Murdo Ranulfson, left at home to guard his family's interests while his father and brothers go off to fight in the Crusades in 1095, is forced to embark on a dangerous pilgrimage of his own when his family's land is seized by a greedy king and corrupt clergy.
Long after the Great Crusade, Duncan, son of Murdo, leaves his home in search of the Black Rood and finds that the Knights Templar, the guards at the gates to the Holy Land, hold the keys to not only Duncan's destiny, but that of all of the West.
