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Martus

CanonOfficial lore from the booksSSGp. 4-5

Martus is the first month of the Clora Fastis, the formal calendar of The Empire. Its common name is Coldlight, and it is followed by Apralas.1

Martus has thirty-one days: three tendays, or septi, and one day more. Its days are simply counted, and scribes record a date in it as, for example, "3 Martus".2

Since a septi cannot last more than ten days, the thirty-first day of Martus stands outside the tendays and is called Malachar’s Day, in homage to the god of luck. Many believe that time stands still on such a day, that work done on it turns out well, and that those who die on it are blessed by Malachar.2

Notes

  1. ↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, p. 4
  2. ↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, p. 5

Sources

This article draws on:

  • SSGLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 4-5

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