24-10-21, 17:45 | #1 | |
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History of the Croft Family
So a while back, I was talking with another TR fan on twitter about what the origins of the Croft family might have been. As someone who loves history, I found the subject interesting and started putting together a fictional account of the family's history, mixing actual historical elements with fictional ones. I found a starting point in a historical House and went from there.
In terms of the games, I thought this would be interesting information to collect as documents in an explorable Croft Manor. Anyway, I don't know if any of you will be interested in it, but since I've been putting it together, I might as well share it, so here it goes. Quote:
I wanted to include elements from the different Tomb Raider timelines, so I kept Henshingly from the Classics, the title of Earl of Abbingdon and it being granted by Edward VI from LAU and Amelia's name from LAU/Reboot. I also wanted to include both the Classic and the LAU/Reboot manors. I kept the Classic one (inspired by Compton Wynyates) as the house Lara inherited from her aunt and the LAU/R manor (inspired by Hatfield House) as her childhood home where her parents still live and renamed it Abbingdon Hall. The descriptions of each residence is that of the manor houses that inspired them, although in the case of Compton Wynyates I changed the names of the family that originally built it as I gave them a different fate than the real one. As you can see, I only got as far as the early 17th century for now. I really wanted to cover the origins of the Crofts and their establishment as Peers. Next will probably be what roles they played in key historical moments/ notable members in the subsequent centuries. |
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25-10-21, 02:18 | #2 |
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This is really cool and thorough Amunet. I really like it!
I especially like how you tied in both Lara's childhood manor (the Jacobean one based on Hatfield House) and the manor she inherits from her aunt and lives in as an adult (the Tudor one from the early games) and how you differentiated between the two. What do you think about Murti Schofield's undeveloped ideas that Lara's family lineage may go back to Eckhardt's experimentation 'camps' across Europe? I'm not sure how it would fit into your thorough work of establishing the timeline throughout the Middle Ages, but I wanted to mention it regardless since your work here reminded me of Murti's musings. |
25-10-21, 04:08 | #3 |
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Thank you for posting Amunet.
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25-10-21, 09:03 | #4 |
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Thank you both for taking the time to read and comment!
I was really unsure of whether I would post this or not because I know it's kind of a niche interest, but if at least one person finds it interesting, it's already worth it! So thank you again. ♥ As for your question, .snake., I confess I'm not a fan of that particular idea of Murti Schofield, of making Lara a result of Eckhardt's experimentations and as such have no desire to link the Crofts with Eckhardt. In fact, I don't want to connect any of Lara's family, past or present, with any of the games' narratives. My idea was always for this to be background information and historical easter eggs to collect at Croft Manor. |
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As much as I love Murti's vision in almost all things, and also the vast expanse, depth, and multitude of threads in AOD's backstory... that was the one aspect I could never really get my head around. Kurtis being the descendant of a special bloodline of some kind, sure. But Lara as well? Never really was my cup of tea. So yeah, I like your work of not tying in Lara's family, and a secret destiny connected with her family, to the games' narratives. Plus I love your naming of the aunt as Violet. Makes me think of Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey now... |
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25-10-21, 09:45 | #6 | |
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OMG! That was totally my inspiration for Lara's great-aunty! I adore Maggie Smith in that role! |
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Enjoyable read Amunet. You put a lot of thought and time in assembling it all together. Thanks.
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I've kind of put this one on hold as I've been working on a different story. That's me, starting a bunch of different stories and then never finishing them! (Well, not true, I did finish the Himalayan crash one ) Anyway, I'm still planning on continuing this one, I just don't know when. Last edited by Amunet; 22-11-23 at 09:42. |
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