Register of Vardane Holdings#
Kethra Almanac • Generated from the atlas data on each build • Do not edit by hand
Status: approved with the whole almanac (Briana, 19 September 2026). Every holding, fortress, base, post, concession, station and legation of the Vardane Imperium, including the Imperial Holds of Eldvang, as recorded in the Atlas. Companion to the Vardane Imperium almanac. To change an entry, edit Kethra Almanac html/_build/atlas_data.js and rebuild.
Totals: 96 installations. On Kethra: 68 · In Kethra orbit: 3 · At Kronos (Ymir): 9 · In the Cinderbelt: 16.
| Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Settlements | 25 |
| Military | 42 |
| Infrastructure | 29 |
| Landmarks | 0 |
On Kethra#
Settlements#
| Name | Type | Held by | Status | Notes | Atlas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vardenhold (32.5° N, 135.5° W) | Capital | Vardane Imperium | canon | Capital of the Vardane Imperium: a fortress-city on a river gorge. Seat of the Imperator, the Marshal Council and the Council of Corridors. Population 9.8 million (metro). | open |
| Draemor (45.0° N, 120.0° W) | City | Vardane Imperium | canon | Eastern city of the uplands; seat of a marshal holding. | open |
| Halvek (30.5° N, 112.0° W) | City | Vardane Imperium | canon | Corridor city on the eastern plains. | open |
| Kessard (44.0° N, 150.0° W) | City | Vardane Imperium | canon | Northern industrial city; seat of a marshal holding. | open |
| Marrach (29.1° N, 164.4° W) | City | Vardane Imperium | canon | West-coast port under the volcanic chain. | open |
| Serrin (9.8° N, 131.9° W) | City | Vardane Imperium | canon | Southern city on the Gulf of Serrin. | open |
| Tolvard (21.0° N, 141.0° W) | City | Vardane Imperium | canon | Phosphate city of the interior basins. | open |
| Brask (24.0° S, 33.0° W) | Hold / frontier settlement | Imperial Holds | canon | Seat of an Imperial Holds district, under a Vardane charter. | open |
| Drevin (13.5° S, 40.0° W) | Hold / frontier settlement | Imperial Holds | canon | Seat of an Imperial Holds district, under a Vardane charter. | open |
| Gessen (21.0° S, 42.0° W) | Hold / frontier settlement | Imperial Holds | canon | Seat of an Imperial Holds district, under a Vardane charter. | open |
| Harrek (9.0° S, 35.0° W) | Hold / frontier settlement | Imperial Holds | canon | Seat of an Imperial Holds district, under a Vardane charter. | open |
| Kastel (10.0° S, 44.0° W) | Hold / frontier settlement | Imperial Holds | canon | Seat of an Imperial Holds district, under a Vardane charter. | open |
| Tarrow (18.0° S, 37.0° W) | Hold / frontier settlement | Imperial Holds | canon | Seat of an Imperial Holds district, under a Vardane charter. | open |
| Ulmen (28.0° S, 38.0° W) | Hold / frontier settlement | Imperial Holds | canon | Seat of an Imperial Holds district, under a Vardane charter. | open |
| Velm (12.5° S, 31.0° W) | Hold / frontier settlement | Imperial Holds | canon | Seat of an Imperial Holds district, under a Vardane charter. | open |
| Casrin (23.0° N, 109.0° W) | Town | Vardane Imperium | canon | Border town facing the Merrin Confederacy. | open |
| Dovrec (28.0° N, 146.0° W) | Town | Vardane Imperium | canon | Phosphate-pit town of the western basin. | open |
| Orl (49.0° N, 154.0° W) | Town | Vardane Imperium | canon | Northern timber and blackreed town. | open |
| Ostrel (41.0° N, 160.0° W) | Town | Vardane Imperium | canon | Fishing and geothermal town under the volcanic chain. | open |
| Stavren (48.0° N, 130.0° W) | Town | Vardane Imperium | canon | Upland garrison town and cadet-school seat. | open |
| Tamsk (9.1° N, 131.9° W) | Town | Vardane Imperium | canon | Southern coastal town of the Serrin gulf country. | open |
| Ulvaine (37.0° N, 123.0° W) | Town | Vardane Imperium | canon | Market town on the eastern corridor. | open |
| Veskir (9.0° N, 120.0° W) | Town | Vardane Imperium | canon | Southern rail town; Bonded labour exchange. | open |
Military#
| Name | Type | Held by | Status | Notes | Atlas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corridor Post Fifteen (3.5° N, 114.7° W) | Army base / garrison | Vardane Imperium | canon | Last post before the southern railhead and Hesk Point. | open |
