Pharos

Pharos was ruled by Marius Whent, a warlord who styled himself an Admiral. Whent allied with the Norman mercenary Emil Bordelon, who commanded a company of soldiers alongside the Red Company before betraying Hadrian's forces to Whent. The Red Company was hired to support local rebels who favored Imperial annexation. The campaign lasted approximately four months: one month for the extraction of a captured operative, followed by three more months culminating in Bordelon's death and Whent's surrender. The campaign's success strengthened the Empire's hold in the Veil of Marinus. Following the affair, the Meidua Red Company gained legal recognition on Pharos alongside Monmara and several Norman Freehold worlds. Whent's battle standard -- a yellow flag bearing a black eight-winged angel with a skull face -- was cut down by Jinan following his defeat.

The admiral's palace: Whent's fortified compound and administrative seat, containing an admiral's desk from which Hadrian took Whent's sword during the final phase of the campaign. Jinan extracted Hadrian from this compound and led him through the capital city while pursued by Whent's forces. Hadrian and Jinan are also recalled to have climbed the exterior of the admiral's palace together.

The capital city bazaar: a marketplace in Pharos's capital city where goods including decorative textiles were traded. Jinan acquired a red silk curtain from this bazaar following Whent's surrender.