Calendar

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Description

The most popular Eoran calendaring system is a lunar cycle based system, similar to the Gregorian calendar used today.

It is commonly referred to as the calendar or the common calendar as opposed to other time keeping systems in use.

Usage

The common calendar is used in all major human nations across all three continents, as well as on Zorander Isle. It is also the default calendar used by sailors and merchants, regardless of the cultures they hail from. It is the official calendar of the kingdom of Westmarch.

This calendar system is used by most races that live in, or trade with human kingdoms. This includes High Elves, Gnomes, Halflings, Half-Orcs as well as many Ogre, Orc tribes.

Some factions follow their own time keeping traditions. Those include:

  • Some Dwarf clans use the Dwarven Calendar
  • Many Wood Elf tribes use Druidic Calendars
  • Dragonborn kingdoms use their own calendaring system

Months and Seasons

The year has four seasons, each of which has two months. Each month has between 40 and 45 days.

The month names are as follows:

Season Month # Month Name
Winter 1 Briteborn
2 Crispen
Spring 3 Torrent
4 Everbloom
Summer 5 Cinder
6 Dust
Fall 7 Thorncrest
8 Hollow

The dates are written starting with the day, followed by month. For example: 25th of Crispen or 37th of Dust.

Current Year

The Protagonists begin their adventure in the year 9,748.

The Timeline

The calendar year 0, is the last year of the Purge. The calendar was reset to commemorate the end of the Age of the Paragons and the beginning of the Age of Men.

Dates prior to year 0 are usually annotated with "BP" or "Before Purge". Dates after the year 0 are sometimes marked with "AP" for "After Purge" though it is mostly used in official documents or historical texts.

Year Event
0 End of the Purge
~ 9,400 (?) Siege of Drakenhoff Estate
9,628 Student Riots in Zul
9,748 The Protagonists begin their adventure