Season of Dawn

Season of Dawn
Start date:	December 10th, 2019
End date:	March 10th, 2020
Mode(s):	The Sundial
Previous season:	Season of the Undying
Next season:	Season of the Worthy

“

Bring the Sky down on them.

”

Season of Dawn is the ninth season of Destiny 2 and the second seasonal content for Shadowkeep, starting from December 10th, 2019 and ending on March 10th, 2020. The story consists of Guardians returning to Mercury to assist Osiris in stopping the Red Legion from changing history using a hijacked time machine. This season also features the debut appearance of Saint-14, a legendary Titan who suffered a final death only to be saved from his fate.

Description

Story & Activites: Defend The Timeline

"With the Vex Invasion now defeated, Osiris calls upon you to face a new threat. Stop a council of Cabal Psion Flayers from manipulating time and undoing our victory against the Red Legion."

Story & Activities: Repair the Sundial

"Turn Back Time
Journey through time to save a legendary hero."

"The Sundial
Defend the Sundial from the Cabal in an all-new 6-player matchmade activity."

"Earn New Weapons
Choose which weapons to earn by completing Timelost weapon frames."

Seasonal Artifact: The Lantern of Osiris

"Upgrade The Lantern of Osiris to increase your Power and unlock seasonal gameplay mods."

Gear & Rewards: Seasonal Pass Rewards

"Instantly unlock the Exotic Scout Rifle, Symmetry + Exclusive Seasonal Armor Sets when you get the Season Pass."

Seasonal roadmap

• December 10 – Season of Dawn Begins: The Sundial: Niruul, the Hollow Voice, Mission: Corridors of Time Part 1, New Legendary Weapons & Armor, Tangled Shore and Mars Obelisks, Reprised Rusted Lands map, New Exotic armor, PVP Mode: Elimination, Seasonal Artifact: The Lantern of Osiris, New Seal, Solar Subclass Update
• December 17 – The Dawning, The Sundial: Ozletc, the Sky Piercer, Nessus and EDZ Obelisks, Mission: Corridors of Time Part 2
• December 24 – The Sundial: Tazaroc, the Sun Eater, Iron Banner
• January 7 – Legend-difficulty Sundial, Exotic Quest: Devil's Ruin
• January 14 – The Dawning ends
• January 21 – Corridors of Time Community Puzzle, Iron Banner
• January 28 – Exotic Quest: Bastion
• February 4 – The Sundial: Inotam, Oblivion's Triune, Community Event: Empyrean Restoration
• February 11 – Crimson Days
• February 18 – Crimson Days ends, Iron Banner, Season Finale
• February 25 – Trials of Osiris Announcement

Appearances

Characters Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies Ada-1 Idil Abdi (Mentioned only) Anastasia Bray The Drifter Efrideet (Mentioned only) Elriq (First mentioned) Tallulah Fairwind (Mentioned only) Felwinter (Mentioned only) Saladin Forge Geppetto (First mentioned) The Guardian Eva Levante Tyv Lucine (First mentioned) Eris Morn Nadya (First mentioned) Marin Oru (First mentioned) Osiris Pulled Pork (Mentioned only) Rasputin Ikora Rey Sagira (Mentioned only) Saint-14 Shaxx Speaker (Mentioned only) Tav (First mentioned) Tex 99-40 (Mentioned only) Vance Venra (First mentioned) Zavala The Cabal Empire Inotam, Oblivion's Triune (First appearance) Niruul, the Hollow Voice (First appearance) Ozletc, the Sky Piercer (First appearance) Tazaroc, the Sun Eater (First appearance) Amtec (First mentioned) The Fallen Aksiniks, Bound by Honor (First appearance) The Reef The Spider The Scorn Defiled Reysk, the Waning Light (First appearance) Vex Agioktis, Martyr Mind (First appearance) Other Characters Cathal (First mentioned) Reich (First mentioned) Uldren Sov (Mentioned only) Traveler Species Cabal Exo Fallen Ghost Human Psion Vex Organizations Binary Star Cult (Mentioned only) BrayWell (First mentioned) Consensus (Mentioned only) Echelon South (First mentioned) House of Dusk House of Rain (First appearance) Iron Lords New Monarchy (Mentioned only) Omolon Red Legion Scorn Symmetry (Mentioned only) Tex Mechanica The Spider's Crime Syndicate Vanguard Firebreak Order (Mentioned only) Veist Warlord (Mentioned only) Locations Earth Tower (Destiny 2) Mars Freehold (Mentioned only) Mercury Past Mercury Future Mercury Reef Dreaming City (Mentioned only) Tangled Shore Venus (Mentioned only)

Events City Age Collapse (Mentioned only) Dark Age Faction Wars (Mentioned only) Golden Age (Mentioned only) Red War Six Fronts (Mentioned only) Warlord Conflict (Mentioned only) The Dawning Empyrean Restoration effort (First appearance) Vehicles, equipment, and technology Fallen Walker Ghost Jumpship Amnestia-S2 (First appearance) Chrysopelea-S (First appearance) Saint's Invocation (First appearance) Saint-14's Gray Pigeon Sleepless Flight (First appearance) Tachyon-4 (First appearance) The Prod (First appearance) Sparrow The Lantern of Osiris (First appearance) Weapons and armor Auto Rifle Steelfeather Repeater (First appearance) Uriel's Gift Combat Bow Point of the Stag (First appearance) Fusion Rifle Bastion (weapon) (First appearance) Elatha FR4 Gallant Charge (First appearance) Grenade Launcher Martyr's Retribution (First appearance) Hand Cannon Jack Queen King 3 The Old Fashioned Iron Truage Armor Linear Fusion Rifle Komodo-4FR (First appearance) Line in the Sand (First appearance) Promethium Spur (First appearance) Pulse Rifle Infinite Paths 8 Righteous Suit (First appearance) Rocket Launcher Mos Epoch III Pyroclastic Flow (First appearance) Scout Rifle Patron of Lost Causes (First appearance) Symmetry (weapon) (First appearance) Severance Enclosure (First appearance) Shotgun Hawthorne's Field-Forged Shotgun Perfect Paradox Python (First appearance) Sidearm Breachlight (First appearance) Buzzard (First appearance) Devil's Ruin (First appearance) Last Hope Traveler's Judgment 5 Sniper Rifle Trophy Hunter (First appearance) Submachine Gun Cold Front (First appearance) The Bombardiers (First appearance) Miscellaneous Arc Champions Barrier Colossus (First appearance) Unstoppable Incendior (First appearance) Hunter Solar Titan (class) Void Warlock

Marketing

Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Season of Dawn Trailer

Trivia

• This season sees the return of the Red Legion as the main enemy Guardians face.
  • This season sees the second time the Cabal as the main species antagonist.
  • This season marks the first time Psions are the main antagonists.
• Bungie performed their first ever server rollback on January 28, 2020 due to players missing certain currencies and infusion materials after Update 2.7.1 went live that same morning.