The Calendar & Timekeeping

The Calendar & Timekeeping

The world of Arilu is orbited by two suns, named Zhaeves and Aeltha, and one moon, named Shedar. The orbital period of Arilu is consisted of 320 days, with 26 standard hours in each rotational period. There are eight days to a week, five weeks to a month, and eight months to the year. At the middle of each month (20th & 21st) is when Shedar is at its fullest.

The days in Arilu are divided into hours, which are most often referred to as candlemarks. There are 26 candlemarks in a single day, with sixteen of these being shed in daylight, and the other 10 being enshrouded in darkness.

The eight days of the week are as follows:

~ Zhaeva
~ Aelthia
~ Ildemena
~ Soentia
~ Caedhina
~ Shedara
~ Ryvkosa
~ Turvela

For ease of visualization, here is how a standard calendar would appear:

Zhaeva	Aelthia	Ildemena	Soentia	Caedhina	Shedara	Ryvkosa	Turvela
01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08
09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32
33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40

Five weeks create one month, and in total there are eight months. The months, in their respective season, are as follows:

Winter

~ Parcinthe
~ Essthertin

Spring

~ Anenon
~ Mirisia

Summer

~ Rousund
~ Lerakos

Autumn

~ Kelryn
~ Servuit

candleMARKS of the Day

5th Candlemark - Dawn (Rising of Zhaeves)
6th Candlemark - Dawn (Rising of Aeltha)
12th Candlemark - Noon
13th Candlemark - Noon
21st Candlemark - Twilight (Setting of both Zhaeves & Aeltha)
26th Candlemark - Midnight (Shedar Fully Risen)

One IC season will last approximately three OOC months before the season is declared over, and time moves forward. All threads in the past season are then declared Grandfathered (GFed), and it is no longer allowed to create new threads in that old season. People previously a part of a GFed thread may still continue to post in the thread until the storyline is finished, but new people are generally not allowed to join a thread that has been GFed into a past season. However, if it is particularly important that a character join a GFed thread, permission may be sought from a member of the staff.

The Indurian calendar has been restarted since the appearance of the Realm Drifters and the Great Desert, and so currently they are in 127 AB (After the Blight) since these momentous events first started. The opening post of all threads must carry a Timestamp (TS) to enable all players to keep their Time Log (TL) in their character sheet in chronological order. A Timestamp may be as fancy or as simple as you wish. A sample is as follows:

38th Day in Parcinthe, Winter, 127 AB

Credit goes to Lakhesis.