Calendar¶
Bhreia uses a basic calendar to simplify date math. For example, there are no leap years in the calendar.
Units of Time¶
Unit | Composition |
---|---|
Age / Aeon | 10 centuries |
Century | 100 years |
Generation | 27-32 years |
Year | 12 months / 48 weeks / 336 days |
Season | 3 months / 84 days |
Month | 4 weeks / 28 days |
Week | 7 days |
Day | 24 hours |
Hour | 60 minutes |
Minute | 60 seconds |
Second | Seconds are the lowest useful denominator |
Months¶
Month names are based on deity names and end with -ium in the Winter or Summer, -ox in Autumn, or -ai in Spring.
Month Name | Number | Description | Equivalent |
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Bhreianium | 1 | (bray-ah-nee-uhm) After Bhreia, the creator of Bhreia. | January |
Heironeium | 2 | (hey-roh-nay-uhm) After Heironeous, god of chivalry, justice, honor, war, daring, and valor. | February |
Halmyrium | 3 | (hall-mih-ree-uhm) After Halmyr, god of strategy and skill in warfare. | March |
Ehlonnai | 4 | (uh-loh-nye) After Ehlonna, goddess of forests, woodlands, flora and fauna. | April |
Lirrai | 5 | (lih-rye) After Lirr, goddess of prose, poetry, literature and art. | May |
Syrethai | 6 | (sih-ruh-thai) After Syreth, goddess of guardians and protection. | June |
Pelorium | 7 | (peh-loh-ree-uhm) After Pelor, god of sun, light, strength and healing. | July |
Grumshium | 8 | (grooms-ee-uhm) After Gruumsh, god of orcs. | August |
Raoium | 9 | (rau-yum) After Rao, god of peace, reason and serenity. | September |
Lareox | 10 | (lah-ree-ox) After Corellon Larethian, god of elves, magic, music, and arts. | October |
Lolthox | 11 | (lolth-ox) Lolth, goddess of the drow, spiders, evil and darkness. | November |
Nerullox | 12 | (neh-roo-lox) Nerull, god of death, darkness, murder, and the underworld. | December |
Calendar¶
Important dates and holidays.
Month | Day | Event |
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Bhreianium | 1 | Renewal of Bhreia, new year's celebration. |
Halmyrium | 1 | First day of spring. |
Syrethai | 1 | First day of summer. |
Grumshium | 6 | Orcish day of Gruumsh worship and celebration. |
Raoium | 1 | First day of autumn. |
Nerullox | 1 | First day of winter. |
Nerullox | 30 | Waning of Nerullox, year's end celebration. |
Year Notation¶
Either 2915, or by Age, such as year 915 of the third age.