Saenn

Saenn is an archipelago that was never built to be ruled from a single centre, and its governance reflects this honestly. Authority is distributed across island councils, port authorities, and maritime guilds, with the SMM — the Saenn Marina Militare — functioning as the most coherent thread connecting them. Even the SMM operates as a confederate navy rather than a unified command: its officers come from different islands, serve different local loyalties, and coordinate on the basis of shared interest rather than hierarchical directive.

Trade is the continent's unifying constant. Salt, maritime routes, and port access are the currencies that matter here more than territorial governance. Piracy exists in fringe regions — sometimes tolerated, sometimes encouraged — as an extension of the same maritime pragmatism that defines Saenn's legitimate commerce.

The SMM's involvement as a party to the current conflict's negotiations reflects both Saenn's military reach and its interest in keeping trade routes open. A Nirah in collapse is bad for business.