Eia

Eia, or The Bar'Ahfar (In Old Niaran), also referred to simply as The Material, is both the physical plane of existence named after the Niarist Goddess Celestial Eia and the name given to the northernmost continent that exists within that plane.

While the southern continent was founded and given its own name Ahrozsia in the late 18th Century ASE, it is still often referred to as Eia. The two lands are attached, somewhat occasionally, by a vast salt flat known as The Lands of Eons Shallow. For reasons yet unanswered, these lands disappear beneath the ocean for millennia at a time (hence the name 'Eons Shallow') to resurface for only a few weeks or months. It is speculated that this is caused by immaterial distortion from the pull of the world below and above.

Etymology
The origin and pronunciation of Eia is often disputed [Ayah, Eeyah, Eyea for example] but the most popular theory is that the Celestial Eia created the Four Worlds and the Niarans named it after her; this is the basis of the Niarist religion. The word Eia in Lost Niaran translates to "life above water" but has no literal meaning in any modern language.