Game Freeze in Ascended Provisioner Desert Realm

Game seemed to be acting normally until I attempted to enter the Ascended Provisioner Desert Realm for the first time. Game froze at the Realm screen, but eventually I was able to hit continue and get into the realm. Once there the game pretty much froze (it did slightly change a bit every few minutes) but never got to the place where I could do anything. Thinking it might be graphics related, I reduced my video settings but it didn't help at all. My game is basically broke at this point as I can't even pull up the map to eventually try to return to the Watch or Respite.