Rennes-le-Chateau

Behind the scenes
been a hot-bed of occult and mysterious activity for thousands of years. The region's occupants have included the Merovingians, the Cathars, the Visigoths, and the Knights Templars.

In 1891, the poor parish priest of the Languedoc village of Rennes-le-Chateau made a discovery that has continued to intrigue and mystify modern researchers and treasure-hunters. During the restoration of his church the priest, Bérenger Saunière, uncovered sealed parchments that had been placed in a stone altar. These parchments contained coded messages, some of which have not been deciphered to this day. Saunière brought these parchments to Paris, where he allegedly conducted meetings with members of secret occult societies.

When he returned to Rennes-le-Chateau, he began spending millions of dollars constructing and renovating the church and surrounding areas. He spent his days on secluded walks in the country-side, and then died mysteriously a few years later.

There have been many theories about what Saunière found, a few of them gaining more attention than others. Today treasure-hunters hope they can locate Sauniere's secret, or his secret source of wealth. They scour the region following every lead. Gabriel Knight: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned will not only delight GK fans with a fascinating new mystery that blends fact and fiction, but fans of the Rennes-le-Chateau mystery will get a chance to visit the key locations in the mystery and to actually solve the enigma.