Time and History (Grisaire Supplement)

An international calendar was found fairly early in history, having been a schedule given by the gods themselves. The earliest record of this dates back to The Days of the Forge in the Genesis Era.

The Calendar

There are twelve months on Grisaire, one for each of the throne gods. The months are divided into the Light and Dark months, to describe the changing cycles of the sun. During light months, the sun is bright and light is strong. These are equivalent to spring and summer. Dark months are characterized by waning light and cooler temperatures, like autumn and winter. The months are named after the gods as such as well. The god's names have different meanings embedded in them, so the month names have a connotation when translated literally. While traditions may differ in locations, each month comes with some conventional activities when that throne's power shines through. All this is detailed below:

Light Months

• Hiu-oin (Orshiidi) → "Enlightened time"; usually four weeks, a time for trade, exhibitions, and contests
• Tri-oin (Tribore) → "Scripture time"; usually three weeks, a time for exams in school and for job qualifications, etc.
• Sen-oin (Manus Infinitum) → "Many time"; usually five weeks, a time for shopping, crafts, and harvest
• Igu-oin (Igu-Rab-Ichi) → "Rage/Passion time"; usually two to three weeks, a time for courtship and rivalry
• Dara-oin (Darakan'ta) → "Bloom time"; usually five weeks, a time for birthdays, celebration, and flowers
• Ur-oin (Tarekaya) → "Shed time"; usually three weeks, a time to clean and reflect

Dark Months

• Cha-uin (Charylt) → "Mixed time"; usually two weeks, a time for trying new things
• Geru-uin (M'iaq) → "Sly time"; usually two weeks, a time usually accompanied by upticks in crime
• Roshi-uin (Survelem) → "Remembrance time"; usually two to three weeks, a time usually for people to visit the dead and pay their respects to ancestors
• On-uin (Ongana) → "Dual time"; usually three to four weeks, a very busy time when business tends to increase
• Phleg-uin (Plegothos) → "Wait time"; usually five weeks, a time of preparation and sowing
• Spir-uin (Spire Queen) → "Strength time"; usually five weeks, a time for games of strength and trials

Every week is 10 days, and so an alternate name for a week is a tenday. However, the number of weeks per month differs as shown above. As the Light or Dark months approach their end, these months get an extended number of weeks to balance out the time for light and dark, called Balancing Lux. This change is not implemented all over Grisaire and many countries simply assign 4 weeks to each month, for a total of 48 weeks a year. A standard month can thus be called a forty-day.

Additional regional changes or adaptations to calendars or timekeeping exist. The lunar cycle of Grisaire is a rough approximation to measure 1-2 months' worth of time. Many on the Endix continent subscribe to how the two moons of Grisaire will appear once each before appearing together at the end of every two months or so. In places like Selif of Adum or the Barrya jungle of Khaire, where there are still sacred trees, the course of a day is kept by observing the tree as a natural obelisk, and the seasons are foretold by the change in the tree itself.

Lunar Cycle Calendar

Moon Phase	Duration

Sacred Tree Calendar

Tree Phase	Duration

Holidays

One day of each month, sometimes maybe an eve as well, is a dedicated patron day to the god for which the month is named and represents. While celebrated worldwide, the customs of each tradition can differ based on country.

• The 3rd of Hiu-oin is also known as Archery Day, in honor of Orshiidi.
• The 1st day of Tri-oin is Bookfest, in honor of Tribore.
• The 14th day of Sen-oin is Worker's Day, in honor of Manus Infinitum.
• The 13th day of Igu-oin is Patriot's Day, in honor of Igu-Rab-Ichi.
• The 6th of Dara-oin is Green Day, in honor of Darakan'ta.
• The 7th and 8th of Ur-oin are the Dragon Eve and Day of Dragondance, in honor of Tarekaya.
• The 13th of Cha-uin is the Day of Tea, which is a weird name for the holiday in honor of Charylt.
• The 30th day of Geru-uin is Day of the Knife, a holiday dedicated to M'iaq.
• The 16th day of Roshi-uin is the Day of the Cloak, in honor of Survelem.
• The 24th day of On-uin is the Day of Shadow, in honor of Ongana.
• The 26th day of Phleg-uin is the Day of the Eye, in honor of Plegothos.
• The 4th day of Spir-uin is the Day of the Peak, in honor of Resoolt, the Spire Queen.

Other holidays are small events usually classified or categorized in terms of theme and motifs based on the god's month that they are in.

• Day of Fools - The 15th day in the month of Geru'uin, in honor of M'iaq. If you know April Fools or Pesce d'Abril, it's like a meaner version of that.

General History

You can read more on the history of Grisaire in History of Grisaire

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