Time

The calendar has undergone many changes throughout the ages but generally follows the same amount of days and hours. A day on Gaia is about 24 hours, a month is 28 days and a year has 12 months. The week has 7 days and starts on Sunday then ends on Saturday. There have been many eras and names for the different days and calendars but this era is marked by the appearance of the Towers and the terror they bring. This era is called Post Turrim or After Tower. As of session 1 it is 060 PT,

## **The calendar itself and month specific events**

There are four season and twelve months, each month has 4 weeks or a total of 28 days.

### Monober- 1st month, Spring month

1. -1st of the month, Breaking of the land
	1. The snow is cleared and lands are tilled

### Quadriber- 4th month, summer month

1. 1st of the month, Burning of the Old
	1. The underbrush and old crops are burned, Celebrated with large bonfires.

### Sextber- 6th month, summer month

1. 1st of the month marks the beginning of monsoon season or in some places a simple rain.
	1. Highly celebrated in Depcairn and Khogok but less so on the outer most countries.

### September-7th month, fall month

1. The Mucking, 1st of the month
	1. Getting rid of the old and mold. If not done it can cause disease. Prepares for new season.

### October- 8th month, fall month

1. Dance of the Shrooms, 11th of the month
	1. Shroom harvesting time.
2. 27th and 28th of the month, Dia de los muertos or Day of the dead.
	1. Time to ward off evil spirits, to welcome and remember the dead. Really big in Tsogsaya, Tsetsog, Khogok and Depcairn.
	2. Some places in celebrate it at the end of every month, specifically the Depcairn Capital.

### November-9th month, fall month

1. the Storing, the 23rd day of the month
	1. Harvests are wrapped up and everyone is preparing for winter.

### December- 10th month, winter month

1. 1st of the month, Wisher's day
	1. Gemut and mulled wine as well as the last harvest and last calf are used in a giant community potluck. It is a wish that the winter months will be easy on them. Gifts of long lasting presents are given.

### Hendecaber-11th month, winter month

1. on the 14th and 15th there is an event called Spirit Dance
	1. Spirit Dance is when all the nature spirits of Animism come to life and run through the streets of Gaia. Believers of animism set out bowls of their favored familiars food in hopes to be blessed with strength.

### Dodecaber-12th month, winter month

1. 28th of the month, Thawing Festival or The Winter Mourning
	1. Depending on how hard the winter was there will be a Thawing Festival, which is the celebration of a winter survived as well as welcome to spring, and consists of a potluck of all the things that were left over from their larders and coffers. If the winter was bad then there's a Winter Mourning and ash is mixed into the snow. What little there is left is given as an offering to those lost and Prayer are given to Gemut and Sister swan.

## **Documented Eras and Approximate Age**

1. The Risen or Resurr-2,240,000 years ago
	1. The age in which the seafolk first came onto land and explored the strange dry world.
2. Mysticborn Beginning or Alius Resurr- 2,000,000 years ago
	1. The era in which fantasy creatures diverged from the merfolk and became something else. The first time they obtained their mythical lineage.
3. Animi Beginning or Animus Resurr-540,000 years ago
	1. The era in which the others were created from the wish of a grieving fantasy creature demigod.
4. The fall of Mitberu or Cadere Automata- 12,700 years ago
	1. The fall of the Great merfolk country. A technological utopia that was the victim of A.I. malfunction
5. Imperial Wars or Regi Bellum- 2,000 years ago
	1. The era in which Khogok and Depcairn fought for supremacy and formed Thera and Gehart factions.
6. Artificer Revolution or Automata Revos-1500 years ago
	1. The boom of magitech and general scientific advancements has led to the creation of incredible devices.
7. The Recession or Cadere- 1000 years ago
	1. Plague and Famine ravaged the land and caused a great loss of progression
8. Before the towers or Ante Turrim- 100 years ago
	1. Magitech and the technological advancements were recovering. Things seemed hopeful.
9. After the Towers, or Post Turrim- 60 years ago
	1. Nine Mysterious towers appeared and began to cause strife and supernatural events. When they first appeared, each tower announced their intention to drown the world in depravity, corruption and death. The Tsogsaya, Tsetsog, and Kyga towers claim the domain of lust. The Mitberu, Folyn, and Buthram towers claim the domain of Sloth. Finally Depcairn, Khogok, and Reiryn towers claim the domain of gluttony.

## **Notable monthly events on the calendar**

Some notable events include

1. Naval Harvest
	1. on the 22nd of every month, there is a continent wide festival to collect the things dredged by the sea. From rare treasures to seafolk artefacts, there is much to be taken. It is a celebration that the vicious seas have calmed and the Lunar Siblings have stopped fighting.
2. Roosting of the Birds
	1. Beginning on the 2nd week and ending on the 3rd week, people pray to Gemut for protection and to help ward away evil and misfortune. They drink gemut, a liquor named after the god and that is mixed with things to help, as well as offer carrot and herb stew in hopes that Rabibier will keep Basilisab away. It is common to stay inside and collect objects associated with birds. Small shrines are made and these avian baubles are placed within in hopes that Brother Owl and Sister Swan will be inspired or convinced to stop and go back to their roost. The baubles should be valuable in hopes that their fight makes great fortune
3. The Lunar Madness
	1. At midnight between the 14th and 15th day, the moons align and the Towers cause monstrosities and beasts to go mad. Miasma and disease spread across the continent. Supernatural events spring up across the land. The events remain until the 21st day and by then have petered out.
4. Harvest Festivals
	1. On the 28th day of every month in each season except winter, there is a Harvest festival. Drinks and food abound. Offerings made from the last harvest are given to deities of bounty and wealth in hopes that there will be an even better one next month.