An island off the coast of Newfoundland had long been the home of a healthy wildlife population and a popular platform for dogsled racing. As time went on, the wolf population began to dwindle, leaving a boisterous caribou population go relatively unchecked. It was partially for that reason that “Project TWIG” began. Its aim was to pull wolves from areas with extremely healthy wolf populations as well as wolves where their numbers were threatened by man and urbanization and relocate them to an island with a rich history of wolves to retain balance to the island – but also to be used as a controlled environment to research wolves.

The wolves were captured and tagged, then dropped off on Xanctsu Island. One question was clear from the very beginning: What did the tags mean? While the only solid pack native to the island opted to view the tags with mild concern, other wolves were quick to jump to conclusions. As time progressed, packs were formed; one steadily opposed the tags and all tagged wolves; another consisted solely of tagged wolves.

The grey area between what benefits the tags might bring and what disasters they might promise is small. Most wolves have a solid belief on the tags, and those who don’t have an opinion have not experienced enough to fully form one.

All the wolves can agree on is that the humans are behind the tags… But what does that mean?

Humans inhabit a small town; the only town on the island. There reside the researchers who are a part of “Project TWIG” and a handful of dogsled racers and a few other people. The annual dogsled race, The Xanctsu Quest, has been compared to the Iditarod (not quite as extreme as the Yukon Quest, though) and takes racers throughout the entire island all for a lone prize of glory and fame.