Elanthian time

The world of Elanthia has its own system of time. There are days and seasons, just as in the real world. However, time flows faster in Elanthia than it does on Earth, and the weeks and months are not divided the same way.

Some old systems (such as repair shops) use Earth time, but this is out of character.

Unless otherwise noted, this article refers to the Kermorian calendar, which is used throughout the known lands. The Gorbesh calendar is described below.

Telling Time

As a new adventurer, you can estimate the time. The accuracy of this estimate improves with perception skill. Rangers and Moon Mages can tell time more accurately.

Many Elanthians do not have access to timepieces, so they rely on their observations of the sun and moons. Other methods include: sundials, orlogs (windable timepieces), bells, and anlas candles.

Because dates are reckoned as years and days since the victory of Lanival, the first day and year are 0, not 1. The days of the month are numbered from 1-40. Thus, the first day of the year is expressed as 1 Akroeg or as "0 days since the Victory of Lanival the Redeemer."

Conversion Charts

Elanthia	Earth
1 roisan	1 minute
1 hour	15 minutes
1 anlas (2 hours)	30 minutes
1 day (12 anlaen)	6 hours
1 andu (4 days)	24 hours
1 month (10 andaen)	10 days
1 year (10 months)	100 days

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Equivalent Units

	Second	Roisan	Hour	Anlas	Day	Andu	Month	Year
Second	1
Roisan	60	1
Hour	900	15	1
Anlas	1,800	30	2
Day	21,600	360	24	12	1
Andu	86,400	1,440	96	48	4	1
Month	864,000	14,400	960	480	40	10	1
Year	8,640,000	144,000	9,600	4,800	400	100	10	1

Units of Time

The Elanthian day consists of 12 anlasaen, beginning and ending at midnight. There are no time zones. (Perhaps the known lands are so small that time zones are not needed.)

The words "minute" and "hour" are not OOC terms, although the use of "hour" may confuse people. (They may interpret it as 60 minutes if they think you're being OOC, 30 minutes if they think you mean anlas, or 15 minutes if they think that you mean the Elanthian hour.)

Roisaen

The Gamgweth word for minute is "roisan." The plural is "roisaen."

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Anlasaen

People often refer to "anlasaen" (shortened to "anlaen") as "hours," but this is technically incorrect. An anlas actually contains two Elanthian hours.

There are 12 anlaen in a day:

Number	Name	Hours	Roisaen	Note
0	Anduwen	0-1	0-29
1	Starwatch	2-3	30-59
2	Asketi's Hunt	4-5	60-89	summer sunrise
3	Berengaria's Touch	6-7	90-119
4	Hodierna's Blessing	8-9	120-149	winter sunrise
5	Peri'el's Watch	10-11	150-179
6	Dergati's Bane	12-13	180-209
7	Firulf's Flame	14-15	210-239
8	Tamsine's Toil	16-17	240-269	winter sunset
9	Meraud's Cloak	18-19	270-299
10	Phelim's Vigil	20-21	300-329	summer sunset
11	Revelfae	22-23	330-359

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Days

The soldiers of the Empire divided each day into 15 sections or watches -- nine for the day and six for the night. This usage survives into present times.

The nine day watches are: dawn, early morning, mid-morning, late morning, noon, early afternoon, mid-afternoon, late afternoon, and dusk.

The six night watches are: early evening, mid-evening, late evening, midnight, night, and almost dawn.

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Andaen or Weeks

The word "andu" (pl. andaen) literally means "day" in Gamgweth, which is a source of confusion for adventurers. However, since each andu is actually four days long, the best translation is "week."

Source: The Elanthian Calendar
Each of the months is divided into 10 andaen of four days each. These "weeks" are named after the Immortals.

Name	Days
Kertandu	1-4
Hodandu	5-8
Evandu	9-12
Truffandu	13-16
Havrandu	17-20
Elandu	21-24
Chandu	25-28
Glythandu	29-32
Faeandu	33-36
Tamsandu	37-40

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Months

There are ten months in a year; each is 40 days long. The months are divided into ten andaen of four days each and are named after Lanival's companions and their possessions.

