Ordensstaat. An ancient military pagan order that masqueraded as one of many factions of our church in order to destroy it from within. We, the faithful protectors of Christendom, let them infest our ranks and gain more and more power before we discovered what they truly are. Now, unless we find a way to banish them, we are going to have to let them stay.To Lord Hertford, Queen Elizabeth's former spymaster, this doesn't make sense. Centuries ago, we did root them out and sent them into exile.Or so we thought. But what if they never really left? What if they only embedded themselves deeper into our world under another guise and waited for the right time to reemerge under a new leader?Hertford has discovered that they have. His name is Gotthard Kettler and he's resumed Ordensstaat's secret war against us while going about our world as master of yet another Christian faction. A mage with abilities like none other, he seeks the Shroud of Turin, which amplifies its owner's inherent power, potentially making him invincible. No matter the cost, we have to stop him, healing the schisms dividing us and mustering our best arms and intelligence. Together.Because if Kettler obtains the Shroud, he's going to end us. He's going to end our queen. And with those walls between civilization and chaos torn down, he's going to end everyone.Hertford can fight, physically and with magic, better than any of us. But we need his well-honed spy skills and network more, to find the Shroud first.So he embarks on a frantic hunt through secret catacombs, underground churches, London back alleys, and the halls of Europe's rulers, while pursuing and being pursued by our nemesis, for an ancient power that will decide our future.