Calendar And Time

Overview

“Order begins with measure. The breath of Solivar marks the hour;

the grace of Tasserin defines the day; the fleeting path of Cassanda reminds us to act before memory fades.”

— Archivist High-Canon Solven Marr, Prologue to the Calendar Concordic

The Concordic Calendar is the universal reckoning of time across the civilized states of Velthuryn.

Where ancient tribes once counted by moons or storms, the Concord binds all to a single rhythm of Solivar’s pulse, a rhythm both practical and spiritual, balancing daylight’s reason and the night’s reflection.

It divides the 428-day solar year into ten Cycles of 43 days each, further divided into ten-day Spans.

Every tenth Span concludes with the Sister’s Embrace, when Tasserin and Cassanda cross paths in the sky, a symbol of unity between knowledge and instinct, law and passion.

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Structure

Measure	Term	Duration	Astronomical Correlate
Day	Longbright	36 hours (18 longbright, 18 deepglow)	One rotation of Velthuryn
Span	Ten-day week	10 Longbrights	Cassanda’s full orbit (~6 days) + twilight variance
Cycle	Month equivalent	43 Longbrights	One orbit of Tasserin
Year	The Concordic Year	10 Cycles (≈ 428 days)	One orbit of Velthuryn around Solivar

Each day is divided by clocktowers and heliograph mirrors into six Turns of six hours each:

1. Aurenset – First light through Solivar’s rise
2. Highflame – Peak of the longbright, work and trade
3. Tidefall – Late light, time of travel
4. Violetwane – Sunset and prayer hour
5. Deepglow – Moonlight and reflection
6. Hollowturn – True night, rest and dreams

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The Ten Cycles of Solivar’s Path

Cycle	Common Name	Seasonal Phase	Symbol	Common Festivals and Customs
I. Seedwake	Early Spring	Renewal, thaw, beginnings	🌱 Sprout-glyph	First Planting, Oath of the New Scroll, archivists inscribe new ledgers; farmers plant griefglass seeds.
II. Brightcrest	Late Spring	Blossoming and ambition	☀️ Rising sun	Festival of Ten Thousand Mirrors, Sunlash Coast launches flotillas to catch Solivar’s first full reflection.
III. Emberrise	Early Summer	Forge heat and labor	🔥 Flame spiral	Forge-Bloom, Dwarves temper first embersteel blades; Lexharrow opens academic dueling season.
IV. Verdant Zenith	High Summer	Growth, art, and revelry	🌿 Twining leaves	Moonpetal Revel, Thirasil’s canopy glows with bioluminescent petals; trade fairs bloom in Fleaspark.
V. Ashveil	Late Summer	Storms, travel, decision	🌩️ Storm rune	Wind-Reading Day, pilots and rope-runners test new bridges before the Ashroads’ gales.
VI. Emberfall	Autumn	Harvest, endings	🍁 Falling spark	Wander-Counting, families map the forest drift; students return from proof-wandering.
VII. Redember	Late Autumn	Memory, reflection	🪶 Red quill	Remembrance Conflux, Gravenreach forges year’s verdict tablets; scholars renew citations.
VIII. Frostwane	Early Winter	Cold patience, endurance	❄️ Snow sigil	Vigil of the Dormant Heart, villages fall silent for 36 hours, listening for the Elderseed’s pulse.
IX. Deepquiet	Midwinter	Stillness, mourning	🌑 Hollow moon	Silence Vigil, all hammers cease for a day in Gravenreach; the Aethergrave hums low and violet.
X. Dawnthaw	Late Winter	Rebirth, optimism	🌅 Rising Solivar	Renewal Concord, cities reopen archives, and children born this week are considered “first-light” souls.

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The Ten Days of the Span

Every Cycle is divided into ten Days of Purpose, each reflecting the world’s balance of craft, commerce, and contemplation.

Common citizens abbreviate these to a single glyph on ledgers or banners.

Day	Glyph	Domain	Typical Activities
1. Solisday	☼	Civic, government, guild courts	Decrees, trade rulings, taxes due
2. Ferrenday	⚒️	Labor and creation	Smithing, building, crafting
3. Tassar-day	🌕	Law and scholarship	Canon readings, celestial observations
4. Cassan-day	🌗	Travel and trade	Caravans depart, markets swell
5. Velth-day	🌀	Rest and recreation	Music, sport, weddings
6. Mirrenday	✒️	Learning and artistry	Universities hold disputations
7. Aurinday	🔆	Festivals, celebration	Public theatre, civic games
8. Duskraday	🌒	Reflection and prayer	Temples open for penance and divination
9. Gravenday	⛏️	Oaths and industry	Forges fire, miners bless their shafts
10. Hollisday	⚜️	Renewal and silence	Records sealed, ledgers balanced; most rest before next Span

Astronomical Markers

The Sister’s Embrace

Occurs twice per year, when Tasserin and Cassanda overlap in Solivar’s afterglow.

Light ripples violet and gold across the Bangrave Sea; shadows appear double and alive.

It marks:

• The Mid-Year Alignment (between Cycles V and VI)
• The Year’s End Convergence (between Cycles X and I)

During the Embrace:

• Magical resonance intensifies.
• Contracts sealed under the double moon are considered “twice bound.”
• Timepieces and heliographs across Lexharrow reset their calibration.

Mirror Tides

When Cassanda passes beneath Tasserin, reflected light from both moons creates an oceanic shimmer so bright sailors can read by it.

In Fleaspark and Sunlash, mirror-tide weeks are prime for navigation.

Hollow Hours

1–2 nights per year when both moons vanish from the sky.

Considered perilous and sacred; the Concord forbids legal judgments during these nights, for “truth hides its reflection.”