Crimson Fire

The Crimson Fire is a Yaaxil priestess.

She represents Chak Chel in The Cleansing.

Biography
The Crimson Smoke lived within the cenote near Paititi, guarding the Silver Box of Ix Chel. When it was stolen, she and the rest of the Yaaxil lost their purpose, though remained guarding the site of the Ritual of the Silver Box.

She is first encountered by Lara Croft, when she attempted to retrieve the box, and sends the Yaaxil to stop her.

She is later encountered by Lara who realises that she was in fact wanting the same thing as The Crimson Fire, to stop the cleansing. Lara offered to work with her, and identified herself as Ix Chel, The Crimson Fire agreed to work with Lara and the Paititian rebels.

Appearance
The Crimson Fire is dressed very minimally, but quite ornately, with strips of red fabric and jewelry made out of metal and bone. Her face is adorned with red and white face paint and her hair is very ornately styled.

The most prominent feature about her appearance is that her upper lip has been removed, exposing her teeth at all times.