

The citizens of the city will show gratitude when the players made successful deliveries of both resources and automatons. The Arks scenario can have this if the player managed to Take a Third Option in saving New Manchester while also preserving the Seedling Arks.(Fun fact: in real life Nansen actually made huge efforts to help World War I refugees and victims of the Armenian Genocide, a true hero and very in tune with his character)

That there is genuine selflessness in such a difficult situation brings tears to the eye. The fact that Fridtjof Nansen scoured the Frostland to guide as many refugees as he could to the city, and then stayed behind to care for those who were too ill to travel.On the last night, during the peak of the storm, if given supplies, he and his daughter may return in an event called "Miracles Do Happen". The captain can either keep him from going (dooming his daughter but saving him), let him go (likely dooming both), or give him a large cache of rations (giving him and his daughter at least a slim chance of survival). As the final storm is approaching the city, a man may approach the captain, explaining that his daughter ran off into the Frostlands during the night and he needs to go find her.The Steam achievement for this is called Savior. Being able to not only reach but also rescue and escort back every survivor in the Frostlands.The Steam achievement is even called Compassionate. It requires a tremendous amount of prior planning and resources, but it's worth it. Being able to not only welcome all the refugees but to also take care of the disabled ones.If you choose to escort them back to camp then you'll have saved their lives, and the game itself asks you to have housing for them when they arrive.

The explanation for how they got there is that, while Winterhome was falling, their teachers took them there before the ugliest chaos started and then died while looking for food.
