The ring, bracelet and dagger of Hassan al-Sabah, the founder of the Ismaili sect of the Hashishin murderers, fall into the hands of the “black archaeologist” Ilya Potekhin. Modern Ismailis and members of European Orders, which have turned into powerful secret societies, will learn about the find. Relics can play an important role on the world political stage. A treasure hunt begins, in which the interests of old enemies collide: the ruthless assassins and the treacherous knights of Alcantara. Moreover, the things al-Sabah wears that Ilya wears have an inexplicable, mystical effect on him, and it seems that he no longer has control over his fate .