End of the 11th century. The Catholic Church blesses the First Crusade. Thousands of Europeans are heading to the East. Among them is the young and pious knight Hugh de Payens, burning with the desire to free the Holy Sepulcher from the infidels. But human nature takes over. Thirst for profit, struggle for power, unheard-of cruelty and rivers of blood - this is the result of the coming of the crusaders to the Holy Land. In the dark depths of the Temple Mount, Hugh de Payens and his associates discover mysterious objects, the meaning of which they have yet to discover. It is these finds that contribute to the founding of one of the most mysterious Orders of chivalry. The Crusaders' path to power is littered with deaths and curses, and some of them are destined to come true.