The Calendar

The year lasts for 364 days, but the actual time from one date one year to the same date another year is a bit more than 365 days. The rest of the solar year is the Winter Solstice and the Leap Day, which don't belong to any month.

There are thirteen months in all, each with 28 days. The months are listed in the sidebar.

Days outside the year

Some days doesn't belong to the year, but are still a part of time.

Winter Solstice

The Winter Solstice is not considered a part of the year, and does therefore not belong to any month. It falls between Hearth's Call and Snow's Cloak, and is celebrated in all the nations. How the day is celebrated has some variations between different cultures, but some things are the same. It is a day of feasting with the family and loved ones, and no work should be done if it can be prevented. Generally, people stay close to or inside their home as well.

Leap Day

Every fourth year there is an extra day added into the time between two Winter Solstices. This day is the Leap Day, and falls between the months of Emerald Leaves and Sun's Flame. Like the Winter Solstice, the Leap Day doesn't belong to the year, but unlike the Winter Solstice, there aren't many traditions connected to this day. People generally takes this day off if they can, and spend the day outside in the sun if the weather permits.

The Elders usually meet on this day, every fourth year, if they aren't prevented to do so. Well, except of Kalsad, since he doesn't really bother with these meetings.

Months and their Names

The month names are based on the climate in the middle of the continent, so the reasons for the names might not make sense in the outer and more extreme parts of the known world.

Snow's Cloak

The month directly after the Winter Solstice, and the first month of the year. The ground is covered in a layer of snow in most of the Five Nations.

Forest's Sleep

The second month of the year. There's still snow in most of the Five Nations.

Earth's Waking

The third month of the year. The plants and animals of the lands start to wake up from the clutches of winter in a lot of the known world.

Field Seed

The fourth month of the year. The fields on the flatlands in the middle of the continent are seeded for grain and vegetables.

Love's Glow

The fifth month of the year. The animals of the lands bear children, and the middle of spring makes the mind lighter.

Emerald Leaves

The sixth month of the year. The end of spring and the beginning of summer, and the leave has a deep, emerald color.

Sun's Flame

The seventh month of the year. The days are the longest in the middle of this month.

Sun's Warmth

The eighth month of the year. This is generally the hottest time of the year.

Summer's End

The ninth month of the year. The summer is ending, and autumn begins.

Harvest

The tenth month of the year. This is when most of the crops are harvested.

Fireleaf

The eleventh month of the year. The leaves on the trees turn yellow, orange and red, before falling off.

Snowfall

The twelfth month of the year. The first snow will fall in the majority of the Five Nations.

Hearth's Call

The thirteenth month of the year. Winter is tightening its grip on the world, and people yearn to be inside in front of the hearth.