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<blockquote data-quote="Zhure" data-source="post: 978758" data-attributes="member: 308">I had a long reply almost finished when the boards crashed yesterday, eating it all. Let me rewrite the gist of it.* * *In the empire, the standard calendar has been around since slightly prior to the founding of the Empire by Kazak the Conqueror. The first day of every year is established as being the anniversary of a battle between Kazak's father and some small highland chief, whose real name is lost to antiquity, though he is often refered to as &quot;Valocet,&quot; some call him &quot;the last of the Black Guards of the south,&quot; the exact significance of which is lost.That New Year's day is arbitrarily set approximately one lunar cycle after the summer solstice, though only the first such New Year's Day was actually recorded based on that. Each month is 30 days long, an even dozen per year, with an extra five high holy days at the end of every year. The five holy days are called &quot;feast days&quot; or &quot;days of the dead&quot; or any number of different things, depending on where in the empire one is, but none of them hold any real religious significance; they exist to make calendar keeping regular with the actual length of the year. Approximately once every four years an additional day is added as a &quot;high feast day,&quot; though this is a relatively new practice, only a thousand years or so. (The calendar is thus out of sync with the original calendar practice and the first day of the year now falls in the winter-time.)*1- Primus2- Secundus3- Tertius4- Quarterus5- Quintus6- Hexamus7- Septus8- Octos9- Novus10- Decas11- Undecas12- DodecasThe elven people use a lunar calendar, out of synch with the empirical calendar. They acknowledge 13 lunar months of approximately 28 days. The first day of every month is when the full moon crests the horizon. As this is about 364 days per year, the two calendars are relatively close. Different months have different names, depending on many factors, but mostly dependent on which of the elven &quot;families&quot; is doing the naming. As far as outsiders are concerned, the 13 names are interchangeable. Even the elves don't make a big distinction between the different appelations, except during court sessions, when they're trying to be stubborn or stir up trouble.Common&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Older&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Rare1- Mentur&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Illótan&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Arvírë2- Nancar&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Nairë&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Menwë3- Nénalissë&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Fëaralmairë&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Culinámë4- Iquallë&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Nolantur&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Cirmil5- Anuleril&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Artelin&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Ambatil6- Nustar&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Ulardur&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Firannórë7- Nenirya&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Ciratellë&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Lairetirnë8- Yamarë&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Yalindur&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Eldemil9- Mestimenwë&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Sorunáro&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Vacurtil10- Veldil&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Viralassë&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Velië11- Cirahtelmo&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Laurimildë&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Orminderil12- Verien&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Yárion&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Nímengórë13- Alpalangwë&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Celmo&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AnnórinThe current date in the empirical calendar system is: Dodecas 24.The current date in the elven system is Alpalangwë 17.* Just assume we're using a modified version of the Gregorian Calendar. Thus, in today's game we're at approximately December 24th. 12th month, 24th day. New Years will be in 11 days. (Six days until December 30th, then five holy days,</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zhure, post: 978758, member: 308"] I had a long reply almost finished when the boards crashed yesterday, eating it all. Let me rewrite the gist of it. * * * In the empire, the standard calendar has been around since slightly prior to the founding of the Empire by Kazak the Conqueror. The first day of every year is established as being the anniversary of a battle between Kazak's father and some small highland chief, whose real name is lost to antiquity, though he is often refered to as "Valocet," some call him "the last of the Black Guards of the south," the exact significance of which is lost. That New Year's day is arbitrarily set approximately one lunar cycle after the summer solstice, though only the first such New Year's Day was actually recorded based on that. Each month is 30 days long, an even dozen per year, with an extra five high holy days at the end of every year. The five holy days are called "feast days" or "days of the dead" or any number of different things, depending on where in the empire one is, but none of them hold any real religious significance; they exist to make calendar keeping regular with the actual length of the year. Approximately once every four years an additional day is added as a "high feast day," though this is a relatively new practice, only a thousand years or so. (The calendar is thus out of sync with the original calendar practice and the first day of the year now falls in the winter-time.)* 1- Primus 2- Secundus 3- Tertius 4- Quarterus 5- Quintus 6- Hexamus 7- Septus 8- Octos 9- Novus 10- Decas 11- Undecas 12- Dodecas The elven people use a lunar calendar, out of synch with the empirical calendar. They acknowledge 13 lunar months of approximately 28 days. The first day of every month is when the full moon crests the horizon. As this is about 364 days per year, the two calendars are relatively close. Different months have different names, depending on many factors, but mostly dependent on which of the elven "families" is doing the naming. As far as outsiders are concerned, the 13 names are interchangeable. Even the elves don't make a big distinction between the different appelations, except during court sessions, when they're trying to be stubborn or stir up trouble. Common Older Rare 1- Mentur Illótan Arvírë 2- Nancar Nairë Menwë 3- Nénalissë Fëaralmairë Culinámë 4- Iquallë Nolantur Cirmil 5- Anuleril Artelin Ambatil 6- Nustar Ulardur Firannórë 7- Nenirya Ciratellë Lairetirnë 8- Yamarë Yalindur Eldemil 9- Mestimenwë Sorunáro Vacurtil 10- Veldil Viralassë Velië 11- Cirahtelmo Laurimildë Orminderil 12- Verien Yárion Nímengórë 13- Alpalangwë Celmo Annórin The current date in the empirical calendar system is: Dodecas 24. The current date in the elven system is Alpalangwë 17. *[size=1] Just assume we're using a modified version of the Gregorian Calendar. Thus, in today's game we're at approximately December 24th. 12th month, 24th day. New Years will be in 11 days. (Six days until December 30th, then five holy days,[/size] [/QUOTE]

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