Sairari

Sairari is a fictional city-state created for fantasy literature and role-playing games. It is commonly depicted as a coastal urban center on a small archipelago, where maritime trade meets dense streets and guild politics. The name Sairari appears across various settings, often linked to seafaring, commerce, and customary law.

Geography and population vary by source, but the principal island typically features a fortified harbor, a walled old town, and a busy market quarter connected by causeways. The archipelago has a temperate maritime climate with foggy mornings and moderate rainfall. Populations range from tens of thousands to several hundred thousand in extended worldbuilding canons.

Historically, Sairari is described as evolving from a fishing village into a mercantile republic during the late medieval period. It is portrayed as a hub that brokered inland and overseas trade, developing a legal code based on merchants’ custom and state protections. Repeated conflicts with rival states are common in its lore, followed by periods of independence and renewal.

Governance in most depictions is a representative system with a council or parliament and an annually elected chief executive serving as head of government. The economy centers on shipping, fishing, crafts, and port services, with markets that import textiles, spices, and metals.

Culturally, Sairari features a language with coastal and guild vocabulary, several regional dialects, and a tradition of maritime poetry and festival rites. Architecture blends stone bases with timber-framed upper stories, and notable landmarks in the lore include structures such as the Silver Gate lighthouse and the Market of Threads.