Wheel Calendar
The Wheel Calendar is the calendar of the Northerners, one of several alternatives to the Clora Fastis, the formal calendar of the Empire.1
It is a cyclical calendar, built on the succession of the seasons and the days that mark the transitions between them. A day is named by its place in the season, as in "the 35th day of the summer". The shamanic beliefs of the fran people are in harmony with it.1
The habit shows in speech. Rather than saying that ten years have passed since an event, the fran prefer to say that ten winters have passed, which tells both how long ago it was and that it happened in winter.1
The Wheel Calendar is not very efficient for precise calculation and is kept for its cultural significance. Most northerners know the Clora Fastis and use it for more detailed accounting.1
Notes
- ↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, p. 5
Sources
This article draws on:
- SSGLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide(Bad Badger Games, 2024), p. 5
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