CALENDER

RECORD OF YEARS
Most people in Thule count years from the beginning of their monarch’s reign. For example, a merchant might boast that she bought an olive grove “in the third year of Queen Nalyani’s reign,” or promise to pay a loan “by the eleventh year of the queen’s reign.” If the queen’s reign happens to end before eleven years, people understand that the date means eleven years from the year in which Queen Nalyani assumed the throne. In the course of a single human lifetime there are rarely more than half a dozen rulers to keep track of in any given city, so it is not very confusing. From time to time truly villainous or despised monarchs are stricken from history by their successors, which can introduce some uncertainty for later scholars. Tribal peoples follow a similar custom, but they tend to date years from notable events—battles, natural disasters, or heroic deeds of great renown. For example, a barbarian might count “the seventh year since we fought the Lomarans at the River Klal,” or “the ninth year after the Great Comet.” On occasion the beginning of the rule of a well-loved (or much-hated) chieftain counts as a notable event, but not often. Finding common references by which two barbarians can agree on when something happened can be challenging at times. Scholars and sages make use of the Evenoran dating system (or Atlantean Reckoning), which counts years from the foundation of Atlantis by Evenor, the first king of that realm. Since the destruction of that realm, the Evenoran dates have become less and less well known throughout Thule (and your own realm, Supreme Majesty), but no other universal measure exists. In this system, Atlantis was destroyed in 1906 AR, and the current year is 2015
DAYS OF THE WEEK
In addition to the months and days of the Atlantean calendar, Thuleans also count seven-day weeks tied to the phases of the moon. This is only used to provide weekdays and provide a more convenient schedule for regular commerce and observances, which otherwise would have to be fixed to specific dates ahead of time. The days are named after major deities as follows:
• Asura’s Day
• Tarhun’s Day
• Kishar’s Day
• Nergal’s Day
• Tiamat’s Day
• Mithra’s Day
• Ishtar’s Day
The middle of the week is considered inauspicious in some cities, and people avoid beginning new enterprises or conducting important business on Nergal’s Day and Tiamat’s Day. Thuleans have little notion of a weekend, but in most places Ishtar’s Day is a day of light work; many festivals or revels are planned to fall on the last day of the week.
ATLANTEAN CALANDER The Atlantean year starts with the Spring Equinox on the 1st of Tebon. Game Month - Sunrise & Sunset east (Boreal) of Quodeth.
M1 Tebon (March) 6am/6pm (1/1 is the Spring Equinox, festival of Ishtar)
M2 Sana (April) 3am/9pm > LONG DAY (15/2 is first day of no sunset, festival of Tarhun)
M3 Adar (May) LONG DAY (no sunset)
M4 Nidon (June) LONG DAY (1/4 is Summer Solstice, festival of Mitra. No sunset)
M5 Taru (July) LONG DAY (15/5 is last day of no sunset) 17/5 Queen Deyane of Quodeth's birthday festival.
M6 Samon (August) - 3am/9pm
M7 Dumet (September) - 6am/6pm (1/7 is the Autumn Equinox, festival of Set)
M8 Abron (October) - 9am/3pm > TWILIGHT (15/8 is first day of no sunrise, festival of Tiamat) 27/8 Harvest festival of Kishar
M9 Ulon (November) - LONG NIGHT (no sunrise all month, full dark)
M10 Tisra (December) - LONG NIGHT (1/10 is Winter Solstice, festival of Nergal. No sunrise all month)
M11 Samnu (January) - TWILIGHT (15/11 is last day of no sunrise, 16/11 festival of Azura)
M12 Kislon (February) - 9am/3pm on 1st Kislon
The duration of the Long Night varies from over 4 months at Thule's Boreal ("eastern") tip, to 0 months in Katagia and south across the Claws of Sunset where "The Sun Ever Sets".
City: Approximate Duration Long Night/Long Day Quodeth: 3 months Marg: 2.5 months Nith: 5 weeks Imystrahl: 3 weeks Katagia: 0 weeks - just outside Polar Circle