On the northern plains, Jason and Daphne saved a caravan from a stampede of raging bulettes drawn by strange screams from a distant castle. Fighting their way inside, they discovered the deranged lord was using a cursed artifact to control the burrowing monsters. The hungry bulettes turned on their master when Daphne dispelled the artifact's power, allowing the heroes to escape the collapsing castle. Seeking respite in coastal towns, the duo kept encountering nobles obsessed with exploiting a rare sea cucumber's supposed mystical properties for eternal youth. Following the rumors offshore, Jason and Daphne found a reef where humans harvested the creatures, breaking an ancient truce with the reef spirit who now churned up deadly storms in retribution. To make peace, Daphne repaired the spirit's damaged physical form with animating coral while Jason freed caged sea cucumbers. The spirit was placated and the storms abated. Hearing cries for help on a wooded hunting trip, the pair dis