Dawn

Previously Sirona II, Dawn (Chinese: 黎明 Límíng, Hindi: भोर Bhor, Spanish: Amanecer, Arabic: فجر Fajar) is an earthlike planet in the goldilock zone of the Sirona system. It is the home planet for the remaining biological humans ("The Settlers") and the only inhabited planet in the system. When the planet was first surveyed, it's prominent red colour made many think of a sunrise sky, giving the planet its name. Slightly smaller than Earth, its gravity is at 0.91 G's. Cirka 80% of the surface is covered in ocean, with the remaining landmass being split in two continents. It has two moons, Artemis and Diana.

Pre-Cataclysm
First explored via wormhole in 2071, it was the first exoplanet surveyed that was deemed suitable for surface operations and possible settlement. The following two decades were spent conducting various experiments and scientific research on the planet, including establishing whether the atmosphere could support human life, if the magnetic field of the planet was strong enough to protect the surface, if the fresh water was drinkable, if the local flora and fauna was edible etc. During this period, many scientists died due to various factors, including hostile wildlife and new unknown pathogens; they are remembered as the First fallen.

In 2084, Dawn was deemed suitable and safe enough for future study, and the first permanent scientific base was established on the surface. Special care was taken to not introduce Earthen plants and creatures in case it would replace the local wildlife. In 2089, the first proper settlers arrived, touching down in what is now known as Landfall City. While supplies were plentiful and the surface technically safe for humans, the settlers had to undergo some genetic modification to adapt to their new lives. This modification was mainly to induce natural immunity or resistance to local pathogens, changes to the respiratory system to adapt to the higher atmospheric oxygen content, and changes to the intestines to be able to more easily process food produced from local plantoids and wildlife.

Post-Cataclysm
(Cataclysm is WIP)

As Dawn was cut off from Earth, its population had to find its own way into the future. Many believed that they were the last humans left.

Current situation
The population of Dawn broke 3 million in 2192, the 100-year anniversary of the Cataclysm. With land being plentiful, and the population being small, many settlers spread out across the nearby plains to find their own lands to live off of. There are however three cities of importance that together has about half of the population, with the remaining 50% living in rural communities, mostly inside the "Tri-city triangle" formed by the aformentioned cities.

Newhaven is the largest city on Dawn, and is also considered the political capital, though this has never been made official in any capacity. Newhaven was founded shortly before the Cataclysm, and it quickly grew due to the influx of refugees that arrived from earth. Its population is roughly 900,000.

Serenity is the second largest city with a population of 450,000. The city was founded in the midst of the Cataclysm, as Newhaven quickly overflooded. To relive pressure, a new city was founded down the coast.

Landfall is the third largest city on Dawn and is aptly named: it was here that the first settlers arrived on the planet, and where they established the first community - Landfall is thus the first city on Dawn. Its population is roughly 220,000.

The Frontier
The Frontier is all the land that is not currently under the watchful eyes of the Dawn government, which would be most of the planet outside of the Tri-point peninsula and some scattered observation outposts along the coast. Most of the frontier has not been properly mapped or explored except via sattelite imagery, though work is being done to actively map the areas and prepare it for possible settlement in the future. However, since the population of Dawn is still small and grows rather slowly, the need to do so is not considered too great.

Exploration is done mostly automatically, using large quad-pedal walkers (approx. 10 metres in height) that moves across the lands. The walkers act independently and use a wide array of tools, including a fleet of a dozen or so aerial and land based drones of various sizes to assist in the exploration of the surface. In 2192, there are around 8 walkers on the main continent, and 3 on the southern continent actively surveying Dawn.