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<blockquote data-quote="genshou" data-source="post: 2527002" data-attributes="member: 13164"><p>Well, I managed to write up enough to reach a logical stopping point (short though it may be), so I may as well upload this portion of the update now. The next part of the update won't actually make it tonight, because I will be working into the morning hours. Instead, it'll either be *very* early tomorrow morning or sometime late tomorrow night.</p><p></p><p>A quick explanation of dates & times:</p><p>Forgotten Realms uses the Calendar of Harptos, a 365-day calendar very similar to our own Gregorian Calendar. There are twelve months, each of which has both a true name and a common name.</p><p><strong>Month Number: Name, Common Name</strong></p><p>1: Hammer, Deepwinter</p><p>2: Alturiak, The Claw of Winter</p><p>3: Ches, The Claw of the Sunsets</p><p>4: Tarsakh, the Claw of the Storms</p><p>5: Mirtul, The Melting</p><p>6: Kythorn, The Time of Flowers</p><p>7: Flamerule, Summertide</p><p>8: Eleasis, Highsun</p><p>9: Eleint, The Fading</p><p>10: Marpenoth, Leaffall</p><p>11: Uktar, The Rotting</p><p>12: Nightal, The Drawing Down</p><p>Each month has thirty days. The other 5 days in the calendar are holidays independent of the months. These holidays and their locations on the calendar follow:</p><p></p><p>Midwinter, or Deadwinter Day to commoners, is celebrated mostly by nobles and monarchs, and is a day to make or renew alliances. Midwinter occurs between Hammer and Alturiak.</p><p>Greengrass is a day of peace and rejoicing for the coming of spring. Greengrass occurs between Tarsakh and Mirtul.</p><p>Midsummer is a time of feasting and frolicking, the favorite time of year for bards and worshipers of Sune. Midsummer occurs between Flamerule and Eleasias.</p><p>Highharvestide is a holiday to celebrate the autumn harvest and a time of journeys. Many leave on their journeys the morning after celebrations, before road conditions are affected by the coming winter. Highharvestide is celebrated between Eleint and Marpenoth.</p><p>Once every four years, an extra leap day is thrown in just after Midsummer. This holiday is known as Shieldmeet. Shieldmeet is a day of open council between rulers and the people, a day of making or renewing pacts, and a day of tournaments of all kinds.</p><p>The passing of years follows a different starting point in different cultures, but the standard is Dalereckoning. Dalereckoning is marked by the raising of the Standing Stone in the elven city of Myth Drannor. Most years are referred to not by their number, but by names known to the common people by the writings of the Lost Sage Augathra the Mad, who wrote out the names of thousands of years and recorded them in the library of Candlekeep. Though they are merely a vague title, the names given by Augathra are viewed by most as mysterious portents of the years ahead.</p><p>The starting year in the campaign is 1372 DR, The Year of Wild Magic, but the year at the start of this story hour is 1371 DR, Year of the Unstrung Harp.</p><p></p><p>10th Marpenoth (Leaffall), time approx. 1000</p><p>Location: Still the same <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>Their brunch long since finished, the small group’s pleasant conversation moved as though to be about the reasons they became adventurers, but both Evendur and Shirl immediately grew silent. Lander was disappointed that Evendur would not reveal even the tiniest hint of his past, as too was he disappointed that Shirl would not tell Evendur at least a little of her tale.</p><p></p><p>For his part, Evendur was outwardly calm and composed despite the anxiety that filled him. He always got shaky when something major was about to happen. And he was doing everything he could to avoid seeming to go into a seizure. <em><span style="color: Plum">“It’s something I’ll share eventually… but not right now,”</span></em> he spoke quietly, interrupting the temporary silence that had ensued as a result of the prior topic. <em><span style="color: Plum">“Right now, my only concern is with that shop and what this amulet’s connection to it is. I think I’ll be going now to see if I can find out anything about my connection with that symbol.”</span></em> He stretched lazily, letting his long limbs extend to full length. Looking at first Lander and then Shirl, he let his eyes rest on her for a moment longer than he had her mentor before he spoke. <em><span style="color: Plum">“Thank you very much for an enlightening and rewarding conversation. Shall I expect the two of you to be back here when I return?”</span></em></p><p></p><p>He noticed Shirl had a look on her face like she wanted to say something, but she held it in, apparently due to shyness. <em>Odd to see in a performer such a display of introversion,</em> he mused. Lander spoke up in her place. Apparently, he was quite accustomed to doing so. <em><span style="color: Plum">“We don’t have anything planned, so we’ll still be here. Well, as long as you manage to get back here before tomorrow. Can’t wait around forever, you know!”</span></em> He laughed blithely yet again. Apparently that was a habit for the fellow, which certainly wasn’t a bad thing.</p><p></p><p>Evendur smiled in return to the laughing as he stood and retrieved his quarterstaff. <em><span style="color: Plum">“Very good. I don’t expect to be gone more than an hour or two. I look forward to seeing you again.”</span></em> Though the final sentence was meant to be directed toward both of them, he was looking only at Shirl as he said it.