Time in Astia

## Current Time

The current year is 5,142. The date is based off of when Iknyr was killed. Once other countries became official they needed to keep track of everything, so they used Iknyr’s death as the baseline date. P.H. stands for "Pre-History" and P.I. stands for "Post Iknyr".

## Days of the Week

There are seven days in a week. Each country has their own names for the days of the week, but Favanu has each day named after an important figure in their history.

Monday is “Etsday”. named after Etyx

Tuesday is “Jamesday” named after all of the various king Jameses, but Favanu currently claims it to be specifically named after the newest king James. James the fourth. This is wrong, but everyone just goes along with it.

Wednesday is “Sersday” named after Seril the Righteous, the Paladin that killed Orcus in the demon war.

Thursday is “Lusday” named after Lucius, Etyx’s most trusted advisor, and also the one that ended up betraying him. Lusday is considered unlucky because of this.

Friday is “Arthday” named after King Arthur, Etyx’s first born son and successor to the throne. He appointed the duke system and constructed most of the laws that the country follows to this day.

Saturday is “Aursday” named after the gold dragon Aurrum, the dragon who fought and died to protect the world from Iknyr.

Sunday is “Zinday” named after Zinris, one of the legendary heroes who fought to defeat Iknyr back in the old days.

## Months and Holidays

There are six months in a year, each month being twice as long as an earth month. Sometimes for more specific measurements people use half months. Half months are usually used by bankers and army generals. The new year takes place on the winter Solstice.

### Badea's Winter

The first month of the year is called “Badea’s Winter”. It is named after the god of frost, snow, and hunting Badea. It lasts for **71 days**, starting on the Winter Solstice (December 21st) and ending on March 1st. When referring to the date a person will put Badea’s name before the date. For example, January first is called “Badea’s 11th”. Some holidays include:

**The Day of Red** is a holiday that not all people celebrate, but those who do take it very seriously. It is commonly celebrated on Badea's 1st. Most people in Favanu take the holiday quite seriously. It is a day that the people of that live in Favanu and people who have their roots in Skraia, remember the atrocities Iknyr committed on that day. The day Some traditions usually include burning Skrarian flags, singing chants, and praying to their ancestors and their gods. It's a somber day not filled with much excitement. That comes later on Liberation day.

**The Winter Solstice** is a day for enjoying all of the hard work you have done over the course of the year. People often go out and use the money they saved for buying a grand feast. In a family each adult is responsible for bringing something to the feast. Then at the end of the day everyone sits down and enjoys the feast, they talk about all of the fond memories they had over the course of the past year and what they plan to do going forward into the next year.

**Winter’s Tribute** is a holiday that the Boskadians worship. On Badea’s 2nd after they feast in their own name, they give gifts to Bidea. They will often save food from the feast they had and sacrifice it, so they can share the feast with Bidea. They also sacrifice gold, livestock, and criminals to Bidea. They put all of their sacrifices around a large stake in the ground tipped with Bidea’s symbol. The people will go check on the sacrifices in the morning and if they are gone, then Bidea accepts their gift and the year to come shall be of good fortune and Bidea shall be merciful. If they are still there Bidea did not accept the gift, and the year to come shall be filled with terrible storms, blizzards, and monster attacks.

**Liberation Day** is the day Iknyr was killed. The day takes place on Badea's 34th. It is generally the biggest day of the year. Politicians hang giant flags of Favanu all over the cities, men and women are encouraged to wear green and yellow dresses. Daises are a common decorative flower, and if you are given a daisy on Liberation day it is generally considered a proclamation of deep love. Pastries filled with melted chocolate and covered in powdered sugar in the shape of a crescent are a common treat on the holiday. Gift giving is encouraged and common as well, and exclusively on this holiday drinking is allowed for religious figures and is encouraged for common folk.

### Hegdum's Spring

The second month is called Hegdum’s Spring. It lasts **70 days**. It is called that because of how the period of time is seen as tranquil, calm, and peaceful like Hegdum, and also like Hegdum it ushers into warmer times. Hegdum warms your heart, and spring will lead into summer, the warmest season. Hegdum is the dwarvish god of medicine and peace.

**Heartwarming:** This holiday is all about making others happy and bringing more cheer to the world. It can be anything you think would make someone else feel better, from gift giving, favors, or anything you think your closest friends might enjoy. Sinful activity is frowned upon, but tolerated so as not to ruin the day, but Favanu will still crack down on law breakers and illegal activities are still illegal no matter how much you enjoy burning that orphanage to the ground. This day takes place on Hegdum’s 31st

**Remembrance:** This day is all about remembering your past and reflecting on all the good moments in your life, but not trying to recreate them or re live them, just think about all the joy in your life and accepting that although you might not be able to relive those moments you can still make new experiences that you will think about next year. Common traditions include large family meetings over tea, reading over old books, listening to stories people tell each other and other such things. This is also a time that people must give their respects to their elders, for they might not be around for very much longer, and it is good to make as many good experiences with them as possible before they leave. This takes place on the last day of the month, Hegdum’s 62nd

### Ygtal's Spring

The third month is called Ygtal’s Spring, named after the god of nature. It lasts **70 days**.

