Run around the crate to find a pair of MP5 clips (29) that were hidden underneath the crate. Pick up the clips and reverse roll. Run forward and vault up onto the row of short crates along the wall.

Turn left and pull the crate out of the stack of crate twice so that it is on the middle of the row of short crates. Reverse roll, run forward and pick up another pair of MP5 Clips (30). After picking up the clips, step forward and pull the crate ahead once.

Turn left, step forward to drop to the ground and run forward to the corner. Turn right and vault up onto the area of short crates. Run forward to the corner, turn right and push the crate that Lara finds there to reveal SECRET #2. Pick up the large Medi Pack (31), reverse roll, and run forward.

Turn left, and drop to the ground. Run around the crate and exit this storage area and return to the large room and run forward.
Take note of the diagram on the chalkboard on the wall opposite the crates. Now angle Lara to the right and head toward the bookshelves in the corner. Some of the bookshelves will open when Lara steps in various locations among the bookshelves.

Step through the gap between the bookshelves and angle Lara to the right. Run forward into the alcove and reverse roll. When Lara steps into the alcove, a bookcase on the opposite wall will swing open.

Run forward and to the left of the two free-standing bookshelves and enter the chamber behind the bookcase that just opened. Stepping past the bookcase will cause another bookcase behind Lara to swing open.

Take a hairpin turn to the right and step back past the bookcase. Weave Lara through the free standing bookcases and turn left. Enter the alcove behind the newly opened bookcase and pick up a box of shotgun shells (32).

Turn left, step forward, and Lara will be able to hear another bookcase opening. Pick up the box of shotgun shells (33), reverse roll and step out of the alcove.

Do not step next to the bookcase on the right, or the third bookcase will close and do not step forward past the free standing bookcase ahead. Turn right, and run between the two bookcases. If Lara runs past the opening that leads into this area, the third bookcase will close. If the third bookcase closes, return to the alcove, turn left and step forward to re-open it. Reenter the chamber behind the second bookcase and turn right to find the bookcase that just opened.

Step past the third bookcase and vault up onto the ledge ahead. Draw pistols and run up the right side of the tunnel with the sloping wooden floors, noting the radiation warnings on the walls.

Walk forward carefully when Lara nears the top of the tunnel. At the top, Lara will find a pool of radioactive slime. A mutant dog (10) will charge out from a tunnel ahead. Open fire and backflip away as necessary to kill the dog.

When the dog is dead, head toward the left side of the tunnel and locate a small dark tunnel that leads off to the left. Step forward to the brighter tunnel ahead and turn right. Run up the sloping tunnel that jogs to the right near the top.

Vault up to a ledge in front of a barred window and pick up a box of shotgun shells (34). Turn right, step forward and pick up a small Medi Pack (35). Reverse roll, angle Lara to the left and run forward to drop back down to the ground.

Run forward, turn left and run back down to the bottom of this tunnel. Turn left, and walk forward. Angle Lara to the left, and step forward onto a higher step. There is a safe here that has already been looted. Turn left and walk along the left side of the chamber until Lara steps through the archway outside.
SECRET #3
Run forward until Lara climbs up to the second step. Turn right, run forward to the opening ahead. Vault up onto the ledge and in front of the opening and run forward. Turn left and run through the mist to the wall ahead.

Locate a small indentation in the wall ahead. There is a mossy stone ledge in front of it with concentric circles on it. This is the receptacle for the Cairn key. The location of this indentation is roughly collinear with the tall marker stone in the clearing, the small market stone on top of the hill, and another tall marker stone beyond a steep hill.

Place the Cairn key into the receptacle and three huge Highland warriors (11, 12, 13) will charge into the clearing. Immediately reverse roll, weave through the warriors, and head back through the breach in the wall that Lara entered from. Drop to the steps beyond, being careful to avoid the radioactive sludge to either side of the opening.

Reverse roll, and shoot at the Highlanders as the step through the breach. Eventually Lara will force them to retreat back into the clearing. Jump up to the ledge in front of the breach in the wall to shoot at the Highlanders. If they retreat out of Lara's pistol range she can step out towards them, shoot, and retreat to the steps as necessary.

When all three Highlanders are dead, leave the clearing through the breach in the wall and return to the radioactive sludge covered steps. Turn right and head up the left side of the steps.

Three steps up from the breach in the wall, another Highland warrior (14) will emerge from another breach in the wall on the left. Immediately reverse roll, run back down the steps and turn left. Take a jump up or climb back up to the ledge in front of the breach in the wall. Shoot at the Highlander from the safety of this ledge, dangling Lara off the ledge to lure him back as necessary, if he runs away.

When the highlander is dead, drop back down to the steps, and turn right. Run up the steps until Lara reaches a ledge near the top. Be careful not to step into the green sludge. Take a standing jump over the green sludge.

