[Red Cross of Gold 03] • The Head of the Crow

Unexplained forces set upon the Knight of Death and he learns a powerful lesson about physical alchemy when he ‘gives birth’ to the mythical Philosopher’s Stone. The long-awaited Stone sets off a chain of prophesies enumerated in a number of obscure alchemical texts referring to the members of the Ruling Council of the poor Knights Templar. The coveted stone, understood by few, is stolen and held for ransom by a renegade ex-Templar apprentice, but he is the least of their worries when his bumbling disregard for the Templar Code catches the attention of an even more powerful old enemy.