Kazmarron Calendar

The calendar of Khazmarron is the primary calendaring system of the various dwarven kingdoms of the world, said to have been originally developed by Khazmar, an ancient scholar-king of the now-lost dwarven Kingdom of Gundagor. Unique among calendars of Baltheron, the Kazmarron Calendar does not make direct use of the solar or lunar cycles, but instead focuses on measuring years since major events, twelve months (called Clangonth) with detailed work and rest periods throughout and days measured by the high and low tides of the groundwater. This march of years describes the formal calendaring system used between the dwarven Kingdoms... each of the six dwarven kingdoms also maintain a "Low Calendar" that measures years of the current King's reign.

The formal calendar only recognizes three seasons of four months each: Einsveppur, Hærbfest, and Thurrka. Einsveppur roughly correlates to mid spring through late summer in the sunlit world, Hærbfest is late summer through through early winter and Thurrka is early winter through mid spring. These seasonal cycles are based on water levels underground, with waters gradually increasing through Einsveppur, decreasing slowly through Hærbfest and most dwarven caverns (particularly in the north and south) experiencing the lowest water levels throughout Thurrka. Between Einsveppur and Hærbfest there are six festival days, called the Days of the Anvil, that begin 179 days after the lowest level of the water table during Thurrka. This event is calculated by each Kingdom's Tímavörður, a priest of Balthor who is responsible for timekeeping in the Kingdom...hence it may vary by a few days between Kingdoms if one Kingdom's water level is lowest on a different day than one of the others.

Each dwarven day is based on underground tides as well. Dwarves tend to divide themselves more-or-less equally into two different daily cycles of work, rest and sleep. During any given high tide (called Háflóð), approximately half of any given dwarven population will be asleep while the other half works. About two to four hours around each day's low tide (called Fjöru or Félagsskapur) are a time of rest and fellowship, where dwarves expect to spend time with their friends and family, including pursuing any hobbies with other dwarves who share the same interests. Again, time for a given dwarven community is managed by its Tímavörður, who ensures that bells, gongs, drum or other loud musical instrument is played in a central location that everyone can hear. In dwarven settlements where the tide is measurable and present, they may have an ornate device that makes use of special floats to not only ring bells, but maintain a complex clock face or something as simple as small statues on a spinning plate that turns as time passes.

The current Khazmarron calendar is dated from the restoration of the Goblet of Gundagor to the dwarves, ending the War of the Sun. The current formal year is the 109th Year of Dagsbrún, translated roughly as "Daybreak" or "Dawning" 1359 IC according to the Neptaran Calendar).

Months of the Kazmarron Calendar

Original article: Dwarven Months

Sequence	Days	Month	Season
N/A	5	Days of the Anvil1	N/A (Midsummer)
1	29	Járnsður (Month of Iron)	Hærbfest (Summer)
2	30	Steinsur (Month of Stone)	Hærbfest (Summer)
3	30	Gimsður (Month of Gems)	Hærbfest (Summer)
4	30	Belgsinsður (Month of the Great Bellows)	Hærbfest (early Autumn)
5	30	Djúpveganæt (Month of the Deep Ways)	Thurrka (mid Autumn)
6	30	Forfeðranæt (Month of the Ancestors)	Thurrka (late Autumn)
7	30	Skugganæt (Month of Shadows)	Thurrka (early Winter)
8	30	Bergmánæt (Month of Echoes)	Thurrka (mid Winter)
9	30	Glóðaður (Month of the Ember)	Einsveppur (late Winter)
10	30	Stálsður (Month of Steel)	Einsveppur (early Spring)
11	30	Gullaður (Month of Gold)	Einsveppur (mid Spring)
12	29	Jarðvegsður (Month of Earth)	Einsveppur (late Spring)
1The Dwarven Calendar begins on the 4th day of the Days of the Anvil, roughly near the Summer Solstice