The Grimstone Institute was a Confederate training ground developed for training psionic individuals. During the emergence of psychics, all major Terran powers decided that a special place was needed to train these people into honing their abilities for the good of everyone else. Many were reluctant to trust any of the governments with the handling of potential weapons they hardly understood. After years of negotiation, the factions agreed to set up a trial base to see what would happen if so many psychics came together.