Yartar (pronounced: /ˈjɑːrtær/ YAR-tarr) was a prosperous and increasingly crowded fortified city standing on the east bank of the River Surbrin.
The population had grown to the point that older structures were torn down and new, taller, buildings needed to be erected, some as high as four stories.
The city was connected by a fortified bridge wide enough to accommodate two wagons with room to spare to a citadel on the west bank. There, the Evermoor Way (linking Triboar and Silverymoon) crossed the Surbrin. Yartar was a crossroads trading town, so it was always bustling with caravans entering and leaving its walls. It was renown as a place for merchants, smugglers, mercenaries, and spies from all over the North to meet and conduct business.
The Surbrin Trail ran north from the city through the hills on the other side of the Dessarin Valley toward the ruins of Nesmé. The trail hugged the eastern bank of the River Surbrin rather than enter the Evermoors. Yartaran soldiers patrolled the road.