Predaconian calendar

The **Predaconian calendar** is the calendar used in most of the known universe, and the civil calendar of the Predaconian Empire. The year consists of ten months (Tenecousian: *mensis*) of 30 days (Tenecousian: *dies*) each, and 15 “demon days” at the end of the year.

## Months

The Predaconian months are thirty days each, divided into three “weeks” of ten days each, and named after a famous monarch.

* Traianus, officially *Mensis Traiani*, literally “Month of Trajan”
* Elagabalus, officially *Mensis Elagabali*, literally “Month of Elagabalus”
* Hadrianus, officially *Mensis Hadriani*, literally “Month of Hadrian”
* Augustus, officially *Mensis Augusti*, literally “Month of Augustus”
* Aurelius, officially *Mensis Aurelii*, literally “Month of Aurelius”
* Antonius Pius, officially *Mensis Antonii Pii*, literally “Month of Antonius Pius”
* Constantinus, officially *Mensis Constantini*, literally “Month of Constantine”
* Vespianus, officially *Mensis Vespiani*, literally “Month of Vespian”
* Septimius Severus, officially *Mensis Septimii Severi*, literally “Month of Septimius Severus”
* Domitianus, officially *Mensis Domitiani*, literally “Month of Domitian”
* The Demon Days (Tenecousian: *Dies Daemonicus*) are often called the Demon Month.

## Weeks and Days

The month is divided into three weeks. One of these weeks is known as a *decas*, plural *decades*, literally decades of ten days each. The weeks are named as:

* The *kalendae* is the first week.
* The *nonae* is the second week.
* The *idus* is the third week.

Within the week, the first seven days are considered weekdays (*dies fasti*, allowed days), while the last three are considered weekends (*dies nefasti*, “unallowed days”). Furthermore, election days (*dies comitiales*) and special holidays (*feriae*), divided into *stativae* (“stationary” dates), conceptivae (depending dates), and imperativae (one-off dates), are not considered weekdays legally. The days of the week are named simply:

* Primi (first day)
* Secundi (second day)
* Tertii (third day)
* Quarti (fourth day)
* Quinti (fifth day)
* Sexti (sixth day)
* Septimi (seventh day)
* Octavi (eighth day)
* Noni ninth day)
* Decimi (tenth day)

## Demon Days

The Demon Days (Tenecousian: *Dies Daemonicus*) are the last fifteen days of the year, and are considered bad and unholy by the Predaconians. No public events are taken on these days, as they are considered *stativae feriae*, although due to a lack of holiness, not because of it. It is at these days that ungodly powers (versus simple Underwordly powers) are at their strongest.

## Dating systems

The empire used a number of dating systems concurrently, due to it’s historical accumulation.

* ***Anno Mundi***, abbreviated to **AM**, or **Year After Creation** dates years from the creation of the Universe, which is pegged to the beginning of life on Predaconia. The current year is **AM 15696**.
* ***Ab urbe condita*** or ***anno urbis conditae***, abbreviated to **AUC**, or **From the Founding of the City** dates years from the founding of the city of Rifarious, the progenitor of the Predaconian state. The current year is **AUC 10187**.
* ***Anno Consulum [Name] [Name]que***, abbreviated to **ACOS**, or **In the Year of the Consuls [Name] and [Name]** dates years by the term of the elected officials. The current year is **ACOS 3**.
* ***Anno Domini Nostri [Name]***, abbreviated to **AD**, or **In the Year of Our Lord [Name]** dates years by the reign of the then-current monarch. The current year is **AD 21**.
* ***Ante Christum natum***, abbreviated to **ACN**, and ***Anno Christi***, abbreviated to **AC**, are used to date years from the birth or conception of Iesus the Saviour. The current year is **AC 9433**.