Robert of Locksley returns from the Crusades, after fighting alongside King Richard, to find his people crushed under the fist of the Sheriff of Nottingham and the despotic Prince John. Losing his home, family, and title, he escapes into the vast Sherwood Forest — a foreboding place said to be haunted. Instead of ghosts and goblins, Rob finds a community oppressed by cruelty, and he vows to lead them toward a better life.