While set in the Frankish Empire, circa 900-1100 A.D., things have never been better for Richtor von Reichkrieg. He has entertained Lords of the realm who have promised endorsements for application into the ranks of the Empire's nobility. But on the eve of his son's engagement, a boy rides into the stronghold carrying news of invaders from foreign lands. The Scotsmen - expunged from their native lands for high treason - seek new lands to conquer, and the Reichkrieg homestead is ripe for plundering. Because of his status in the Empire, von Reichkrieg cannot rely on the Feudal Lords for aid without promising his lands or his son's marital status. Desperate, he seeks to engage the barbarians with inferior forces. The battle-hardened Scotsmen evade detection and wreak havoc upon the people of the Reichkrieg lands. All hope seems lost until a traveling monk arrives, promising salvation for the tired, oppressed and weary who sought refuge within the stronghold. The people he seeks to save do not welcome his counsel, but instead, kill the messenger. They thought God turned a deaf ear upon them. Only upon the deaths of their children and subsequent waking from a peculiar illness do they know how wrong they are. When the undead Reichkrieg feast upon the latest refugees, they think things cannot get any worse, until the MacKeagans - also damned for their involvement - attack, wielding the strength of beasts as the werewolves within them emerge. Bloodfeud is the first installment of The War of the Fang series.