Number	Name	Days
1	Akroeg the Ram	0-39
2	Ka'len the Sea Drake	40-79
3	Lirisa the Archer	80-119
4	Shorka the Cobra	120-159
5	Uthmor the Giant	160-199
6	Arhat the Fire Lion	200-239
7	Moliko the Balance	240-279
8	Skullcleaver the Dwarven Axe	280-319
9	Dolefaren the Brigantine	320-359
10	Nissa the Maiden	360-399

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Seasons

The year has four seasons of equal length (100 Elanthian days or 25 Earth days).

Season	First Day	Last Day
Winter	30 Dolefaren (day 350)	9 Ka'len (day 49 of the next year)
Spring	10 Ka'len (day 50)	29 Shorka (day 149)
Summer	30 Shorka (day 150)	9 Moliko (day 249)
Fall	10 Moliko (day 250)	29 Dolefaren (day 349)

• These dates are from The Elanthian Calendar. Either the dates or the days of the year are off by 1. (30 Dolefaren is day 349, not day 350.) The author probably forgot that the first day of the year is numbered 0, not 1.

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Years

The years run in a cycle of seven names and are numbered according to a watershed event of Elanthian history, the Victory of Lanival.

• 0. Year of the Silver Unicorn (Victory of Lanival)
• 1. Year of the Bronze Wyvern
• 2. Year of the Golden Panther
• 3. Year of the Amber Phoenix
• 4. Year of the Iron Toad
• 5. Year of the Emerald Dolphin
• 6. Year of the Crystal Snow Hare

Elanthian Holidays

• Holidays
• Book: Northern Customs

Gorbesh/Alaudian Calendar

Source: The Gorbesh Calendar

The Gorbesh Calendar is sometimes called the Alaudian Calendar after the Founder of the Empire. The calendar reflects the importance of religion, astrology, and prophecy in Gorbesh society.

Days

There are 400 days in the Gorbesh year.

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Weeks and Months

No mention of week or month divisions. Presumably, they are of the same number and duration as the Kermorian calendar.

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Years

The Gorbesh have different names for the planets of our solar system.

Planets

Inner	Outer
Kermorian	Albarian	Kermorian	Albarian
Verena	Xosedas	Szeldia	Osec
Estrilda	Avieben	Merewalda	Alauven
Dergaulda	Tliij	Ismenia	Aneus
Yoakena	Eimarqe	Morleena	Maeben
Penhetia	Sidasas	Imlothi	Misueshi
		Dawgolesh	Ilierek
		Er'qutra	Kneisa

These names form the basis of the 35-year cycle. Names are paired in the form of one god to one goddess, ie, Xosedas - Osec.

1. Xosedas - Osec
2. Avieben - Alauven
3. Tliij - Aneus
4. Eimarqe - Maeben
5. Sidasas - Misueshi
6. Xosedas - Ileirek
7. Avieben - Kneisa
8. Tliij - Osec
9. Eimarqe - Alauven
10. Sidasas - Aneus
11. Xosedas - Maeben
12. Avieben - Misueshi
13. Tliij - Ileirek
14. Eimarqe - Kneisa
15. Sidasas - Osec
16. Xosedas - Alauven
17. Avieben - Aneus
18. Tliij - Maeben
19. Eimarqe - Misueshi
20. Sidasas - Ileirek
21. Xosedas - Kneisa
22. Avieben - Osec
23. Tliij - Alauven
24. Eimarqe - Aneus
25. Sidasas - Maeben
26. Xosedas - Misueshi
27. Avieben - Ileirek
28. Tliij - Kneisa
29. Eimarqe - Osec
30. Sidasas - Alauven
31. Xosedas - Aneus
32. Avieben - Maeben
33. Tliij - Misueshi
34. Eimarqe - Ileirek
35. Sidasas - Kneisa

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Prime Years

The first year of the cycle, Xosedas - Osec, is always a time of great importance and consequence. Expensive, year-long festivals are hosted, the greatest war campaigns are begun, new buildings or cities are started, and new monuments are raised. Also, the people are most devout at this time.

Death Years

The last year of the cycle, Sidasas - Kneisa, is a time of reflection and remembrance of everything that's happened in the past cycle as we salute the new age. The Skalds write epic scrolls recording the events and people, immortalizing them for all time.

External Links

• Current DR Time A DR to GMT and back again time converter.

See also

• Time (script) Genie script that converts DR time to real time and vice versa
• Time Unit Converter (script): Genie script that converts between Earth and Elanthian units of time (as opposed to specific dates and times).
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