Cyclolunar Calendar

The Cyclolunar Calendar was discovered by Annig, an ancient tortle philosopher and scholar who realized that their were ages through history, dictated by when the moons aligned. When both moons aligned on a full moon at the beginning of a new year, a new age was born. No one knows how many ages there have been, but scholars agree that each has been drastically different than whatever came previously, based on findings from ancient ruins.

Each year begins on the northern winter solstice, though divisions of time throughout the year are determined by the state of the moons. Two moons circle Eko—Leia and Ulna, named after the sister gods of magic. Leia, the smaller moon, has an orbit lasting 11 days. Each "week", called a Leiaset (lee-AY-sut), begins on the new moon. After 46 days, or two full cycles of Ulna, it is a new month. There are 200 days in a year, and since the year begins on solstice, each month roughly aligns with a transition between two seasons. At the end of the fall season, the extra 16 days are added as a time of festivities to celebrate the harvest, allowing the calendar to catch up in time for the next solstice.

Every 253 days, the orbits of the two moons align. These days are days of powerful magic, and it is said that anyone born on a double full moon is destined for a magical greatness. Conversely, if you are born on a double new moon, many believe you have been cursed.

The Current year is 15,384 PS (Post Sundering). Years before the sundering are referred with the affix AS (Ante-Sundering).