Hammersong's Legacy: Calendar of Cameria...

Good Morning, All:

Here's another little tidbit from the Hammersong's Legacy Campaign Setting, the world's calendar. I admit that here, I took the easy way out. I chose 360 as the number of days in the year, because it is easily divisible by twelve months of thirty days each. I selected these basic values because these are common assumptions for most players, having grown up with the Gregorian calendar or some close proximity. The names of the months derive from the major gods of the setting, and the names of the days of the week come from the classic four Western elements and the average man's duties to god and liege. The eight holidays mentioned below derive from solar observations and the midpoints between each, giving a period of forty-five days between each major celebration. Assuming that the average adventure takes 2-3 weeks, you can use a different holiday every two adventures to help the players identify the passage of time and the changing of the seasons.

Calendar of Cameria
The world of Terantha possesses only a single moon, named Selena in the common parlance, which goes through her cycle from new moon to full and back again over the course of thirty days. This divides the Teranthan year of 360 days neatly into twelve months. The middle day of a new moon marks the first day of each month, and thus Selena is full from the 15th through the 17th of each month, although some powerful lycanthropes transform on the 14th and 18th as well. Although different cultures make reference to the months by different names, the following are the most frequently used in northern Cameria.

Table: Camerian Months

Month	Season	Important Days
Sheraneth	Winter	Midwinter (16th)
Celesteth	Late Winter
Vaelereth	Early Spring	Oathday (1st)
Hereath	Spring	Spring Equinox (16th)
Oceaneth	Late Spring
Verdanteth	Early Summer	Bondday (1st)
Solereth	Summer	Midsummer (16th)
Cerbereth	Late Summer
Entropeth	Early Autumn	First Harvest (1st)
Teraneth	Autumn	Autumnal Equinox (16th)
Lorath	Late Autumn
Sandameth	Early Winter	Last Harvest (1st)

Camerians, in general, denote the passing of a day by counting from one sunrise to the next. Given that there are thirty days in a month, the people of Cameria are given to dividing each month into five weeks, which in turn are comprised of six days apiece. The days of the week bear the following common names:

Table: Camerian Days of the Week

Day	Common Activities
Altarday	Worship, rest
Earthday	Work, gardening
Windsday	Work, visiting elders
Lordsday	Work, pay taxes, market
Fireday	Work, cleaning
Waterday	Work, bathing

Enjoy,
Flynn