Jakob Kuisl is a fearsome executioner from the ancient Bavarian town of Schongau. It is through his hands that justice is administered. The townspeople fear and avoid Jacob, considering the executioner akin to the devil...

In the autumn of 1668, evil spirits took possession of the glorious city of Bamberg. First, human limbs began to be nailed to the banks of the river, then mutilated corpses appeared on the streets... And recently, people saw an unknown wild beast prowling the night alleys... A werewolf, no less! And the city was gripped by panic. The air smelled of smoke from fires, threatening to incinerate any unfortunate person accused of collaborating with the devil.

But Jakob Kuisl, who arrived with his family in Bamberg on the occasion of the imminent marriage of his brother (also a local executioner), is not afraid of werewolves. He and his daughter Magdalena will have to deal with this “unclean” matter and prevent new executions according to the “court of faith” - human sacrifices carried out by people in the name of their own fear and ignorance...