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== Overview ==
<blockquote>“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''</blockquote>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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
!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:

# '''Aurenset''' – First light through Solivar’s rise
# '''Highflame''' – Peak of the longbright, work and trade
# '''Tidefall''' – Late light, time of travel
# '''Violetwane''' – Sunset and prayer hour
# '''Deepglow''' – Moonlight and reflection
# '''Hollowturn''' – True night, rest and dreams

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== The Ten Cycles of Solivar’s Path ==
{| class="wikitable"
!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.
{| class="wikitable"
!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.”