| Corridor Post Four (25.5° N, 132.0° W) | Army base / garrison | Vardane Imperium | canon | Corridor garrison where the railway leaves the gorge. | open |
| Corridor Post Nine (17.5° N, 119.5° W) | Army base / garrison | Vardane Imperium | canon | Corridor garrison on the southern plains. | open |
| Corridor Post One (30.5° N, 134.5° W) | Army base / garrison | Vardane Imperium | canon | First post on the phosphate railway below Vardenhold. | open |
| Corridor Post Seven (23.0° N, 124.0° W) | Army base / garrison | Vardane Imperium | canon | Corridor garrison on the phosphate railway. | open |
| Corridor Post Twelve (4.4° N, 112.9° W) | Army base / garrison | Vardane Imperium | canon | Corridor garrison where the railway reaches the south coast. | open |
| Gessen Hedge Fort (21.8° S, 41.5° W) | Army base / garrison | Vardane Imperium | canon | Imperial Hedge fort on the western edge of the Imperial Holds. | open |
| Imperial Army headquarters (32.2° N, 136.2° W) | Army base / garrison | Vardane Imperium | canon | Vardenhold. Seat of the Marshal Council's general staff. | open |
| Northreach Garrison (50.0° N, 136.0° W) | Army base / garrison | Vardane Imperium | canon | Northern garrison and Wild frontier. | open |
| Ashen Coast Holding (38.3° N, 168.6° W) | Fortress / holding seat | Vardane Imperium | canon | Marshal's seat on the volcanic west coast; geothermal country. | open |
| Coastwatch Holding (41.8° N, 102.7° W) | Fortress / holding seat | Vardane Imperium | canon | Fortress on the eastern coast watching the free coast states. | open |
| Draemor Holding (46.2° N, 119.0° W) | Fortress / holding seat | Vardane Imperium | canon | Marshal's seat. | open |
| Gorgehead Holding (40.5° N, 140.5° W) | Fortress / holding seat | Vardane Imperium | canon | Marshal's seat at the head of the Vardenhold gorge, guarding the upper river and the northern approach to the capital. | open |
| Halvek Holding (31.7° N, 111.0° W) | Fortress / holding seat | Vardane Imperium | canon | Marshal's seat on the eastern border with the free coast states. | open |
| Hesk Holding (3.5° N, 114.7° W) | Fortress / holding seat | Vardane Imperium | canon | Marshal's seat of the equatorial south: Hesk Point, the southern corridor railhead and the fleet. | open |
| Kessard Holding (45.2° N, 149.0° W) | Fortress / holding seat | Vardane Imperium | canon | Marshal's seat. | open |
| Marrach Holding (30.3° N, 163.4° W) | Fortress / holding seat | Vardane Imperium | canon | Marshal's seat. | open |
| Northreach Holding (51.5° N, 138.0° W) | Fortress / holding seat | Vardane Imperium | canon | Marshal's seat of the cold northern uplands; the largest and emptiest holding. | open |
| Serrin Holding (11.0° N, 130.9° W) | Fortress / holding seat | Vardane Imperium | canon | Marshal's seat. | open |
| Southern Holding Garrison (18.8° S, 36.2° W) | Fortress / holding seat | Vardane Imperium | canon | The Imperium's fortress in Eldvang, commanding the Imperial Holds. | open |
| Tolvard Holding (22.2° N, 140.0° W) | Fortress / holding seat | Vardane Imperium | canon | Marshal's seat, guarding the phosphate basins. | open |
| Vardenhold Citadel (33.3° N, 135.0° W) | Fortress / holding seat | Vardane Imperium | canon | The Imperator's citadel and the First Holding. | open |
| Draemor Frame School (44.0° N, 121.0° W) | Frame base | Vardane Imperium | canon | The Imperium's pilot academy: officer-caste cadets from age 10. | open |
| Iron Gorge Frame Depot (36.0° N, 134.0° W) | Frame base | Vardane Imperium | canon | Imperial frame depot above Vardenhold. | open |
| Tolvard Frame Garrison (18.5° N, 137.5° W) | Frame base | Vardane Imperium | canon | Frames guarding the phosphate basins. | open |
| Velm Frame Post (13.2° S, 31.4° W) | Frame base | Vardane Imperium | canon | Imperial frame post in the Southern Holding. | open |
| Office of the Marshal Watch (31.6° N, 135.3° W) | Listening post / intelligence | Vardane Imperium | canon | Imperial intelligence and internal security, Vardenhold. | open |
| Gulf of Serrin Naval Station (5.9° N, 126.9° W) | Naval / fleet base | Vardane Imperium | canon | Southern patrols. | open |
