Post by Velaryon on Apr 2, 2009 19:21:55 GMT -5
Since we're using it in-game, I guess it ought to be available on the board so you guys have some idea what the different months are.
The most commonly used calendar in Faerun is known as the Calendar of Harptos, named after a long-dead wizard who invented it. It divides the 365 days of the year into 12 months of 30 days each, as well as five special days in between months, which are commonly celebrated as holidays marking the changes of season. The twelve months of the Faerunian calendar roughly correspond to the 12 months of our own calendar.
The Faerunian calendar goes like this:
1 Hammer
--Midwinter holiday--
2 Alturiak
3 Ches
4 Tarsakh
--Greengrass holiday--
5 Mirtul
6 Kythorn
7 Flamerule
--Midsummer holiday--
8 Eleasis
9 Eleint
--Highharvesttide holiday--
10 Marpenoth
11 Uktar
--Feast of the Moon holiday--
12 Nightal
Every four years, a leap year day is added to the calendar, similar to our own February 29th, except that it is added after Midsummer. This is Shieldmeet. The last Shieldmeet was in 1372 DR, so the next one will be next year, in 1376.
The most commonly used calendar in Faerun is known as the Calendar of Harptos, named after a long-dead wizard who invented it. It divides the 365 days of the year into 12 months of 30 days each, as well as five special days in between months, which are commonly celebrated as holidays marking the changes of season. The twelve months of the Faerunian calendar roughly correspond to the 12 months of our own calendar.
The Faerunian calendar goes like this:
1 Hammer
--Midwinter holiday--
2 Alturiak
3 Ches
4 Tarsakh
--Greengrass holiday--
5 Mirtul
6 Kythorn
7 Flamerule
--Midsummer holiday--
8 Eleasis
9 Eleint
--Highharvesttide holiday--
10 Marpenoth
11 Uktar
--Feast of the Moon holiday--
12 Nightal
Every four years, a leap year day is added to the calendar, similar to our own February 29th, except that it is added after Midsummer. This is Shieldmeet. The last Shieldmeet was in 1372 DR, so the next one will be next year, in 1376.