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Pia Yanta

First appears in: The Stone Flame

Pia Yanta is a "wooden bridge" situated within the peaceful elven village of Sylrantheas.

It serves as a simple but ancient crossing point within the Muir Woods settlement. The prose describes Arra crossing it while lost in thought: "She barely noticed the stream beneath her as she stepped over Pia Yanta, the wooden bridge her ancestors had built. The cobblestone path beyond it curved between the trees, leading eventually to Tarwa Matso, the vast gardens at the edge of town". The narrative notes that the elves retain the use of the ancient Eldrim language specifically for honoring place names like this one.