KETHRASELENNE · THE ALMANAC
KETHRA REFERENCE
23 SEPTEMBER 2026

Register of Vardane Holdings#

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 Account Notes Atlas
Vardenhold (32.5° N, 135.5° W) Capital Vardane Imperium recorded 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 recorded Eastern city of the uplands; seat of a marshal holding. open
Halvek (30.5° N, 112.0° W) City Vardane Imperium recorded Corridor city on the eastern plains. open
Kessard (44.0° N, 150.0° W) City Vardane Imperium recorded Northern industrial city; seat of a marshal holding. open
Marrach (29.1° N, 164.4° W) City Vardane Imperium recorded West-coast port under the volcanic chain. open
Serrin (9.8° N, 131.9° W) City Vardane Imperium recorded Southern city on the Gulf of Serrin. open
Tolvard (21.0° N, 141.0° W) City Vardane Imperium recorded Phosphate city of the interior basins. open
Brask (24.0° S, 33.0° W) Hold / frontier settlement Imperial Holds recorded Seat of an Imperial Holds district, under a Vardane charter. open
Drevin (13.5° S, 40.0° W) Hold / frontier settlement Imperial Holds recorded Seat of an Imperial Holds district, under a Vardane charter. open
Gessen (21.0° S, 42.0° W) Hold / frontier settlement Imperial Holds recorded Seat of an Imperial Holds district, under a Vardane charter. open
Harrek (9.0° S, 35.0° W) Hold / frontier settlement Imperial Holds recorded Seat of an Imperial Holds district, under a Vardane charter. open
Kastel (10.0° S, 44.0° W) Hold / frontier settlement Imperial Holds recorded Seat of an Imperial Holds district, under a Vardane charter. open
Tarrow (18.0° S, 37.0° W) Hold / frontier settlement Imperial Holds recorded Seat of an Imperial Holds district, under a Vardane charter. open
Ulmen (28.0° S, 38.0° W) Hold / frontier settlement Imperial Holds recorded Seat of an Imperial Holds district, under a Vardane charter. open
Velm (12.5° S, 31.0° W) Hold / frontier settlement Imperial Holds recorded Seat of an Imperial Holds district, under a Vardane charter. open
Casrin (23.0° N, 109.0° W) Town Vardane Imperium recorded Border town facing the Merrin Confederacy. open
Dovrec (28.0° N, 146.0° W) Town Vardane Imperium recorded Phosphate-pit town of the western basin. open
Orl (49.0° N, 154.0° W) Town Vardane Imperium recorded Northern timber and blackreed town. open
Ostrel (41.0° N, 160.0° W) Town Vardane Imperium recorded Fishing and geothermal town under the volcanic chain. open
Stavren (48.0° N, 130.0° W) Town Vardane Imperium recorded Upland garrison town and cadet-school seat. open
Tamsk (9.1° N, 131.9° W) Town Vardane Imperium recorded Southern coastal town of the Serrin gulf country. open
Ulvaine (37.0° N, 123.0° W) Town Vardane Imperium recorded Market town on the eastern corridor. open
Veskir (9.0° N, 120.0° W) Town Vardane Imperium recorded Southern rail town; Bonded labour exchange. open

Military#

Name Type Held by Account Notes Atlas
Corridor Post Fifteen (3.5° N, 114.7° W) Army base / garrison Vardane Imperium recorded Last post before the southern railhead and Hesk Point. open
Corridor Post Four (25.5° N, 132.0° W) Army base / garrison Vardane Imperium recorded Corridor garrison where the railway leaves the gorge. open
Corridor Post Nine (17.5° N, 119.5° W) Army base / garrison Vardane Imperium recorded Corridor garrison on the southern plains. open
Corridor Post One (30.5° N, 134.5° W) Army base / garrison Vardane Imperium recorded First post on the phosphate railway below Vardenhold. open
Corridor Post Seven (23.0° N, 124.0° W) Army base / garrison Vardane Imperium recorded Corridor garrison on the phosphate railway. open
Corridor Post Twelve (4.4° N, 112.9° W) Army base / garrison Vardane Imperium recorded Corridor garrison where the railway reaches the south coast. open
Gessen Hedge Fort (21.8° S, 41.5° W) Army base / garrison Vardane Imperium recorded 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 recorded Vardenhold. Seat of the Marshal Council's general staff. open
Northreach Garrison (50.0° N, 136.0° W) Army base / garrison Vardane Imperium recorded Northern garrison and Wild frontier. open
Ashen Coast Holding (38.3° N, 168.6° W) Fortress / holding seat Vardane Imperium recorded Marshal's seat on the volcanic west coast; geothermal country. open
Coastwatch Holding (41.8° N, 102.7° W) Fortress / holding seat Vardane Imperium recorded Fortress on the eastern coast watching the free coast states. open
Draemor Holding (46.2° N, 119.0° W) Fortress / holding seat Vardane Imperium recorded Marshal's seat. open
Gorgehead Holding (40.5° N, 140.5° W) Fortress / holding seat Vardane Imperium recorded 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 recorded 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 recorded 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 recorded Marshal's seat. open
Marrach Holding (30.3° N, 163.4° W) Fortress / holding seat Vardane Imperium recorded Marshal's seat. open
Northreach Holding (51.5° N, 138.0° W) Fortress / holding seat Vardane Imperium recorded 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 recorded Marshal's seat. open
Southern Holding Garrison (18.8° S, 36.2° W) Fortress / holding seat Vardane Imperium recorded The Imperium's fortress in Eldvang, commanding the Imperial Holds. open
Tolvard Holding (22.2° N, 140.0° W) Fortress / holding seat Vardane Imperium recorded Marshal's seat, guarding the phosphate basins. open
Vardenhold Citadel (33.3° N, 135.0° W) Fortress / holding seat Vardane Imperium recorded The Imperator's citadel and the First Holding. open
Draemor Frame School (44.0° N, 121.0° W) Frame base Vardane Imperium recorded 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 recorded Imperial frame depot above Vardenhold. open
Tolvard Frame Garrison (18.5° N, 137.5° W) Frame base Vardane Imperium recorded Frames guarding the phosphate basins. open
Velm Frame Post (13.2° S, 31.4° W) Frame base Vardane Imperium recorded Imperial frame post in the Southern Holding. open
Office of the Marshal Watch (31.6° N, 135.3° W) Listening post / intelligence Vardane Imperium recorded Imperial intelligence and internal security, Vardenhold. open
Gulf of Serrin Naval Station (5.9° N, 126.9° W) Naval / fleet base Vardane Imperium recorded Southern patrols. open
Harrek Naval Station (6.1° S, 34.8° W) Naval / fleet base Vardane Imperium recorded Imperial station on Eldvang's north coast. open
Hesk Naval Base (1.7° N, 116.1° W) Naval / fleet base Vardane Imperium recorded 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 recorded Western fleet. open
Hesk Launch Defence (2.2° N, 118.8° W) Orbital defence / picket Vardane Imperium recorded Imperial launch-defence batteries. open

