Lore: Calendar
The
year on Arcania last exactly 250 days, shorter than Earth's 365.25
days. Arcania has two moons and the star is cooler, but the planet orbit
closer to the star. Overall Arcania is slightly hotter than Earth.
Arcania is slightly larger than Earth. The day last 25 Earth-hours. The axis has a lower inclination in respect to the orbital plane, so the difference between seasons is less marked.
The <Pale Moon> is a large moon with a tight almost circular orbit. The orbit is inclined in respect to the orbital plane, so Arcania never experiences solar eclipses. The pale moon has an orbital period around Arcania of exactly 50 days. The ratio 1:5 mean that the moon can be used to mark the passing of the seasons without any leftover days.
The <Dark Moon> is smaller and has a much bigger and highly elliptical orbit around Arcania. As the name says, the moon is dark, but can be seen easily with the unaided eye during the night.
Most cultures in Arcania use the <Pale Moon> to mark the passing of season. They do not use months. All moons are fifty days long.
The <Bloom Moon> is the first moon after the new year. During this moon, the vegetation blooms after the mild winter.
Arcania is slightly larger than Earth. The day last 25 Earth-hours. The axis has a lower inclination in respect to the orbital plane, so the difference between seasons is less marked.
The <Pale Moon> is a large moon with a tight almost circular orbit. The orbit is inclined in respect to the orbital plane, so Arcania never experiences solar eclipses. The pale moon has an orbital period around Arcania of exactly 50 days. The ratio 1:5 mean that the moon can be used to mark the passing of the seasons without any leftover days.
The <Dark Moon> is smaller and has a much bigger and highly elliptical orbit around Arcania. As the name says, the moon is dark, but can be seen easily with the unaided eye during the night.
Most cultures in Arcania use the <Pale Moon> to mark the passing of season. They do not use months. All moons are fifty days long.
The <Bloom Moon> is the first moon after the new year. During this moon, the vegetation blooms after the mild winter.
The <Fire Moon> is the equivalent of summer. The 50th day of the Fire Moon is usually the hottest of the year. The 29th day of the Fire moon is considered the unluckiest day of the year.
The <Harvest Moon> is the period of the year when crops are harvested. The final day of the moon are marked by large celebrations all over Arcania.
During the <Wither Moon>, trees loses leaves, and the vegetation lose color in preparation for the winter.
The <Ice Moon> is the equivalent of winter. Around the 25th day of this moon are usually the coldest days of the year. The 50th day of the Ice Moon is marked by big celebrations for the end of the year.
The year zero happened 1500 years before the current storyline. Different cultures have different names for it. In Cullania they refer to the events of Y0000 as <The Cataclysm> a world spanning event that caused the disappearance of many civilizations and changed the shape of the continents themselves. For centuries Arcania was enveloped in thick volcanic clouds and plunged into a deep nuclear winter. Life struggled to survive. This event is etched deep inside the people and their descendence.