As word of disease spread through the realm, a member of House Stormholm came to seek aid, Duke Sapph Zukonian had fallen ill. A seeming descent into madness was causing him to lash out indiscriminately, even turning against his own House. The Realm was enlisted to assist, encountering a pack of werebeasts as they followed their Stormholm guide to Count Sapph. In the chaos, Porjak of House Bendoria seized an opportunity to fulfill an outstanding bounty on Sir Archduke Zuko Giant-Tackler, sparking conflict between House Warspite and House Bendoria amidst the battle with the encroaching werebeasts.

Upon finally locating Count Sapph within an encampment, the scene was grim. He stood amidst fallen members of House Stormholm, donning a silver wolf mask, claiming to embody the long-forgotten Wolf God, Eliya. Count Sapph's eerie transformation and cryptic proclamations hinted at a deeper struggle within him, as he vacillated between his own identity and that of the enigmatic deity. In a desperate plea for release, he begged for his own demise before vanishing into the depths of the surrounding forest.