The Ambush - Crystallion

Syria, Palestine: In the year of our Lord 1187. The territories occupied by the

Latins under Guy of Lusignan

King of Jerusalem and the united realms of the Ayyubids under Sultan Saladin

were keeping an unstable truce

Knowing that this truce could be broken by the pettiest trespass Lord Raynald

of Chatillon, a confident of the King

Regularly attacked and plundered Muslim caravans

These misdeeds driven by pride, hatred and greed provoked the single greatest

catastrophe in the history of the crusades and sealed the beginning of the end

of Christian reign in Outremer

A reign based on faith, courage, honour and glory, carried throughout the land

on blazing wings of thunder

«In the year 1177 the Crusaders had defeated Saladin’s forces at the Battle of

Montgisard

What ensued was a truce which was repeatedly broken by the Christian king’s

ally Raynald of Chatillon who attacked peaceful Muslim caravans without any

obvious reason

Longing for war he couldn’t foresee that his actions would trigger the

beginning of the end of the Christian dominance over the Holy Land.

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