Concept
Twin-Moon Calendar
The Twin-Moon Calendar is the calendar of the orcs, one of several alternatives to the Clora Fastis, the formal calendar of the Empire.1
Orc tribes usually settle in wild regions where the sky is easy to watch, and their sense of time is shaped by the moon they see at night. Their calendar is in fact quite similar to the Clora Fastis, with two differences. The year begins on the day the twin moons appear in the sky at the same time, and the day itself is held to begin at night, for in traditional orc life the community is more active by night than by day.2
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- SSGLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 5-6
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