Balderlanian Calendar

The **Balderlanian Calendar** (also known as Balderlane's Calendar or the Blue Calendar) is the official system of timekeeping used in the Azure Empire. It marks 0 AB as the year 825 in the common Flaria calendar, being the year in which Balderlane completed his conquest of the Blue archipelago. The current Blue year is 1198 AB (After Balderlane).

### Months

The Balderlanian calendar has 12 months, each of which have 30 days. Due to Flaria's simple solar cycle of 360 days, this creates an even divide of each month for the calendar.

#### Retowes

Retowes is the first month of the calendar, and literally translates to "one" or "first" in ancient Azurite. It is assumed to be in reference to the great general Garrisonderlane, who was known for being a master of defensive tactics and winning many key battles for Balderlane's army. He was given the title of "Etuvegal Retowes" (First General), which this month is presumably named after.

#### Shozhatvi

Shozhatvi is the second month of the calendar, and is named after the traditional Azurite spirit of the same title. Shozhatvi is known as the being of ice, frostbite, and depravity. An ancient myth tells that children who are left outside during cold winter nights are taken away by this spirit and found near-naked with their own severed fingers in their mouths. It is said that the only way to prevent Shozhatvi's arrival is to surround oneself with vegetable oil, which the spirit greatly dislikes.

#### Zankiva

Zankiva is the third month of the calendar, being named after a mythical sailor from Crestopolis who is said to have circumnavigated the world. In said myth, Zankiva began and completed her journey in this month, encountering numerous strange beasts which have never been documented and notably sailing straight through massive continental landmasses. Zankiva's journey is widely accepted to be made-up.

#### Hetvaragmerrasemanistila

Hetvaragmerrasemanistila is the fourth month of the calendar, translating roughly to "month of ugly flower growing". The flower in question is assumed to be the Lemonis, an off-yellow orchid-like plant which blooms during this time.

#### Yvorimenas

Yvorimenas is the fifth month of the calendar, named after the Azurite spirit of flames, rage, and war. Yvorimenas is portrayed in murals as an ominous cloud of mist which horribly burns any person who enters it. It is described as tempting people into violence for no other reason than its own amusement. This month is presumably named after it for the unusually high temperatures of 85 degrees which it can reach.

#### Semunas

Semunas is the sixth month of the calendar, named after the Blue hegemon Serul Semunas (793 AB - 793 AB). He hijacked a parlimentary bill which aimed to add another month to the year (as previously there were only eleven unevenly divided months), naming the month after himself. This was the only action of substance done by this hegemon before his brutal death.

#### Otwes

Otwes is the seventh month of the calendar, literally translating to "sixth". This month was originally the sixth, but was displaced when the month of Semunas was created, and was never renamed.

#### Feahom

Feahom is the eighth month of the calendar, and is named after the Azurite spirit of winds, disaster, and chaos. Feahom is described as a great bird with three wings which could generate gusts strong enough to cause tornados, earthquakes, and tsunamis.

#### Kemtilyatva

Kemtilyatva is the ninth month of the calendar, and translates to "birthday month". In all descriptions of the calendar, it is never stated whose birthday is being referred to.

#### Kvemin

Kvemin is the tenth month of the calendar, and directly translates to "cold". It is presumably given this name due to its cold temperature.

#### Lekvemin

Lekvemin is the eleventh month of the calendar, and translates to "colder". Take a wild guess as to why it's called this.

#### Selenihetva

Seleniahetva is the twelfth month of the calendar, translating directly to "moon month". This name in particular has caused massive controversy from Dawnist sects, who claim the name is unfairly biased towards Selenism. Regardless, this month has remained the same since the Balderlanian calendar was introduced.