Lara Croft investigates a disturbance within a Soviet mining facility. After fighting a Trinity patrol, she encounters a young woman, Nadia, who is hiding inside a locker. Nadia tells Lara that she is looking for her grandfather, Ivan, who disappeared into the Wicked Vale in search of her grandmother Serafima, and to avenge her presumed death by the mythical witch Baba Yaga, who supposedly lives there. Lara was skeptical of Baba Yaga's existence, but as Nadia is injured, she agrees to enter the Wicked Vale and locate Ivan.