You must kill…

November A.D. 1207

At the dawn of a possible royal meeting in Bamberg, a bloody family feud between the Tiefenbach family rages in the Siegerland. The deadly conflict between father and sons takes centre stage. An entire valley and its inhabitants are drawn into this maelstrom of brutality and villainy when an army of mercenaries invades. Only the wealthy merchant family Bayer is able to maintain the balance of power to some extent. An icy winter, a conflagration and disease drive the people into despair, misery and death. An old nursery rhyme echoes through the valley: whether rich or poor, everyone is the same in death…