Lately, all sorts of secrets, riddles, conjectures, assumptions, rumors, and gossip have been constantly circling around the Templars. Was the Order rich, and if so, where did their treasures go? Were they, as they said, wizards, sorcerers, alchemists? Did they worship dark forces? Were they homosexuals? Did they possess the Holy Grail or some other relic? Did they blackmail the church and secular rulers? Much has been written about the curse of the last Grand Master of the Templar Order, Jacques de Molay. And few people consider the military activities of the Order, their dedication and heroism, which were especially evident in 1291, when Acre fell.