| Harrek Naval Station (6.1° S, 34.8° W) | Naval / fleet base | Vardane Imperium | canon | Imperial station on Eldvang's north coast. | open |
| Hesk Naval Base (1.7° N, 116.1° W) | Naval / fleet base | Vardane Imperium | canon | Imperial fleet base on the Girdle Sea; staging for the Line corridors. | open |
| Marrach Sound Fleet Base (28.4° N, 165.6° W) | Naval / fleet base | Vardane Imperium | canon | Western fleet. | open |
| Hesk Launch Defence (2.2° N, 118.8° W) | Orbital defence / picket | Vardane Imperium | canon | Imperial launch-defence batteries. | open |
Infrastructure#
| Name | Type | Held by | Status | Notes | Atlas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashen Coast geothermal fields (35.0° N, 165.5° W) | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Volcanic heat and power for the western holdings. | open |
| Brask rare-earth concession (24.8° S, 33.6° W) | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Imperial rare-earth mining in Eldvang, disputed by the free holds. | open |
| Dovrec phosphate pits (26.5° N, 145.0° W) | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Open phosphate pits worked by the Bonded. | open |
| Imperial Southern Ice Concession (72.5° S, 40.0° W) | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Vardane metal mining on the Southern Ice. | open |
| Kessard Frame Foundries (43.0° N, 151.5° W) | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Where most Imperial military frames are built. | open |
| Marrach phosphate works (25.6° N, 160.4° W) | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Processing and shipping of phosphate for the western routes. | open |
| Southern corridor railhead (3.4° N, 114.6° W) | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Where phosphate trains meet the Hesk fleet and the Line carriers. | open |
| Tolvard Basin phosphate mines (19.5° N, 139.0° W) | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Kethra's richest phosphate. Worked by the Bonded. | open |
| Tolvard Bond-yards (18.8° N, 140.5° W) | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Barracks and yards of the Bonded who work the Tolvard Basin. | open |
| Council of Corridors (32.9° N, 134.8° W) | Seat of government / institution | Vardane Imperium | canon | Vardenhold. Runs the supply routes, the Bonded and the phosphate trade. | open |
| Imperial Legation, Aletheia (34.1° N, 9.5° E) | Seat of government / institution | Vardane Imperium | canon | The Vardane embassy to the Crown and the Imperial delegation to the Homeworld Assembly. | open |
| Imperial Trade House, Saltline (1.0° N, 15.3° E) | Seat of government / institution | Vardane Imperium | canon | Phosphate and fuel sales under the Armistice; the Imperium's eyes on the Line. | open |
| Hesk Point (1.5° N, 118.3° W) | Spaceport | Vardane Imperium | canon | The Imperium's launch site near the equator. | open |
In Kethra orbit#
Military#
| Name | Type | Held by | Status | Notes | Atlas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hesk High | Orbital defence / picket | Vardane Imperium | canon | The Imperium's orbital station over Hesk Point. | open |
Infrastructure#
| Name | Type | Held by | Status | Notes | Atlas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Orbital Yard | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | The Imperium's orbital shipyard, outside Compact rule: void frames and fuel tenders. | open |
| Imperial Military Relay | Relay / traffic control | Vardane Imperium | canon | The Imperium's own military relay, so that its orders need not pass through Vesper hands. | open |
At Kronos (Ymir)#
Settlements#
| Name | Type | Held by | Status | Notes | Atlas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearthport / Hestia Holding (IV) | Station / habitat | Vardane Imperium | canon | The Kronos hub on Hestia (Auðumbla): about 280,000 people. Built by the Cinderbelt Coalition (AL 2102); seized by Vardane in the Taking of Hearthport (AL 2284). Most residents are still Coalition crews living under Vardane administration. (The seizure is canon; the station name and details are proposals.) | open |
