Year Tree
The Year Tree is the calendar of the elves, one of several alternatives to the Clora Fastis, the formal calendar of the Empire. It is an intricate and complex system that suits the long lives of the elves, though it was designed above all for the immortal existence they led before the Exodus.1
Branches of time
The Year Tree reads events and the passing of time as lines that follow one another and branch. Instead of counting forward from a single starting point, it measures time by the span between significant events on the same branch, and when history is recorded, the horizontal distance between related branches is noted as well.1
This makes the Year Tree fit for perpetual use, and it serves the writing of history rather than mere timekeeping. It is at its best when timelines must be drawn for consecutive events that stretch over a very long time.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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