Autumn

Ode to the red leaves...

The colony of Autumn is our pride and joy. It's the only place on the planet where you find human architecture. The arks were torn apart, each piece designed to refit when on the surface. Autumn is my home, and I like to think of it as the best of the three colonies.
The colony is centered around a large stone building, a government complex built by the species we replaced. The planet wide city of Safeharbor seems built around this structure, as all roads lead to it, and it's the only place on the planet where the dirt underfoot isn't piled over a metal foundation.
Named after the colors found in the flora that grows across the entire planet, Autumn holds a population of one to two thousand and is the first colony we settled. This colony is the capital of Safeharbor, and is where we center our government and our education system.

The Archive

The archive of Safeharbor sits on a hill just outside of the colony. Here, I study massive amounts of data in relative secrecy. The archives are closed to the public, though one can request an audience with me at any time. I even permit a lucky few to come and go as they please. Caydie Kines, the daughter of autumn's governor, routinely crept into the archives before her death. She was a dear friend, and routinely assisted in my search. Being The Archivist of Safeharbor was less lonely back then.
I recover technology and culture lost to the ages from data originating from earth, as well as the species that built this planet wide city. Everything from books and music to blueprints for voidcraft have been found in my search.

Government

Safeharbor is a democratic planet. Every citizen has a voice. We enjoy many freedoms, including free speech, press, religion, and other basic rights. Each colony is represented by a governor, the elders of Safeharbor. These are elected officials, often earthborn, who handle the infrastructure of their respective colonies, but not their legislative or executive processes.
While the elders have little to do with legislation, they campaign in an attempt to sway voters, pleading their case when advocating for a particular outcome. Voters from each colony travel to Autumn to make their voice known in bimonthly "seasons," each season having its own issues to be voted on. Safeharbor has few laws and next to no way to enforce those laws. There are a select few tasked with keeping the peace, usually Wayfarers from Homebound.
The Wayfarers' authority is purely based on their reputation outside of the colony of Dawn. Of course, most citizens are well-behaved to begin with. The occasional crime is investigated diligently, and it's rare for the wayfarers to fail in solving the crime. The planet wide surveillance system has proved invaluable, It's so much more effective when most citizens fail to notice it exists.

Relations

The only people that live in Autumn are those who have business there. Educators, students, soldiers, merchants, and government officials make up the bulk of its population. It's roughly 15 kilometers away from the colony of Juliet, and another 15km from Dawn.
Between trade, education, voting, and The Archives, almost every human living on Safeharbor passes through Autumn multiple times throughout the year. The engineers of Autumn established the tramway system, an unreliable and likely unsafe analogue to trains allowing travel between colonies.
Both Dawn and Juliet rely on Autumn for education and trade. There is little in the way of infighting between the three colonies since The Battle of The Pillars and The First War though those in juliet tend to disagree with their status as the capital due to their higher population and infrastructure.

Remnants of Earth

There are numerous species of flora and fauna native to Earth that made the journey to Safeharbor aboard the Arks. While most brought to the planet were unable to survive or are currently struggling to survive, some species flourished.
Dogs and cats of various breeds were brought on the arks, most of which are unable to thrive without help from humans. Breeders actively seek to undo the centuries of breeding that hindered these species back on earth. They hope to broaden the gene pool, allowing many of these species a fighting chance on Safeharbor's surface. Another species to flourish, and arguably one of the most important, is the honey bee. Apiaries are scattered in greenhouses about the outskirts of Autumn.
The honey produced is one of several resources actively produced for food. Other sources of food that thrive include potatoes, pomegranates, radishes, and other fruits and vegetables that thrive in the perpetual autumn weather of the planet, though must be grown hydroponically as there is little soil for farming.