September 12, 1814. Baltimore, Fort McHenry.

There had been reports of rumored "Cannibals" roaming and terrorizing Europe, Starting all the way in Russia. Sinners who have failed to repent have been stuck in their own bodies made to wander and wreak havoc on the living. The exact origin is unknown

After the U.S Marines succesfully returned William H. Crawford, An american diplomat in Roscoff, France by the USS Constitution. a member of the Boarding Crew, had suddenly turned into a Viral Runner after reporting he had "bad stomach pain", and shortly after fell go the ground as his skin turned even grayer than it already was, and his eyes became a burning red after he rose up from the ground, and he caused the infection to break out in a dock in Maryland. Luckily, the infection isn't as rapid and rampant as it is in Europe.

The American forces, Now allies with the British have ended The War of 1812 to focus on a common enemy; The Undead. The weather outside McHenry is raining hard. Inside the fort, American, French and British forces alongside some Prussians are held there with a good amount of protection with some random stuff and whatnot happening every now and then.