Project Permathaw // Recovered files
The following records were recovered from a research facility beneath the Antarctic ice. They tell the story behind Frozen Extinction. Portions remain classified.
Permathaw // Eyes only
File no: 01
Date: 1965
Classification: Top secret
At the height of the Cold War, a classified program set out to build a weapon no rival could match, to be revealed only when ready.
Its contractor, BioTech, is reported to have promised the impossible: apex predators, brought back from DNA frozen in the Antarctic ice. A vast underground facility was built at the source, beneath the ice.
Authorised by:
File no: 02 // 1969
The Evening Courier Wednesday, November 26, 1969 · Ten cents
All stocks to be destroyed, President orders
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. The United States today renounced biological warfare and ordered existing stocks destroyed. Future research will be limited to defensive measures such as vaccines.
The decision comes four months after the Apollo 11 moon landing. Officials declined to say how many programs are affected, but several research contracts are understood to have been terminated with immediate effect. The planned demonstration of at least one program will not take place.
Specimens were NOT destroyed.
Put in stasis. Skeleton crew only.
Count:
File no: 03
Date: 2004
Classification: Off the record
An emergency signal was received from the facility. All contact has since been lost.
The site's existence is believed to violate international treaty, and the response has been kept off the record. A small task force of private military contractors, callsign IceWalker 7, has been dispatched.
Status of facility personnel: unknown.
SIGINT INTERCEPT // FREQ
SOURCE: VOSS // ANTARCTIC SECTOR
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0347Z ...perimeter secured... [STATIC]
0349Z ...facility entrance... no resistance...
0351Z ...cold storage below... [STATIC] ...do not open...
0402Z [SIGNAL LOST]
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ANALYST ASSESSMENT: Believed to be an elite Russian military contractor, hired for violent takeover operations. Reported to be operating in Antarctica under cover of a training ground.
INTENTIONS: UNKNOWN. THREAT LEVEL: EXTREME.
Level 4 access
Property of BioTech. If found, return immediately.
Internal memo
To: Contracted security personnel
We employ the finest scientists in the world. Your role is to keep it that way. Discretion is a condition of your contract. Questions about the Antarctic site will not be answered.
Analyst note: private American bio-engineering firm. Current involvement: classified.
Personnel // Restricted
Squad leader // IceWalker 7
Reportedly from Texas. Known for getting the job done, by any means necessary.
Believed to have family waiting at home.
Status: deployed
Field engineer
Former Russian private contractor. Reported to be highly skilled and only in it for the pay.
Alleged to carry a flamethrower. Unconfirmed.
Status: deployed
Facility scientist
Late sixties. Believed to have left Germany to work for the Allies.
Last known location: inside the facility.
Status: unknown
More files will be declassified as development continues. Frozen Extinction enters Early Access in Q3 2027.