Military#
| Name | Type | Held by | Status | Notes | Atlas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hestia Holding garrison | Fortress / holding seat | Vardane Imperium | canon | The Imperial occupation garrison and administration at Hearthport. | open |
| Demeter / Bergelmir (III) — Skimmer Wing | Naval / fleet base | Vardane Imperium | canon | Largest moon. Vardane Skimmer Wing base and Imperial fuel refineries. About 60,000 people. | open |
| Lockyard (IX) | Naval / fleet base | Vardane Imperium | canon | Naval anchorage and frame depot for the Kronos garrison. Retrograde orbit. | open |
| Glint (V) | Orbital defence / picket | Vardane Imperium | canon | Automated, radiation-hardened sensor picket watching skimmer traffic. | open |
| Tollgate (VIII) | Orbital defence / picket | Vardane Imperium | canon | Customs and picket station: every ship bound for Hearthport is stopped and searched here. | open |
Infrastructure#
| Name | Type | Held by | Status | Notes | Atlas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hades / Múspell (I) | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Volcanic moon deep in the radiation belts. Vardane sulphur and metal extraction, worked by Bonded crews on short rotations. About 2,000 people. | open |
| Imperial fuel refineries | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Helium-3 and deuterium processing for the fuel clauses of the Armistice. | open |
| Office of Protection (Hestia Holding) | Seat of government / institution | Vardane Imperium | canon | The Imperial occupation administration under the Protector of Hestia. | open |
In the Cinderbelt#
Settlements#
| Name | Type | Held by | Status | Notes | Atlas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond-yard Nine | Station / habitat | Vardane Imperium | canon | Barracks-rock for Bonded belt crews and their families. | open |
Military#
| Name | Type | Held by | Status | Notes | Atlas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castellan Rock | Fortress / holding seat | Vardane Imperium | canon | The Imperium's belt headquarters: a fortified hollowed asteroid, seat of the Belt Marshal. About 240,000 people. Population 240,000. | open |
| Belt Marshal's frame garrison | Frame base | Vardane Imperium | canon | Garrison frames of the Imperial belt command. | open |
| Seamwatch | Listening post / intelligence | Vardane Imperium | canon | Imperial forward post watching the Seam. | open |
| Castellan fleet anchorage | Naval / fleet base | Vardane Imperium | canon | Imperial belt patrol squadron. | open |
Infrastructure#
| Name | Type | Held by | Status | Notes | Atlas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepcut Concession | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Deep-bore platinum-group claim. | open |
| Eastern Concessions | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Imperial mining claims. | open |
| Embervein Concession | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Claim bordering the Seam; frequent skirmishes. | open |
| Greyvein Concession | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Nickel-iron claim; Bonded crews. | open |
| Iron Kettle Concession | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Smelting claim. | open |
| Longhaul Concession | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Ice-mining claim supplying the concessions with water. | open |
| Northern Concessions | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Imperial mining claims worked by Bonded crews and contract miners. | open |
| Shardfield Concession | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Rubble-field claim worked by contract miners. | open |
| Southern Concessions | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Imperial mining claims; the claims multiply every year. | open |
| Tollrock Concession | Mine / works / refinery | Vardane Imperium | canon | Claim and toll post on the route to Castellan Rock. | open |
| Imperial belt relay | Relay / traffic control | Vardane Imperium | canon | The Imperium's own relay chain home, avoiding the Belt Line. | open |
Prepared by Claude (generated).