Asennon

Asennon is a fictional city-state commonly featured in speculative fiction and worldbuilding. In its most developed depictions, it lies in the eastern Serin Basin on the continent of Veridia, beside the Serin River. The city is portrayed as a compact urban center with a diversified hinterland that supports crafts, agriculture, and river trade.

The name Asennon is described in various sources as deriving from the ancient Asenn language, with translations such as "rise of the sun" or "new dawn," though the exact etymology varies by author.

Asennon occupies a lowland valley framed by foothills. The climate is temperate, with fertile river terraces and a strategic port on the Serin. The surrounding region combines vineyards, olive groves, and mineral outcrops.

According to legend, Asennon was founded in the early Iron Age by agrarian clans and grew into a regional market hub in the medieval era. It developed a municipal constitution in the early modern period and, in contemporary portrayals, is governed as a constitutional council republic with a rotating ceremonial mayor.

The city is described as a city-state with a council elected by resident citizens. Executive powers, when depicted, reside in a cabinet or in rotating mayoral office, depending on the author.

The economy features metalworking, leather and textile crafts, river commerce, and tourism centered on its cultural institutions and historic streets. The city hosts a Festival of Dawn and maintains several public libraries and theatres.

Notable landmarks include the Gate of Serin, the Library of Asennon, and the Needle Tower. Population figures vary, typically cited between 70,000 and 100,000 in different narratives, with a multilingual, trade-oriented community.