Lord Franklin and his men encounter a being known as Kraag. Kraag informs them that he intends to eradicate humanity and like kind. Lord Franklin believes it's a trick from his adversary, Hector. Lord Franklin returns to his home Corithni and is initially met with hostility. The archers inform him of strange happenings in the castle. Suddenly, lycanthropes surround them. The leader of them, Fragaa, claims to come in peace. She changes to a human form but has black eyes like Kraag. She explains she wants to prevent catastrophe and convinces Lord Franklin to let her show him a parallel reality where the disaster occurred.