The Crown is the distant authority that grants frontier stewardship. In gameplay, it provides the political framework connecting the realm's Holdings and Settlements.
A Holding is a regional territory containing several numbered Settlements. A Settlement is the smallest independently playable community and serves as a player's base during a Cycle.
THE CROWN
Supreme authority of the realm
HOLDING
Regional territory controlled by an allied team
contains multiple numbered Settlements
ASSIGNED SETTLEMENT
The player's primary community and base for the current Cycle
DISTRICTS & SUBSIDIARY CENTRES
Expansion areas and additional centres developed within the Settlement