Campaign Design - Calendars in the Freeholds

Calendars

In the Three Worlds, every year is exactly 365 days long. The beginning of the year is marked by the midwinter solstice. The years are divided into twelve months that are each thirty days long. There are five intercalendary days that are not part of any month, between the second and third, fourth and fifth, sixth and seventh, eighth and ninth, and tenth and eleventh months, and which most cultures dedicate to Füllar and one or more of the other Lords of Heaven for astrologically significant reasons

There are two primary means by which the years are counted.

Reckoning of the High Kings

The most commonly used calendar in the Freeholds is that used in the Rhadynnic Sky Empire before its collapse into endless civil war. This calendar dates to the year Ghilchrist of House Llud was crowned Ymerawdwr Ghilchrist I and united the Rhadynnic Sky Empire and the Kastillian Empire. Years in this calendar are marked "by Imperial Reckoning" and abbreviated "IR". It is currently the year 542 IR.

The months of the calendar are named after the Lords of Heaven, with the five intercalendary days shown falling throughout the year. The months and intercalendary days are named as follows:

Wodamonaþ
Tiwasmonaþ

- Diwedd Rhew: Dedicated to Heim, Forseti, Tiwas, Rùadan and Füllar.

Forsetimonaþ
Syfamonaþ

- Gwanwyn Gwyrdd: Dedicated to Füllar and Syfa.

Valimonaþ
Heimonaþ

- Canol Haf: Dedicated to Füllar and Yng.

Yngmonaþ
Bridmonaþ

- Cynhaeafmath: Dedidcated to Füllar and Eiur.

Eiurmonaþ
Þunormonaþ

- Rhew Cyntaf: Dedicated to Füllar and Þunor.

Hlermonaþ
Ainemonaþ

Reckoning of the Dwarves

Most sages and historians use the older calendar used by the dwarves. The dwarves date their current calendar to the fall of Hjertehjem. Dwarves call their calendar the Count of the Exiles, and years in this calendar are marked as being "in the year of our exile" and abbreviated "YE". It is currently the year 1818 YE.

Before the fall of Hjertehjem, the dwarves use a different calendar that they dated to the founding of the ancient dwarven kingdom. The calendar recorded years as being "by the Count of Tarvelig", and abbreviated this as "CT". When Hjertehjem fell to the Hallitsijainen, it was the year 2370 CT.

The months of the calendar are named after Tarvelig, the mythic hero-leader of the dwarven people, Frar, recognized as the founding koenig of Hjertehjem, the dwarven deities Hlín and Wünd, and a variety of craft materials. Although it is not an official designation, many dwarves refer to Monat-Eisen as Monat-Hœnir. The five intercalendary days fall between Monat-Hlín and Monat-Wünd. The months of the calendar are named as follows:

Monat-Tarvelig
Monat-Feuerstein
Monat-Bronzen
Monat-Granit
Monat-Eisen
Monat-Hlín
Monat-Wünd
Monat-Silber
Monat-Goud
Monat-Marmor
Monat-Kupfer
Monat-Frar

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