The Avalonian Calender

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A How To Guide

The Avalonian Calender was established the same year that Avalon was established. We refer to all dates after this event as A.E. or Avalon Established. Historians now use B.A. (Before Avalon) to reference any dates before Avalon was established, in a reverse chronologial order.

The calender is set up as follows:

v  There are 360 Days in a Year

v  There are 45 Days to each Moon

v  There are 5 Days to a week and 9 Weeks a Moon

v  There are 8 Moons in a year

v  Days of Rest are 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 45 (Any multiple of five)

v  And citizens receive all major holidays off.

Moons of the Year are named for the spirits of North, South, East and West, who played a large role in the establishing of Avalon. The seasons of the year are divided into the Moons of Fire (the growing and harvesting season), and the Moons of Ice (The season of frost). The moons were named as such, because during the warmer months, the moon has more of a red or yellow tint, and during the colder months the moon gains a blue or purple tint.

The Moons are as follows:

v  Fire Moon of Rosalan (North)

v  Fire Moon of Pahep (East)

v  Fire Moon of Costzar (South)

v  Fire Moon of Tohak (West)

v  Ice Moon of Rosalan (North)

v  Ice Moon of Pahep (East)

v  Ice Moon of Costzar (South)

v  Ice Moon of Tohak (West)

You will notice that the moons repeat, going around the compass twice in a year.

w  METAGAME NOTE: Just as clarification, the temperature change between “Winter” and “Summer” is gradual, just as it is IRL. They just split their seasons up into two instead of four.

Dates written out formally have all date information contained in it. The numerical day is usually written out.

w  Second Day of the Fire Moon of Rosalan, Year 657 A. E.

w  Twenty-Second Day of the Ice Moon of Costzar, Year 547 A.E.

Or the same dates can be written short hand as such:

w  02.FMR.657

w  22.IMC.547

In short hand, if a date took place before Avalon was established, there is a BA added to it. All short hand dates are otherwise assumed to be A.E.

w  13.IMT.280.BA

š Important Dates and Holidays ›

(more will be added as they come up)

v  Avalon’s Birth Day (The start of the new year): 01.FMC.00

w  Avalons Birth Day Is always a big event, there is a parade and a huge festival, citizens of Avalon get both the day before and the day after off (to recouperate)

v  The Current Queen’s Birth Day: 44.FMC.717

w  Citizens always receive the current queen’s birthday off.

w  METAGAME NOTE: Queen Azura has always scheduled her birthday right before or after a usual day of rest, so that citizens get a 2 day “weekend”

v  (Azura’s Real Birth Day): 32.IMR.06

w  METAGAME NOTE: This is not a holiday that citizens get off, as it is historically only the birthday of the second queen of Avalon.

v  Anzanis’s Birth Day: 14.IMT.36.BA

w  Anzanis was the first King of Avalon, and it’s founder. His birthday is always a holiday.

v  The current Kings birthday is also a holiday

w  There is currently no King of Avalon

   v  The day a new queen is inaugurated is taken as a holiday, so that citizens may observe if they choose

         v  Likewise, the funeral date of the old queen is also given as a day of rest, so that the country has time to mourn.

   v  The Queen’s wedding day is a holiday