It was kept by its protectors, the Carriers of Destiny, for the next seven hundred years. During this time many Vampaneze entered the coffin, attempting to prove themselves only to be killed by the inferno. The Lord of Vampaneze wasn't discovered until Desmond Tiny informed them that their lord now walks the lands and the Vampaneze should search for him. Steve Leonard discovered the Vampaneze and entered the coffin, emerging unhurt after the coffin closed. Steve then became the Lord of the Vampaneze, starting the events of the War of the Scars.