#qualopec

My Tomb Raider 1 Atlantis headcanons keep growing!

One of my headcanons is that all Atlanteans have a "formal name" (or “sacred name” or “Poseidon’s name”) given to every newborn by a priest of Poseidon. Each is based on one of Poseidon' attributes.

There are only eight of them and I ended up making them a bit like zodiac signs, with their own personality meanings and stuff. But they're not decided by date of birth of else you wouldn't need the priest. I haven't fully decided yet how they're chosen.

The formal name goes in front of the given name. For example my OC Kimsa Hetri enyt Diaprepq was named Hetri by her parents and a priest gave her the name Kimsa ("enyt Diaprepq" means "of the Diaprepes family")

There's only one Vilcabamba in the TR universe, and it's the one depicted in TR1, strictly ruled by Qualopec.

Aside from their coincidental name, there are two separate Vilcabambas that don’t have much of a connection to each other. However, it's possible they could share a connection; for example, the real life version might've served as a diversion for the one in the Andes as a form of protection against Spanish colonisation of the Americas.

There appears to be two distinct Vilcabambas, but they're actually connected in ways that've been lost to time (e.g. a labyrinthine complex of subterranean tunnels) and are awaiting rediscovery.

Since I am a dumb bastard I worked on Dark Deception portals with my favorite characaters from Tomb Raider.

Okay, I'm gonna do it! I'm actually gonna upload some art on tumblr again!

Let's start with the latest one because I love them. From left to right: Natla, Qualopec and Tihocan, as they appear in Tomb Raider 1. <3

I spent a lot of time staring at the FMV cutscene trying to figure out their clothes. I understand having them almost completely in shadows looks super cool and dramatic, but it's a horrible reference T_T I just used my imagination for some parts. Including T&Q faces, of course, but I've come up with those some years ago.

Oh and the second drawing - I had to, I think it's so funny they have to fit their hair in the hats (also I guess seeing them like this humanizes them more?)