Infrastructure#

Name Type Held by Account Notes Atlas
Ashen Coast geothermal fields (35.0° N, 165.5° W) Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded Volcanic heat and power for the western holdings. open
Brask rare-earth concession (24.8° S, 33.6° W) Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded 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 recorded Open phosphate pits worked by the Bonded. open
Imperial Southern Ice Concession (72.5° S, 40.0° W) Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded Vardane metal mining on the Southern Ice. open
Kessard Frame Foundries (43.0° N, 151.5° W) Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded Where most Imperial military frames are built. open
Marrach phosphate works (25.6° N, 160.4° W) Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded Processing and shipping of phosphate for the western routes. open
Southern corridor railhead (3.4° N, 114.6° W) Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded 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 recorded Kethra's richest phosphate. Worked by the Bonded. open
Tolvard Bond-yards (18.8° N, 140.5° W) Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded 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 recorded 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 recorded 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 recorded 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 recorded The Imperium's launch site near the equator. open

In Kethra orbit#

Military#

Name Type Held by Account Notes Atlas
Hesk High Orbital defence / picket Vardane Imperium recorded The Imperium's orbital station over Hesk Point. open

Infrastructure#

Name Type Held by Account Notes Atlas
Imperial Orbital Yard Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded The Imperium's orbital shipyard, outside Compact rule: void frames and fuel tenders. open
Imperial Military Relay Relay / traffic control Vardane Imperium recorded 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 Account Notes Atlas
Hearthport / Hestia Holding (IV) Station / habitat Vardane Imperium recorded 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 Account Notes Atlas
Hestia Holding garrison Fortress / holding seat Vardane Imperium recorded The Imperial occupation garrison and administration at Hearthport. open
Demeter / Bergelmir (III) - Skimmer Wing Naval / fleet base Vardane Imperium recorded Largest moon. Vardane Skimmer Wing base and Imperial fuel refineries. About 60,000 people. open
Lockyard (IX) Naval / fleet base Vardane Imperium recorded Naval anchorage and frame depot for the Kronos garrison. Retrograde orbit. open
Glint (V) Orbital defence / picket Vardane Imperium recorded Automated, radiation-hardened sensor picket watching skimmer traffic. open
Tollgate (VIII) Orbital defence / picket Vardane Imperium recorded Customs and picket station: every ship bound for Hearthport is stopped and searched here. open

Infrastructure#

Name Type Held by Account Notes Atlas
Hades / Múspell (I) Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded 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 recorded Helium-3 and deuterium processing for the fuel clauses of the Armistice. open
Office of Protection (Hestia Holding) Seat of government / institution Vardane Imperium recorded The Imperial occupation administration under the Protector of Hestia. open

In the Cinderbelt#

Settlements#

Name Type Held by Account Notes Atlas
Bond-yard Nine Station / habitat Vardane Imperium recorded Barracks-rock for Bonded belt crews and their families. open

Military#

Name Type Held by Account Notes Atlas
Castellan Rock Fortress / holding seat Vardane Imperium recorded 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 recorded Garrison frames of the Imperial belt command. open
Seamwatch Listening post / intelligence Vardane Imperium recorded Imperial forward post watching the Seam. open
Castellan fleet anchorage Naval / fleet base Vardane Imperium recorded Imperial belt patrol squadron. open

Infrastructure#

Name Type Held by Account Notes Atlas
Deepcut Concession Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded Deep-bore platinum-group claim. open
Eastern Concessions Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded Imperial mining claims. open
Embervein Concession Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded Claim bordering the Seam; frequent skirmishes. open
Greyvein Concession Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded Nickel-iron claim; Bonded crews. open
Iron Kettle Concession Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded Smelting claim. open
Longhaul Concession Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded Ice-mining claim supplying the concessions with water. open
Northern Concessions Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded Imperial mining claims worked by Bonded crews and contract miners. open
Shardfield Concession Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded Rubble-field claim worked by contract miners. open
Southern Concessions Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded Imperial mining claims; the claims multiply every year. open
Tollrock Concession Mine / works / refinery Vardane Imperium recorded Claim and toll post on the route to Castellan Rock. open
Imperial belt relay Relay / traffic control Vardane Imperium recorded The Imperium's own relay chain home, avoiding the Belt Line. open