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(Created page with "<includeonly>{{Article_Reference|article=Kazmarron Calendar}}</includeonly> 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...") |
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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 (in hard years, a full-on drought) 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 Baelthor 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. | 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 (in hard years, a full-on drought) 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 Baelthor 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. | ||
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" {{NCYear|1359}} according to the Neptaran Calendar). | 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" {{NCYear|1359}} according to the Neptaran Calendar). | ||
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Revision as of 02:59, 29 January 2025
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 (yes, underground bodies of water also experience the same tides as experienced in the oceans above-ground). 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 (in hard years, a full-on drought) 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 Baelthor 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.
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 NC according to the Neptaran Calendar).
