Haven was where Anathema sent political prisoners, regular criminals and the mentally ill, in preparation for a genocidal purge.

Not long afterward, a rebel alliance was formed by the Competalian war hero Valadin and his brother Amon, who transformed Haven from a gulag into a habitable city.

Due to the inherent instability of Anathema's process, most of those treated experienced physical mutations, and some were driven insane.

The empowerment process created by Siv is similar in concept to the Terrigen Mists that empower Marvel Comics' Inhumans.

The ship was sabotaged by a traitor inside Haven and crashes to Earth destroying the town of Lamont, California.