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+type: location
+region: "Coastal Aethrune"
+population: ~140,000
+---
+
+# Kethra
+
+## Overview
+
+A maritime kingdom on the eastern coast of Aethrune. Kethra controls the richest shipping lanes and the largest navy in the known world. Its relationship with [[Valdris]] has soured over decades of trade disputes, tariffs, and border incidents — tensions the [[The Hand of Ruin|Hand of Ruin]] has expertly exploited.
+
+## Key Features
+
+| Aspect | Details |
+|--------|---------|
+| **Ruler** | [[Queen Selara IV]] |
+| **Capital** | [[Keth's Landing]] |
+| **Military** | 7,000 soldiers + 5,000 navy personnel; 120 warships |
+| **Economy** | Maritime trade, shipbuilding, fishing, pearls |
+| **Geography** | Eastern coastline, coastal islands, Salt Reach estuary |
+| **Alliances** | Neutral with most Concordat members; trade pacts with island nations |
+| **Tensions** | [[Valdris]] (trade war), Pirate Lords of the Salt Reach |
+
+## Notable Locations
+
+- [[Keth's Landing]] — capital and naval headquarters
+- The Salt Reach — contested waters with pirate activity
+- [[Sunken Spire]] — coastal ruin / seal anchor (off the northern coast)
+
+## Plot Hooks
+
+- Kethra is being pushed toward war with Valdris (Arc 2)
+- [[Ambassador Kael Vess]] represents Kethra at the peace summit
+- Kethran naval blockade supports the final Citadel assault (Arc 4)
+- Queen Selara's daughter was killed by cultists — she takes the Hand of Ruin personally