10,000 years ago, Coldamber was a powerful Wraith Queen who was also known as Queen Death. According to Guide, there are a hundred stories about Queen Death that all begin with "once before we slept, there was a queen called Death and she was glorious in her name." Coldamber wreaked havoc upon the Pegasus Galaxy, destroying many human worlds in the Lantean-Wraith war. Coldamber eventually led an attack on Emege on Athos. After the city's shield failed, Coldamber as Queen Death stalked the streets and slew for the love of it, men, women and children alike. Coldamber and her forces destroyed Emege, leaving the Athosian survivors weak and with their home and much of their culture destroyed. (SGA: "Legacy: Homecoming", "Death Game")