Centuries’ worth of scientific achievement is put to use to ensure the citizens of Kitezh can enjoy the same level of luxury as their Byzantine counterparts.Ī golden necklace made by Kitezh artisans. Through their efforts – and the hard labour of the settlers – grand marble palaces and ceremonial buildings are built, heated by the geothermal vents beneath them. With the expertise of his physician Aurora, his visionary Rus’ noblewoman and architect Rivkah, astronomer Kokkos of Nicea, time keeper Valentius, and master builder Damien, the Prophet is able to lay the foundations for a new city that would eventually rival the greatest of the west’s metropolises. This could be considered the Golden Age of Kitezh. Humbled by the Prophet’s words and actions, the tracker gives up his mission and joins the settlers in their quest to build a new life. While he is aware that the tracker is an agent of Trinity, the Prophet shows his would-be attacker mercy and nurses him back to health. Weary, starved, and proceeding on foot after his trusted mare dies, he loses consciousness as he reaches the Prophet’s settlement. The tracker survives an attempt on his life at Svetloyar and eventually discovers the whereabouts of the fugitives. In time, a shrine is built at the site of the rock formation to honour the scout who discovered the site. The weary travellers make the decision to settle in the geothermal valley below, their new “earthly paradise”. The acoustic “Voice of God” generated by a nearby natural rock formation is taken as a sign that they have reached their promised land. Meanwhile, the Prophet and his followers, weakened and weary from their long journey across high plains and frozen lands, finally reach a remote mountain range in Siberia. He travels through Khazarland, the Caucasus mountains, and Kievan Rus’territory before stopping at a small village on the shore of Lake Svetloyar.** The survivors flee northwards and begin their long exodus towards Siberia.Ī Trinity tracker is sent to Syria to seal the tomb and pursue the Prophet. The Prophet and his followers put up a resilient defence, slaying the knight and his soldiers, but hundreds of the Prophet’s people perish in the process. The aforementioned knight is called upon again to lead an army to the hidden oasis and put an end to the heresy. ![]() News of the Prophet’s resurrection and growing influence in Syria reaches Trinity. However, the tomb is never used as the Prophet rises from the dead before its completion. The body of the Prophet is transported to an oasis near Beroea (modern-day Aleppo) and his followers begin building a tomb for him there. ![]() The Divine Source, an ancient artefact that grants immortality and allegedly houses a fragment of God’s soul, is spirited away to safety by the Prophet’s followers. The religious paramilitary Order of Trinity dispatches a knight to silence the “heretic” Prophet, prompting him and his followers to flee Constantinople under cover of night and seek refuge in the desert of northern Syria. The Prophet and his followers fall out of favour when a new emperor comes into power this would roughly coincide with the death of the John I Tzimiskesin real life. The Prophet’s growing movement begins to attract followers from all walks of life and arouses the attention of the Church in the West, i.e. Inspired by the Prophet’s words, Decius abandons his birth right and wealth to devote himself to the cause. He is initially sceptical of the tales of the Prophet’s healing miracles but is curious to learn more about him. ![]() The geothermal valley was home to Scythian and other Eurasian nomads, whose ritual carvings, ornaments, and weapons are evidence of their presence in the area.ĭecius, a nobleman and later First Apostle to the Prophet, records the arrival of the Prophet in Constantinople and the speech he gave at the Forum of Constantine. Spoiler warning: The following chronology contains some plot and location spoilers. ![]() Many of the historical events referred to in the documents do not have confirmed dates, so I have had to make some educated guesses here and there.Īny errors in the sequence below are mine and corrections are welcome. Please note that this is not an official chronology but rather one I have compiled by reviewing all the information in the documents and relics collected throughout the course of my Rise playthrough. Lara examines a mural depicting the Prophet.
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