A long, long time ago, an alien species arrived on Earth to begin anew. They were a predatory species, equipped with preternatural hunting skills. They had escaped their home world along with many more ark ships, and spread out across the known universe in search of a new home. They arrived with about a quarter of a million souls on board. Their ark ship had been home for them for several generations, even though they only reproduced rarely.

Upon arrival, they chose the landmass at the southern pole because there were no other lifeforms living on it. The ice didn't worry the aliens, their ark ship had withstood far worse cold in the depths of space.