SIeiningum
SIeiningum is a fictional city-state widely used in fantasy literature and speculative geography. Most renderings place it on a windy coastal plain along the northern shore of the continent of Valara, at the mouth of the Serin River and within sight of a protected harbor. The name is rendered in several spellings, and etymologies range from interpretations of sea-edge terms to references in merchant guild lore.
Historically, SIeiningum is described as arising from a coalition of fishing clans and traders who asserted
Geographically, the city occupies a shallow coastal plain bordered by dunes, wetlands, and hills. The climate
Governance is usually depicted as a council-led republic where guilds hold formal representation and a rotating
Economy and culture center on shipbuilding, metalwork, textiles, and the trade of rare goods. SIeiningum hosts
Notable landmarks commonly described include the Glass Dock, Observatory Hill, and the Gate of Brass. In fiction,