Lunar Phenomena

The darker ages of the Grand Duchy marked an age of confusion and superstition, resulting in the consulting of bones, lunar cycles, tides, and the migration of beasts in order to predict weal or woe upon the denizens of Meradyne. While many of these structures have faded post-advent of the Lore Gods, the vestigial terms, celebrations and mild oaths remain from those days, including the name of the full moons marking each month. These are the below:

The full moon marking Reaping is called the Scything Moon. Many farmers save the first swing of the scythe to fall under the light of the moon, in hopes that this restraint and reverence will ensure a large and healthy harvest.

Kindling is marked by the Smoldering Moon, as adults and children alike take time to chop and stack firewood for the long winter ahead.

The month of Final Harvest is presided over by the Hopeful Moon. The later crops are harvested one final time,

Brewing resides under the Thaestolian Moon. As the children play and cavort with desperate, hopeful energy, savoring every last ray of that summer sun, the Thaestolian Moon is said to revel in the chaos, casting its blessing down upon the youngsters.

The moon presiding over First Frost is just called Luun, and was believed to be the Goddess herself in the ancient days.

True to the month's theme, the moon presiding over Saint's Vigil is the Penitent Moon. This moon is said to hang heavy in the sky, weighing down the guilty and unkind until they unburden themselves of their guilt and make amends.

Spirit's Rest is governed by the ominous Revenant Moon, as the season is marked by an unusual concentration of undead sightings.

The Rictus moon floats over the month of Frozen River. As the mocking grin of the moon swells into a swallowing maw of hunger, citizens of Meradyne check their storerooms, and ensure they are full and rat-free.

The month of Deep Slumber lays fretfully under the Somnolent Moon, always hoping for her to awaken and send sustenance to the land in time for Stasis.

Stasis awaits the Provider Moon, as larder dwindle and desperate hunters leave their homes to bag live game for their families.

As game starts to move into the region in greater numbers, the Hunter's Moon drifts above Meradyne in the month of Stirring.

The Blooming Moon presides over the month of Broken Earth, as new life springs to the earth and the hunters take a moment to put up their feet and sip mead in the company of their peers.

The aptly named Wisdom Moon marks the month of Tilling, as the wiser farmers spend the month planting like mad, tilling, planting, watering, weeding and fertilizing like their lives depend on it. They say the nature spirits reward those industrious of heart, and the sweaty brow in Tilling makes for full larders as of Reaping.

The Golemheart Moon commemorates the month of Hope, as people look back with confusion and dread on the Rise of the Golems, and pray the phenomenon never occurs again.

Whether it be Joyspring or Lament, this odd month is watched over by the Judicial Moon, which is said to look back on the collective effort put in during Tilling, and decides the quantity and quality of harvest to be had in the following month of Reaping.

*Recorded by Scribe Simholme.*