简介：<p>AMedievalKnightresurrectstofulfillhisvowandbestowablood-thirstvengeanceuponthekindredspiritsofthosewhobetrayedhimlongago.Inthecourseofonenight,identitieswillberevealed,destiniesmet,andapoeticjusticeofthemacabremaniacallyserved.Hereliesataleofpassion,loyalty,deceit,betrayal...andrevenge.TheywereWarriors.TheywereCrusaders.UndertheleadershipoftherighteousGREGOIRE,thisbandofbrothersintheHolyOrderoftheKnightsTemplarselflesslyfoughtback-to-back,defendingGODandthe&quot;TrueCross.&quot;Untilonedarknightofutterbetrayal...Gloriouswastheirvictorythatnight,goldtheirfind.ThespoilsweretobetakentotheirGrandmasterforuseinfurtheringtheir&quot;Cause.&quot;Yetgreedhadinfectedoneoftheirnumber-RENAULT-andundertheinfluenceofthedemonoflust,heembracedandfiendishlypersuadedotherstohelphimcarryouthisnefariousplanofbetrayal.AmongthosewhoseheartsheblackenedwasthealreadyresentfulMENAS,enviousofhisbrotherMELKON,themanfamedasbeingboththegreatestswordsmaninallofEuropeandtherighthandofGregoire.ThefollowingmorningRenault’sheinousplotwentintoeffectandGregoire,MelkonandtheirbelovedstewardKOKOwereambushedandexecutedforpurposesofgreed.Butashelaydying,Gregoirevowedhisrevenge.TenlifetimesofexcessRenaultandhismurderingcompatriotswouldenjoy.AndthenhewouldreturntodelivertheirsoulstoHellforallofeternity.Tenlifetimesofexcess...Thecenturiespassandafter700years,theallottedtimeoftheevildoersnearsculmination.Onedark,stormynight,theCrusader,uponhissteed,resurrectstoexecutehispledgeofvengeanceuponthenowkindredspiritsofthosewhovictimizedhimsoverylongago.Thestageissetforretributionasaneclecticgroupassemblesatasecludedmanorhomeundertheguiseofapromised&quot;fantasyweekend&quot;tofulfillpersonaldesires.JAKE,the&quot;eventscoordinator&quot;willhavehishandsfullplayinghosttohisyoungguests;CELINE,thealluringandpromiscuousEastern-European,ASHLEY,thecontemptuousyetbeautifulsocialite,AMY,theinnocentandmeekgirl-next-door,HURCOS,thepredatoryMiddle-Easternplayboy,andJAPONIKO,theuninvitedandmysteriousAsianminimalist.SHAUNA,theabrasiveIrishcook,andhercohortincrimeBENOIT,thebone-idleEnglishcaretaker,alongwiththeenigmaticPRIESTandthebenevolentSHOPKEEPER,roundoutthisunusualandextremelycolorfulcastofcharacters.JakeassignsthepositionofassistantrecreationalcoordinatortoAmy,andasshereadsfromanobscurestorybook,thetaleofGregoireandhisrighteousbandofTemplarKnightsanimates,andthestoryofbetrayalisreenactedfortheguests.Bloodwillflowexcessivelyasthecursedandunsuspectingkindredspiritsmeettheirimminentdestiniesone-by-oneduringtheCrusader’smaniacalreprisal.</p>…