In 1139, the Second Lateran Council declared the crossbow anathema—its power deemed ungodly, its nature possibly demonic. The council was not entirely wrong. The Coven of Crossbow has operated in secret for centuries, an ancient order of hunters maintaining the balance between heaven and hell through means the church would prefer not to acknowledge. In 1666, as fire and plague consume London, the Coven faces its worst crisis: an Ancient Horror from Beyond is approaching this reality, and the creatures that travel in its wake are already in the streets. Crossbow: Bloodnight is a top-down action game set at the moment the Coven's centuries of preparation come due.