When the Ender Dragon invaded the End, many an Endermen fled to the Overworld. While some took to the Deserts, many took to the sub-zero layers of the earth, a region called the Deep Dark, recently re-discovered at the dawn of the 19th Age.

There are a few theories as to why these refugees settled in the Deep Dark. It is a cold region, and the closest to the open Void, likely a reminder of their home. To protect their new home, they constructed their Wardens using the souls of the mobs abundant in the great caves as well as pumpkins, the closest gourd-like fruit to the giant choir fruit back in the End.