ERYTHIAN CALENDAR
The current year is 531PD. 'PD' stands for 'Post Deos', indicating that 531PD is the 531st year since the gods are said to have departed Erythia in corporeal form.
A calendar year is 500 days long, which is split quite evenly into16 months, each of 31 days except the last month in each of the four seasons, which has 32.
Season |
1st Month |
2nd Month |
3rd Month |
4th Month |
Spring |
Cyren |
Duril |
Erthyn |
Firthul |
Summer |
Geras |
Hestis |
Ignus |
Juper |
Autumn |
Kalens |
Laxor |
Merick |
Nomev |
Winter |
Oertass |
Pacis |
Alma |
Batus |
A week is six days long, the names being reminiscent of the order of the oldest Legend of Creation:
Day of the Week: |
Legendary significance: |
Pyros |
Two balls of fire were created in the Void |
Geos |
The smaller fire was clad in earth. |
Aquos |
Waters were created to surround the lands |
Aeros |
The gods created air for future creations to breathe |
Omnos |
The gods worked hard, creating life |
Dormos |
The gods rested to regain their strength |
Each of the Gods has a Holy Day in the Year, when the god is supposed to be at the peak of it's divine power...these days are marked by various rites and festivities...
| Deity | Holy Date | Name of Day |
| Afzaal | 1st Kalens | The Decline |
| Arcanus | 15th Laxor | Magical Day |
| Buventar | 5th Juper | Day of Intoxication |
| Castor | 15th Erthyn | All Fool's Day |
| Christos | 15th Ignus | Clear Roads |
| Clodia | 31st Merick | All Hallow's Eve |
| Collinius | 1st Cyren | Earth's Rejoice |
| Dabithon | 27th Ignus | Day of Infinite Harmony |
| Eagin | 15th Juper | The Feathered Festival |
| Evinia | 1st Erthyn | Spring Equinox |
| Faelur | 1st Alma | Day of Reflection |
| Gabidon | 1t Firthul | Ordered Existence |
| Hertia | 1st Ignus | Midsummer's Day |
| Inigo | 1st Laxor | Day of the Wise |
| Justone | 15th Geras | Day of Assizes |
| Khedor | 1st Geras | Day of Learning |
| Maydon | 1st Oertass | Winter's Pain |
| Mortimus | 31st Pacis | Cycle's End |
| Numish | 15th Batus | Hunger's Blight |
| Oberon | 1st Duril | Day of New Life |
| Rancil | 31st Juper | Day of Decay |
| Spike | 31st Nomev | Summer Stolen |
| Lord & Lady | 15th Hestis | Day of the Forest |
| Tyrens | 6th Juper | Pacis et Bellux |
| Zacharia | 1st Merick | Autumn Equinox |