Turn left and step through the breach in the left wall that was formerly sealed by a steel gate, onto SECRET #3. Turn around and walk back through the opening. Turn left and run forward to the archway ahead.

Vault up onto the archway and step forward to watch a helicopter land beyond a brick ledge to the left. Turn right and run forward. Crouch down and crawl through the crawlspace. Stand up and draw weapons to kill another Highland warrior (15).

When the Highlander is dead, pick up the large Medi Pack (36) and the two sets of Uzi clips (37, 38) in this chamber. Return to the crawlspace, crouch down, and crawl out of this chamber. Turn left, step forward back into the archway, and step forward, to drop back down to the top of the steps.

Turn right and step forward through the opening that leads out to a ledge with two blue flags. Step down to onto one of the lower ledges with the blue flags, and safety drop to the ground.

Reverse roll, run forward and turn left. Step into the opening and pick up a set of Uzi clips (39). Step forward, turn right and draw weapons. Step forward and a Highland warrior (16) will appear. Open fire on the Highlander, being careful not to step too far forward.

When the Highlander falls, step forward and another Highland warrior (17) emerges. Kill this Highlander, taking backflips to retreat as necessary. Continue forward until another Highland warrior (18) emerges.

Once again, open fire while back flipping until he falls, and continue forward through the misty green dell. Follow the valley as it angles to the right, and then turns left. Pick up a pair of Uzi clips (40), and vault up onto the ledge above.

Pick up the Uzi clips (41) in front of the stone monument. Two more Highland warriors (19, 20) will emerge in the valley behind Lara. Turn around, draw pistols and attempt to kill them from this ledge. It may be necessary to lure them out, but return to this ledge to evade them.

When these two Highlanders have fallen, drop down off the ledge and run across the valley to al small hole in the ground which can be found by locating the steam. Drop into the hole and another Highland warrior (21) will emerge.

Draw pistols and fire on the Highlander, retreating to the alcove below the hole as necessary. The Highlander doesn't seem to want to step into the alcove. When this enemy falls, run forward between two pools of green radioactive sludge.

Vault up onto the ledge at the far end of the cavern. Turn right and run up the steps. Angle Lara to the right when she reaches the top of the steps and vault up into the opening ahead. Run forward toward the helicopter to leave Willard's castle behind.
Run up the left side of the steps head, and stop as Lara nears the top of the steps7. Take a standing jump over the small channel of green sludge and run forward. Vault up into the opening ahead and run forward.

A helicopter will land to Lara's left. Walk forward to the edge of the opening and take a jump toward the ledge in front of the helicopter.

Summary
In order of appearance:
Pickups
1 Flares
1 Crowbar
1 Harpoons
1 Harpoons
1 Harpoons
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Desert Eagle Clips
1 Rocket
1 Shotgun Shells
1 Grenades
1 MP5 Clips
1 Large Medi Pack
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Flares
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Shotgun Shells
1 Shotgun Shells
1 Shotgun Shells
1 Harpoons
1 Harpoons
1 MP5 Cliips
1 Large Medi Pack
1 Uzi Clips
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Flares
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Cairn Key
1 MP5 Clips
1 MP5 Clips
1 Large Medi Pack
1 Shotgun Shells
1 Shotgun Shells
1 Shotgun Shells
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Large Medi Pack
2 Uzi Clips
1 Uzi Clips
1 Uzi Clips
1 Uzi Clips

41 Total
Kills
1 mutant dog
3 ravens
1 mutant dog
1 raven
1 castle guard
2 castle guard
1 mutant dog
3 Highland warriors
1 Highland warrior
1 Highland warrior
1 Highland warrior
1 Highland warrior
1 Highland warrior
2 Highland warrior
1 Highland warrior

21 Total

Footnotes:
  1. This first paragraph is taken directly from Philip Campbell's introduction for this level which is included on the CD for The Lost Artifact with only very minor editing (primarily to break a couple of run-on sentences into separate sentences). The next paragraph is a description of the brief cut-scene which can be seen at the beginning of this level.

  2. Alternatively, you can step forward, side step to the left until the spiked wall below passes by, and then hop backwards back into the room below and immediately pick up secret #1. This path is shorter, but Lara will be unable to obtain the large Medi Pack listed in the paragraph below.

  3. From time to time a fourth raven will appear here instead of at the location described as kill number (6). If it does not appear hear, you will be able to hear it's caws as it flapps around elswhere.

  4. You can climb up to the green ledge directly, but the slope is handier way to get there because you don't have to work at lining Lara up with the edge of the green ledge before climbing up there.

  5. If you encountered four ravens instead of the three ravens we described earlier, then there will be no raven here (see footnote #3). It's somewhat random where this last raven will be.

  6. Alternatively, you can forget the small Medi Pack, which will be worth just a little less than the damage you're about to get, and just jump to the ledge on the left and avoid the spiked ceiling quickly.

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