The Knights of Templar were a religious military order formed in 1119 AD that protected Christians on their journey to the holy lands. Over the decades, donations from patrons made the Knights Templar the wealthiest military order in Europe. For two hundred years, the Knights Templar collected a fortune of land, silver, gold, jewels and precious objects. In 1291 AD the Templar had failed and were kicked out of the Middle East. By permission of the pope in 1307, Phillip IV arrested the leaders of the order in France and tortured them into confessions of devil worship. He raided the treasure from their seized land but found a lot less than expected. The rest of the knights managed to keep their treasure hidden until a month passed and Pope Clement II instructed heads of state to arrest all Templars and seize their possessions. But this order was only partially carried out, and the treasure of the Knights of Templar has never been found. Not only is the treasure a mystery, but what happened to the men that were never arrested. Thousands of men along with several ships vanished. In one case, on the night of October 12th, 1307, 18 ships at La Rochelle, France, set sail right before the persecutions and fell out of existence. The vast treasure was believed to be worth billions of dollars and it was never recovered.

This story consists of events that take place before The Raiders of the Lost Ark, and follow Indiana Jones who has been recruited by a European historian to find the treasure. The historian, Robert Fowwe, believes that the ships wandered the Atlantic ocean until they hit Santa Maria, an island off the coast of Europe that was uncharted at the time. After being flown to the island, Jones discovers a group of men that have been looking for the treasure ever since the island was discovered in 1427 but have had no luck. After attempting to steal a map that was recently discovered by the men, he only gets half, and Indiana soon has an entire army of men trying to kill him. With only half of the map, he is lost and being chased by angry treasure hunters, fueled by the desire for fortune. Struggling to survive, will Indiana be able to find the treasure and escape the island even after the 500 years of unsuccessful excavation? Read Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Knights Templar to find out