Soojade

Soojade is a fictional city-state that appears in a range of speculative fiction and media texts. The name is often presented as deriving from a language or culture within its fictional world, and is sometimes used more generally to refer to snowbound, coastal settlements in northern fantasy settings. The term is not widely standardized and has multiple spellings in fan works.

Origins and naming: In the primary narrative, Soojade is introduced as a coastal city in the northern archipelago of Solire. Its name is said to mean “home of frost” or “place of snow” in the city’s own tongue, though etymologies vary across adaptations.

Geography and government: Soojade is depicted as a fortified trade city with a sheltered bay, ice-adapted markets, and a council-led governance system. The climate is subarctic, leading to distinctive architecture featuring glass and timber, designed to maximize natural light during long winters.

Culture and economy: Soojade’s economy centers on trade, glassmaking, and seamanship. Cultural life features winter festivals, maritime rituals, and a guild system for crafts. The city is noted for its glasswork, particularly light-catcher beads and translucent panels.

In media and reception: Soojade appears in novels, tabletop RPG settings, and fan wikis. It is often used as a testbed for discussions of urban resilience in cold climates and culturally rich port cities. The term has grown in usage as a shorthand for snow-bound cosmopolitan locales in speculative fiction.

See also: fictional city, speculative geography, list of fictional places.