Register of the Rovessa Caravans#
Totals: 23 installations. On Kethra: 21 · In Kethra orbit: 1 · At Kronos (Ymir): 0 · In the Cinderbelt: 1.
| Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Settlements | 9 |
| Military | 0 |
| Infrastructure | 14 |
| Landmarks | 0 |
On Kethra#
Settlements#
| Name | Type | Held by | Account | Notes | Atlas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightwater (House Iskander) (4.7° S, 66.0° E) | Station / habitat | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | Eastern-chain carrier; reefstone lime and passengers. Position on 1 Sowing AL 2314, on the Line Road; carriers move. Population about 7,500. | open |
| Evenkeel (House Adebayo) (2.5° N, 33.6° E) | Station / habitat | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | The Helm's carrier. Seat of Captain Serafine Adebayo, Helm of the Captains' Table. Position on 1 Sowing AL 2314, on the Line Road; carriers move. Population about 14,200. | open |
| Farstep (House Kaimana) (0.4° N, 101.0° W) | Station / habitat | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | Works the far west between the Line and Hesk. Position on 1 Sowing AL 2314, on the Line Road; carriers move. Population about 5,200. | open |
| Grain Mother (House Quenell) (2.8° S, 12.9° E) | Station / habitat | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | The great grain carrier: north in bad northern years, south in bad southern ones. Position on 1 Sowing AL 2314, on the Southern Crossing; carriers move. Population about 6,900. | open |
| Long Patience (House Marr) (0.8° N, 49.7° W) | Station / habitat | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | Flagship of the oldest carrier House, named for the Founders' ship the Patience. Position on 1 Sowing AL 2314, on the Line Road; carriers move. Population about 12,600. | open |
| Saltwife (House Tavish) (7.7° N, 137.8° W) | Station / habitat | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | Carries phosphate round Oreth. One of the three carriers taken under emergency charter at Marrach in AL 2282. Position on 1 Sowing AL 2314, on the Phosphate Road; carriers move. Population about 8,300. | open |
| The Floating Quarter (1.1° S, 14.3° E) | Station / habitat | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | Moored hulks and pontoons off the south shore of Saltline, beside the Carrier Roads: about 300,000 Rovessa between voyages, the old, and the newly beached. Population about 300,000. | open |
| Tidewright V (House Oda) (4.7° N, 93.9° E) | Station / habitat | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | Fifth of her name. The first Tidewright made the Opening of Aelos in AL 1412. Position on 1 Sowing AL 2314, on the Line Road; carriers move. Population about 9,800. | open |
| Unbeholden (House Reyes) (0.3° N, 10.6° W) | Station / habitat | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | Launched AL 2291. Captain Tomas Reyes leads the New Keels, the younger captains challenging the old Houses. Position on 1 Sowing AL 2314, on the Line Road; carriers move. Population about 11,400. | open |
Infrastructure#
| Name | Type | Held by | Account | Notes | Atlas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasswater storm tower (1.3° S, 28.3° E) | Research / observatory | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | One of the Rovessa storm-reading towers. Girdle storms are read here days before any weather service. | open |
| Reefhold storm tower (2.3° N, 44.3° E) | Research / observatory | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | Storm-reading tower of the eastern chain. | open |
| Tern storm tower (1.1° S, 21.7° W) | Research / observatory | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | Storm-reading tower of the western chain. | open |
| Oathwater Quay (4.9° S, 9.2° E) | Seaport / anchorage | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | The landing on Eldvang's north coast where frontier families come ashore after swearing the Line-oath. | open |
| Rovessa berth, Castaly (11.8° N, 112.5° E) | Seaport / anchorage | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | The only foreign berth in the Sanctum. Rovessa carriers pass beyond Castaly only by invitation. | open |
| Rovessa berth, Corran Mouth (37.2° N, 27.0° E) | Seaport / anchorage | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | The eastern Crown berth. | open |
| Rovessa berth, Hesk (1.5° N, 117.7° W) | Seaport / anchorage | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | Loads phosphate at the end of the Imperial corridor. | open |
| Rovessa berth, Marrach (28.8° N, 164.5° W) | Seaport / anchorage | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | The Imperium's west-coast berth, closed by the Captains' Table for the Year of Empty Roads (AL 2283). | open |
| Rovessa berth, Port Serell (32.8° N, 38.1° W) | Seaport / anchorage | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | Where Cordale's banks finance the carriers. | open |
| Rovessa berth, Stairfield (34.0° N, 9.3° E) | Seaport / anchorage | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | The Rovessa quay at Aletheia's port. Grain in bad years, wine and passengers always. | open |
| The Carrier Roads (0.8° S, 15.8° E) | Seaport / anchorage | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | Anchorage where the great Rovessa sea-carriers lie in the lagoon. | open |
| The Captains' Table (1.2° N, 15.2° E) | Seat of government / institution | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | Where matters between carrier Houses are settled. The Armistice of Saltline was signed on the Table itself in AL 2291. | open |
In Kethra orbit#
Infrastructure#
| Name | Type | Held by | Account | Notes | Atlas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rovessa lighter berth, Vesper Docks | Seaport / anchorage | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | The High Houses' berth: Rovessa lighters carry cargo between the Saltline Tether Yard and Vesper, and pay the Compact's dock fees under protest. | open |
In the Cinderbelt#
Infrastructure#
| Name | Type | Held by | Account | Notes | Atlas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rovessa supply berth, the Wick | Seaport / anchorage | Rovessa Caravans | recorded | Where Rovessa haulers bring civilian supplies to the Outer Lantern League, and refuse to carry anything they cannot inspect. | open |