Lara Croft

Lara Croft was an English archaeologist and the heir to Richard Croft. She was very skilled in various methods of combat, as well as well-versed in ancient cultures and numerous languages.

History
Born in 1992 CE to Richard Croft and Amelia Croft, Lara was immediately something of a prodigy. At three years old she began receiving an education from private tutors. Lara spent much of her early childhood accompanying her parents on their travels, until her mother died in a plane crash.

In 2003 CE, at age eleven, Lara began to attend Wimbledon High School. Shortly thereafter, Lara's life changed dramatically once more with the death of her father, by what she believed at the time to be suicide. As an orphan, Lara was shuffled between boarding schools until she settled into the Gordonstoun Boarding School in Scotland in 2008 CE. Within her first year there, she joined Professor Werner von Croy on an expedition to Cambodia. She returned from this trip alone.

Shortly afterwards, she stowed away on a boat -- following Father Bram Patrick Dunstan to the Black Isle. There she was forced to confront the demon Verdilet -- emerging from the conflict victorious.

In 2009 CE, Lara began attending Cambridge University. Unwilling to touch her inheritance, she took a job working as a barmaid at 9 Bells to pay her way. There, she met Samantha Nishimura and the two became fast friends. Between semesters, Lara attended the Swiss Finishing School. Eventually, Lara and Samantha transferred to University College London, where they graduated in 2013 CE. Following this, Lara took a job on the Endurance when the boat was commissioned by James Whitman to find Yamatai. Samantha tagged along after convincing her father to help fund the expedition.

Yamatai
Lara pored over charts and texts, ultimately recognizing that Yamatai needed to be located within the Dragon's Triangle. The Endurance set sail -- and was hit by a disastrous storm. The boat shipwrecked, and Lara soon awoke in the wreckage on an island.