Wheel of the Year

The Karnathi calendar differs from the Orrean Standard Calendar - which the rest of the world uses.

 Jyrsoi is the Goddess responsible for the Wheel of the Year and the seasons within, each month is named after a different member of the Anointed Ten. The Karnathi calendar has ten months, each month lasting five weeks of eight days. There are 400 days in a year.

There are four main seasons across Karnath; Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.

The current year is 632 Lys

## Months

Eldione / Eldiné (Spring)

Vivna / Vivana (Spring)

Jyrsoi / Jyrsan (Spring/Summer)

Qasoi / Qasivé (Summer)

Ekius / Ekisen (Summer)

Cita / Citavar (Autumn)

Agrasil / Agrasi (Autumn)

Okone / Okora (Autumn/Winter)

Tovrin / Tova (Winter)

Emjir / Emjas (Winter)

## Sagas

Sagas are a way of naming long periods of time - usually upwards of 500 years goes by before a new Saga is chosen by the Clergy - traditionally the Priesthood of Nhamasahal collects the names of great heroes throughout the Saga and the rest of the Clergy meditate and debate over who would be the most suitable to be the namesake of the next Saga.

There are currently 6 Sagas named after legendary heroes who shaped the previous Saga, with the exception of Najam of whom little is known. Each time a new Saga is named the years revert back to 0, this is a very rare occurrence. Below are the names of the Sagas.

Pre-Najam

Najam

Iwaric

Vitara

Gromor

Seluyara

Lys

## Days of the Week

The Days of the Week are named after the Eight Planar Stewards

Kesed

Maja

Mara

Atar

Keta

Ija

Amat

Sian

## Holidays

There are many important holidays in Karnath, many are religious though some are not. Regional holidays and Feast Days for various Gods and important figures also exist. Certain sects of the Faith practice different versions of holidays or different ones all together.

The most notable holidays across the continent are:

### Eldine

*1 Eldine:* **First Bloom**, the New Year celebration - usually this is when the Magnolia's begin to bloom across continental Karnath symbolizing the renewal of the year, by then the last snow has fallen and the weather has warmed considerably.

*Other names: New Years Day*

### Vivana

*11 Vivana: **Festival of Melodies*** - a holiday celebrating musicians and instrument makers.

*36 Vivana:* **Festival of Petals** - a romantic holiday and a celebration of Vivna's philosophies.

### Jyrsan

*10 Jyrsan:* **Victory Day** - commemorates the victory of the Ambrosetti, and particularly Seluyara, over the Vampires.

*Other names: Rosesean Reconstitution Day, Seluyara's Deathday*

### Qasive

*16 Qasive:* **The Day of Stars**, for an entire day the sky is filled with visible stars and is alight with colors. It's considered an auspicious day.

*Other names: The Summer Solstice*

### Ekisen

*1 Ekisen:* **Feast of Fools**, a reversal holiday - in it nobles are to serve their servants and great masquerades and parades are hell. Public inebriation is common. It is not held in the Weeping Spine, for fear of a slave revolt

32 *Ekisen:* **Fest of Proclamation**, Pryveth's independence day. Marks the end of the Pryvethi-Nor part of the War of Reclamation.

*Other names: Sigolene's Day*

### Citavar

*20 Citavar:* **Eminence Day**, celebrates the birth of Seluyara.

*Other names: Seluyara's Nameday*

*40 Citavar:* **Festival of Fear**, a day of courage - it's commemorates the bravery of Gromor in overthrowing the Cicarith Ascendancy.

*Other names: Gromor's Deathday*

### Agrasi

*40 Agrasi:* **The Day of Mourning,** it's a day of remembrance and solemn contemplation in Western Karnath, though in Esterwyn it's a day of revelry and celebrating those of the Lived Ones who will pass on into the Hereafter; usually involving storytelling and feasting.

### Okora

*1 Okora:* **Night of Lost Souls**, some souls get left behind on Orre - and that can cause problems! On the first night of Okora people use lanterns to drive wayward souls into rocks, trees, and rivers to trap them and keep them from causing issues in day to day life.

*40 Okora:* **Fisher Day**, a Nor holiday.. This holiday takes place after the bulk of the salmon run has completed - it usually involves finishing off preserved fish from prior years.

*Other Names: Feast of Salmon*

### Tova

*15 Tova:* **Winterstar -** it is usually a time to gather with family and exchange blessings. across the Silver Sea ice formations called Winterstars fill the water - giving the festival its name.

*Other names: the Winter Solstice*

*26 Tova:* **Literacy Day**, A holiday celebrating the life of Vitara.

*Other names: Vitara's Deathday*

### Emjas

*40 Emjas:* **Night of Masks** - a strange magical ritual to determine who shall lead each noble house and where they fall in station. House Arralis has never left their station as the Lords of the Masquerade - the Coin Lords are exempt from the ceremony as they aren't members of the peerage. There's much feasting and each new head of House distributes masks to those they deem worthy of being House members, even those who weren't born to the House. Dueling to the death for leadership position is allowed. It's a spectacle, but all things are in Pryveth.

*40 Emjas:* **Night of Seeds** - Karnath celebrates the impending new year by sowing crops and flowers for the coming new year.

*Other names: New Years' Eve*