Madrona was once terraformed by an unknown alien race roughly 900 years ago. Following this transformation, the planet became an Earth-like planet with a nice climate. However in order to maintain the weather on Madrona, a device called the Touchstone is necessary, which was left behind by the unknown race. If this device was removed, the weather would instantly turn into a deadly blizzard, making the planet heavily dependent on the Touchstone. Eventually, the planet became home to the Madronans, a primitive race, who had not the technology to terraform the planet, but the knowledge on how to use the Touchstone.