The Dawn Brigade is a small coalition of dissidents from various Human factions, most notably the Martian Republic and Free Trade Order, who are banding together after the fall of Earth, and the pirate takeover of Venus. They believe Earth's demise to be related to the work of these groups, and seek to find what happened, and why. Their chief belief is that the weak should not be harmed or exploited for or by those with power, but that instead those with power should use it to protect them. As such, they stand for the protection and safety of innocent people, and fight ruthlessly against those who don't meet their ideals or directly oppose them, such as pirates and the federations they believe responsible for the slaughter of billions on Earth.