</p><p></p><p>Then as quick as he had entered the room during the (un)armed conflict, he was gone out of it once more…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="genshou, post: 2527002, member: 13164"] Well, I managed to write up enough to reach a logical stopping point (short though it may be), so I may as well upload this portion of the update now. The next part of the update won't actually make it tonight, because I will be working into the morning hours. Instead, it'll either be *very* early tomorrow morning or sometime late tomorrow night. A quick explanation of dates & times: Forgotten Realms uses the Calendar of Harptos, a 365-day calendar very similar to our own Gregorian Calendar. There are twelve months, each of which has both a true name and a common name. [B]Month Number: Name, Common Name[/B] 1: Hammer, Deepwinter 2: Alturiak, The Claw of Winter 3: Ches, The Claw of the Sunsets 4: Tarsakh, the Claw of the Storms 5: Mirtul, The Melting 6: Kythorn, The Time of Flowers 7: Flamerule, Summertide 8: Eleasis, Highsun 9: Eleint, The Fading 10: Marpenoth, Leaffall 11: Uktar, The Rotting 12: Nightal, The Drawing Down Each month has thirty days. The other 5 days in the calendar are holidays independent of the months. These holidays and their locations on the calendar follow: Midwinter, or Deadwinter Day to commoners, is celebrated mostly by nobles and monarchs, and is a day to make or renew alliances. Midwinter occurs between Hammer and Alturiak. Greengrass is a day of peace and rejoicing for the coming of spring. Greengrass occurs between Tarsakh and Mirtul. Midsummer is a time of feasting and frolicking, the favorite time of year for bards and worshipers of Sune. Midsummer occurs between Flamerule and Eleasias. Highharvestide is a holiday to celebrate the autumn harvest and a time of journeys. Many leave on their journeys the morning after celebrations, before road conditions are affected by the coming winter. Highharvestide is celebrated between Eleint and Marpenoth. Once every four years, an extra leap day is thrown in just after Midsummer. This holiday is known as Shieldmeet. Shieldmeet is a day of open council between rulers and the people, a day of making or renewing pacts, and a day of tournaments of all kinds. The passing of years follows a different starting point in different cultures, but the standard is Dalereckoning. Dalereckoning is marked by the raising of the Standing Stone in the elven city of Myth Drannor. Most years are referred to not by their number, but by names known to the common people by the writings of the Lost Sage Augathra the Mad, who wrote out the names of thousands of years and recorded them in the library of Candlekeep. Though they are merely a vague title, the names given by Augathra are viewed by most as mysterious portents of the years ahead. The starting year in the campaign is 1372 DR, The Year of Wild Magic, but the year at the start of this story hour is 1371 DR, Year of the Unstrung Harp. 10th Marpenoth (Leaffall), time approx. 1000 Location: Still the same :) Their brunch long since finished, the small group’s pleasant conversation moved as though to be about the reasons they became adventurers, but both Evendur and Shirl immediately grew silent. Lander was disappointed that Evendur would not reveal even the tiniest hint of his past, as too was he disappointed that Shirl would not tell Evendur at least a little of her tale. For his part, Evendur was outwardly calm and composed despite the anxiety that filled him. He always got shaky when something major was about to happen. And he was doing everything he could to avoid seeming to go into a seizure. [I][COLOR=Plum]“It’s something I’ll share eventually… but not right now,”[/COLOR][/I][COLOR=Plum][/COLOR] he spoke quietly, interrupting the temporary silence that had ensued as a result of the prior topic. [I][COLOR=Plum]“Right now, my only concern is with that shop and what this amulet’s connection to it is. I think I’ll be going now to see if I can find out anything about my connection with that symbol.”[/COLOR][/I][COLOR=Plum][/COLOR] He stretched lazily, letting his long limbs extend to full length. Looking at first Lander and then Shirl, he let his eyes rest on her for a moment longer than he had her mentor before he spoke. [I][COLOR=Plum]“Thank you very much for an enlightening and rewarding conversation. Shall I expect the two of you to be back here when I return?”[/COLOR][/I][COLOR=Plum][/COLOR] He noticed Shirl had a look on her face like she wanted to say something, but she held it in, apparently due to shyness. [I]Odd to see in a performer such a display of introversion,[/I] he mused. Lander spoke up in her place. Apparently, he was quite accustomed to doing so. [I][COLOR=Plum]“We don’t have anything planned, so we’ll still be here. Well, as long as you manage to get back here before tomorrow. Can’t wait around forever, you know!”[/COLOR][/I][COLOR=Plum][/COLOR] He laughed blithely yet again. Apparently that was a habit for the fellow, which certainly wasn’t a bad thing. Evendur smiled in return to the laughing as he stood and retrieved his quarterstaff. [I][COLOR=Plum]“Very good. I don’t expect to be gone more than an hour or two. I look forward to seeing you again.”[/COLOR][/I][COLOR=Plum][/COLOR] Though the final sentence was meant to be directed toward both of them, he was looking only at Shirl as he said it. Then as quick as he had entered the room during the (un)armed conflict, he was gone out of it once more… [/QUOTE]
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