An action adventure series, SALADIN has everything you could ever want - heroes, villains, vendettas, drama, comedy, exotic locales, climactic swordfights, daring rescues, battling armies and a dash of romance. Saladin is the ultimate hero - courageous in the face of danger, never willing to admit defeat and funny when he needs to be. In a world of danger, there’s only one man you'll want in your corner - Saladin. Inspired by the actual 12th Century statesman and warrior, the series proposes a fictional period in his life as a young adventurer, the experience of which shaped the great leader he would become. 18 years old and ready to take on the world, Saladin leaves his home city of Damascus with his lifelong friend Tarik, in search of adventure and his destiny. The desert lands of Western Asia were a dangerous place in the 12th Century. The Marauders - ruthless sand pirates roamed the desert, attacking merchant caravans in search of plunder. It was also the era of the Crusades, a time of occupation by invading armies from Europe known as Franks. Against this backdrop of constant danger and excitement, Saladin and Tarik along with Duncan, a former Franks soldier, work under Mustafa, a friendly but conniving merchant who lives for the next business deal. Recognising their skills and earning potential, Mustafa hires the trio to ride as guards on his merchant caravans, and also sells their services as bodyguards and, when the price is right, bounty hunters. While Saladin is capable of great heroism, he also has bills to pay. Peppered throughout Saladin’s world is a cast of eccentric and sometimes dangerous characters. There is Anisa, a thief, pickpocket and con artist who might be a romantic interest for Saladin if she could just stop dragging him into her various schemes. There is Shadow, the world’s deadliest assassin who now has Saladin in her sights. And those are just the people who like him. On his list of enemies there is Behram, the leader of the Marauders and his rag tag group of pirates who live for violence and plunder, and General Reginald, the cruel and merciless leader of the Franks. He dreams of one day invading Damascus and bringing the city to its knees.