Measures of Time

## Niradian Calendar

The Niriad operates with a 13 month calendar, with each month containing 28 days. At the end of each cycle they celebrate Grand Monsulum, which is considered to be outside of the standard calendar. The calendar repeats the next day.

### Months of the Year

Each month is named in honour of one of the soul monar that create life in The Niriad. The basic etymology of each month roughly translates to "Time belonging to \_\_\_\_" The thirteen months are:

### Days of the Week

Similar to our calendar week, The Niriad operates with 7 days. These days honour the original Sanctums of The Niriad, with the exception of Monsulum; which honours the grand monar of the Niriad; Mon. The etymology for these days can be traced back to the Ancient Nowaton Akenakik phrase for "the sun shines on/for \_\_\_\_".

#### Changing the Days?

There are two recorded instances of Niradians attempting to rearrange or rename the days of the week.

The Creation of Skirth

The first instance was just before the 2nd Siege Era, when an arrival of refugees from another continent prompted the monar Jolibo to build the sky lands of Skirth. Certain members of the High Garal suggested that the first day of Monsulum should be replaced with Skiralum to honour the new lands and as a gesture of welcome to the newcomers to The Niriad. Others protested by saying Skirth was not technically a Sanctum, and that replacing the name would be tempting fate with Mon. Public opinion also rejected the idea of name change, stating that the newcomers were not truly part of the Niriad. Ultimately, the movement to change the name was ended.

Post-2nd Siege

The terrors of the Second Siege of Kat'aro saw many tragedies, including the complete loss of Gor'n, the aethic collapse of Erna, and the flooding of Ter-an to create Tur-es. These enormous changes in the fabric of The Niriad prompted many parties to claim the days of the week needed to change in order to reflect the new structure of the land. This movement gained far more traction than its predecessor; many wanted to give Skirth a place in the week after their courageous hand in ending the conflict; others felt changing the names would provide a fresh start for The Niriad to move forward from its history. The High Garal was also reportedly divided for some time on the topic.

It was eventually ruled that the names would not change out of respect for the sacrifice and memory of the lost Sanctums that gave The Niriad its start.

## Niradian Dating System

The Niradian Dating System is the structure with which dates are written and expressed numerically. For example, DD/MM/YYYY is a common format on Earth.

Due to the struggle for balance between Mon and Ar, The Niradian system requires the distinction of an era. In times when Mon has more authority the era is marked by a single number. Siege Periods take place when the scales tip in Ar's favour, and are represented by two numbers in the Era phrase.

Acceptable formats include:

* E, Y (MM-DD)
* E, Y (MM)
* E, Y
* E, Y (DD-Month)

The term "Wild Days" is used to reference to any time prior to the first recorded Siege. This is usually designated in the Era notation as a cross (X). Wild Days years are similar to Earth's BC timeline in that it counts down to year 0 as it approaches the start of the First Siege.