The settlement of Yána (If anyone ever asks where the name comes from, they will be told that it is the Fey word for Sanctuary) has been established by the ruins of the Union Eye for just over twenty five years, it had been on the coastline two years previously but when Danan Nolwe and Bearach heard about the joining of the Shards they were able to get word to the settlers that the closer they could move to the Eye the better!!

Danan set it up purely for the refugees of Atlantis rising so they could have somewhere to go away from all the fighting and wars, by luck or fate they have managed to stay safe and protected during all of the Monarch wars. The predominant race and culture of the Settlement is Fey, but there are one or two human families there - Danan's philosophy being turn no one away. If they want to stay and earn a living by farming or other rural crafts and if they have a skill to offer they are always welcome. When the Union Eye erupted it deposited vast amounts of volcanic soil not very far from the settlement - as a result the farming has been very successful since it happened!!

When the main gates open the first thing, hopefully, that the guests see is the very large Oak Tree. Clustered around it in various forms are shrines to whichever Gods and Beings the villagers see fit to worship, ribbons and material denoting Favours hang from the boughs of the tree, both the tree and the shrines are well managed and kept. At the head of all the shrines stands a half life size statue of a young Fey woman seated on a rock, again if asked, you will be told that it is a statue of Danan's older sister Raya who she believes died in the resulting floods of Atlantis rising. It is in commemoration of all the families lost in the waters that day, a recent addition is a symbol carved on the rock, the symbol of the Favour that Bearach wore when he Championed Danan.

The main well is located before the guests reach the Shrines and the Great Hall, where the visitors are usually accommodated, so they can stop and have a drink before they get settled. Their horses are taken from them and stabled and then the guests can deposit their gear and themselves in the Great Hall rooms, they can have a sleep if they want or a good meal if they just need a place to stay for the night!

It's a very functional settlement, not really very touristy, but anyone who arrives is made welcome. The use of metal weapons isn't really practiced as 90% of the population are farmers and land workers and don't really know how to use them, but Archery is very popular. It's not only good for bagging wild game for the table but Danan encourages target archery in case of an attack. An entire settlement raining down arrows onto would be attackers is a good deterrent!!

If anyone arrives during the summer months and, as long as they're not dignitaries, they are quite often caught up in helping to bring the crops in from the fields. Every extra helping hand is a bonus at Harvest time. Danan has always protested that she came from a farming family and wasn't by any means a Noble, or rich, so she more often than not helps with the day to day chores. Understandably she has taken to wearing black since the death of both Bearach and her brother and she's a little more insular and quiet than she once was, she treats everyone the same but is quicker to anger if someone's being an idiot and putting others at risk.