Bloodfiends (Reign of Chaos)

Bloodfiends are a form of Vampire, who are weak minded and are therefore usually feral, due to the fact that their hunger for blood drives them insane. Bloodfiends are the victims of the plague brought on by the Lightless Remnant, a plague unintentionally released by Verandis in the second era and later re-released by Gwendis in the Third.

Overview
Bloodfiends are feral vampires, who are quite similar to Zombies in the way that they stalk the land looking for people to feed on, without any visible purpose or goal. According to Gauthier, they attack non-bloodfiend vampires as well as humans, proving that they aren't intelligent enough to distinguish between them both or aren't willing to discriminate.

History
The Bloodfiends were created in the Second Era by the Montclair family, with help of their Advisor, Verandis and the traitorous Reezal-Jul. With the help of Verran Tira and his companion, the Lightless Remnant was sent to Coldharbour, where it was imprisoned, along with Verandis. Without the Remnant to keep the curse alive, the Bloodfiends dispersed over time or integrated with society.

Around a thousand years later, Gwendis, Verandis' apprentice, hatched a plan to bring the Remnant back into her world to save her mentor. She initially blamed her Mentor, Verandis, saying that the Remnant had corrupted him, when it was in fact her, who had brought it forward. Gwendis wished to liberate her former Mentor and put herself in his place, however, her plan went dramatically wrong and the Remnant got stuck between the realms of Nirn and Oblivion, allowing it to unleash its curse once more but with no way of stopping it.

Talin and his group managed to bring the Remnant forward and banish it again, thus ending the Bloodfiend curse for a second time.

Appearances
Reign of Chaos: Chapter 1 - High Rock: Glenumbra V

Reign of Chaos: Chapter 1 - High Rock: Rivenspire II

Reign of Chaos: Chapter 1 - High Rock Rivenspire III