Vamorun Calendar

> *"History and Time are so intertwined, that I often think of them as one in the same. For without one, we do not care for the other." -* Felrosa Vamoru, creater of the Vamorun Calendar
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## Background

The Vamorun Calendar was one of the methods used by peoples in Faerun to record the passage of time. The method of calculation, used by many peoples across the Material Plane, was invented by Felrosa Vamoru, a notable historian. The Calendar was praised for its commitment to history, its reflection of the past, and its acknowledgment of events contributing to present-day society.

The Vamorun Calendar tallied the passage of large groupings of years, as opposed to individual days or seasons. Thus, it was not intended to be used in daily life, but was rather intended to be used to study the history of the known universe.

The Calendar, and its caretakers, the Vamorun Counters, identified notable historical events that shaped life following their occurrence, and grouped years into units called "eras." This method of calculation differed from the Netheril Years calendar, which only tallied years in one continuous sum.

The "eras" of the Vamorun Calendar are generally named for a previously impactful event that created the way of life of that era. For instance, the "Western War Era" followed the events of the Senor Fang Gang, and their defeat of the Fiend and the Rhinedon late in the preceding era, the "Freeman's Reckoning Era."

The announcement of a new era by the Vamorun Counters was a rare event, and when such an announcement occurred, celebrations went on in most of the known world. The Counters generally ended areas at rounded numbers for ease of calculation. For instance, while the events of the Western War occurred around 1493-94 FRE ("Freeman's Reckoning Era"), the Counters waited until the year 1500 FRE to end the Freeman's Reckoning Era and begin the Western War Era.

## List of Eras

The eras are listed in chronological order, with the corresponding Netheril Year marking the beginning of the era, for reference.

* Days of Thunder Era (DTE), 4,000 years, beginning −31141 NY. First recorded Era, marking the beginning of the known world.
* Tearfall Era (TFE), 1,000 years, beginning −27141 NY.
* Flight of Dragons Era (FDE), 5,000 years, beginning −26141 NY.
* Rage of Dragons Era (RDE), 1,100 years, beginning −21141 NY.
* First Flowering Era (FFE), 3,900 years, beginning −20041 NY.
* Ilythiir-Orishaar Conflict Era (IOE), 2,400 years, beginning −16141 NY.
* Faerunian Sundering Era (FSE), 1,600 years, beginning −13741 NY.
* Dwarven Migration Era (DME), 2,100 years, beginning −12141 NY.
* Miyeritar Dominance Era (MDE), 1,900 years, beginning −10041 NY.
* First Crown War Era (FtCE), 700 years, beginning −8141 NY.
* Second Crown War Era (SCE), 400 years, beginning −7441 NY.
* Third Crown War Era (TCE), 450 years, beginning −7041 NY.
* Fourth Crown War Era (FrCE), 1,250 years, beginning −6591 NY.
* Fifth Crown War Era (FhCE), 200 years, beginning −5341 NY.
* Founding Time Era (FTE), 900 years, beginning −5141 NY.
* Deep Shanatar Era (DSE), 300 years, beginning −4241 NY.
* Great Arrival Era (GAE), 1,300 years, beginning −3941 NY.
* Skyfire Era (SFE), 700 years, beginning −2641 NY.
* Jhaamdathan Empire Era (JEE), 800 years, beginning −1941 NY.
* Calimshan Empire Era (CEE), 500 years, beginning −1141 NY.
* Seven Citadels War Era (SCE), 400 years, beginning −641 NY.
* Proud Peoples Era (PPE), 250 years, beginning −241 NY.
* Netheril Empire Era (NEE), 3,550 years, beginning 9 NY.
* Karsus's Folly Era (KFE), 300 years, beginning 3559 NY.
* Freeman's Reckoning Era (FRE), 1,500 years, beginning 3859 NY.
* Western War Era (WWE), 800 years, beginning 5,359 NY.
* Planar Conflict Era (PCE), currently ongoing, beginning 6,159 NY.