Calendar

To keep things simple, the Clan World's Calendar runs equivalent with the real world one.
== The Clan World Calendar ==
As the devastation of the Valterrian swept over the land—reforming the Clan World completely—much knowledge was lost. Many cultures ceased to exist in a single powerful expulsion of Divine Djed, while others came into being. Timekeeping became an immediate problem while most cultures struggled to survive. Highly advanced structures scattered throughout the old world were destroyed almost instantly, though in places some remained.
Most notable of these surviving structures were the Watchtowers. Once, they were located in every city and throughout every region. Now, sadly, there are only a scattered few, with less than two or three per region. These enormous structures can be seen for miles and are shaped like a lowercase h. Historically the Watchtowers served two purposes. They were timepieces to keep everyone on the same calendar throughout the Clan World. They also served as a gate system, that allowed for singular rapid long-distance travel throughout the known world from Watchtower to Watchtower. Now, however, that particular magic is unstable and risky when it is indeed operational.
== Timekeeping ==
Timekeeping in the Clan World is relatively simple. All years are kept from the date of the Valterrian (BV - Before Valterrian) and after the Valterrian (AV - After Valterrian). The current year is 1 AV. All threads are required to be noted with the Clan World Date so that both players and Moderators can keep track of the chronological order of the events in their lives.
Please Timestamp each thread you begin and use those chronological dates to keep track of your characters whereabouts and activities throughout the year. A typical timestamp looks like this:
1 May, 1 AV
== The Breakdown ==
* 2017 - 3 BV
* 2018 - 2 BV
* 2019 - 1 BV
* 2020 - 1 AV
== Holidays ==
Holidays are incredibly cultural and thus there are no uniform holidays throughout the Clan World . . . other than the flaring of the Watchtowers. Various regions, however, do regularly celebrate certain events. Almost every culture celebrates the Valterrian as a new year holiday of sadness and victory. People are sad due to the incredible losses the world suffered, but the victory is in the survival and reemergence of culture after the storms were gone.