**Fey Day:** This is a day for partying, drinking, and pranks. For Ygtal worshippers this is a special day, because this holiday was created by Ygtal herself and it is part of her religion to partake in the holiday.

Actually, this is a holiday brought over from the feywild that all the other races liked so much most countries have adopted it into their culture. The feywild is where all of the fey creatures live, and is the homeland of the elves. On this day, most activities normally considered Taboo are now seen as part of the holiday. It’s like April fools and Saint Patrick’s mixed together. The devils *love* this holiday. They always look forward to pranking people, but since they are devils their pranks are usually deadly or somewhat cruel. They also added onto the holiday by creating a huge market off of gambling, alcohol and sin in general. Hegdum and Etyx are ok with the Holiday but they worry that the devils will take it too far. This is usually the favorite holiday for many elves, and even dwarfs take part in the holiday just so they have an excuse to drink more than they already do.

### Thazneir's Summer

The fourth month is called Thaznier’s Summer. It is named after Thaznier, the sun god because summer is hot, and the sun shines bright. This is when most of the religious practices for clerics of Thaznier take place. It lasts **70 days**.

**Banishing Day:** This is the day that the demon war was brought to a close and Orcus and Rithar were killed and seen back to the Abyss. This is a day for parades and celebration, and usually there is a reenactment of the Lightholde Siege where Serill the righteous killed Orcus with his sword, Harbinger of the Sun. This holiday takes place on Thaznier’s 43rd.

**Bountiful Plantings:** On this day the sun shines brighter than any other day of the year. Thaznier chooses 100 people he decides to bless with a bountiful harvest. This equates to all of the crops they have planted grow rapidly and grow lots of their edible parts, and animals become much more delicious, and to prove it Thaznier gives the animal an unreplicatable birthmark on the forehead of his holy symbol. This day is Thaznier’s 18th.

**The Day of Perfect Sun:** Thaznier the sun god makes it so that on this day in particular the sun shines at the perfect ideal temperature, and makes the temperature more comfortable. Most people on this day spend most time outside enjoying the nice weather. This day takes place on Thaznier’s 30th.

The fifth month is called Etyx’s Fall (outside of Favanu it is Urasil’s fall). It lasts 61 days and it starts on August 17th. This is the last month before the cold months start, and many see this month as the best time for cleansing themselves and picking up new hobbies. This is the month people try to change for the better.

**Phoenix Day:** The holiday is all about changing yourself for the better so that you are spared from the wrath of Bidea going into the winter. This holiday is called “Phoenix Day” as you try and bring the new and better you out of the ashes of the old you. The holiday takes place on Etyx’s 14th

### Rithar's Fall

The sixth month is called Rithar’s Fall. It lasts **84 days**. This month is considered to be unlucky by most people of Favanu for several reasons. This month is one of the most harsh months, and although it is not colder than Bidea’s winter, crops are more likely to die during this month. Also this was the month that Rithar and Orcus entered the Material plane, which is also considered a sign of bad luck. Most people pray to their gods a lot before and during this month to hope for the misfortunes of it to be passed onto somebody else, or to nobody at all.

**The Forbiddance:** The Forbiddance is a week long holiday where the people all over the world set up safeguards to avoid the bad luck coming with the month, such as asking for forgiveness for past sins, cleansing themselves with holy water, and even the richer members of society will hire clerics to safeguard their houses with spells that protect from evil. It takes place from Rithar’s 1st to Rithar’s 7th.

**The Blood Moon:** It is guaranteed once during this month a blood moon will rise. On occasion from year to year a few tragic events have occurred on the day of the blood moon rising. The day is never certain, so people are always preparing for it. A superstition about the blood moon is that if you shake hands with anyone on the day under the blood moon you are both assured a swift death within the following week. Nobody is sure how this came about, but a couple coincidences here and there haven’t helped.

**Harvesting Day:** On harvesting day the people of the farmlands harvest all of their crops all at once and leave nothing in the ground. They also kill at least 7 of each of their livestock. This day is usually seen as a holiday for farmers, but aside from that most people view it as a light day of some extra feasting because of all of the new crops that have been harvested and the animals that were killed. The farmers kill 7 of each of their livestock because then if something bad Happens to their current livestock they still have food, and the number 7 is significant because it is the holy number, and by invoking the holy number they hope to attract the attention of a holy creature to look down on them and protect them. This day takes place Rithar’s 5th.