WHEEL OF THE ADDIS YEAR

 

One solar year on Addis consists of 364 twenty four hour days.  A solstice or equinox marks the start of next season. 

 Seasons listed are for the Northern Hemisphere, they are offset 182 days for the Southern Hemisphere.

 

Vectrus Season*	Verdanian (Elvish)*	Day of Year	Notes
(Vernal Equinox)	Ujen	1
Spring	Verdane	1-90	Also known as "Charm's Month"
Faerennel	Faerennel	206	The burning crescent comet once every 9 years.
(Summer Solstice)	Dyrcas	91	Festival of Ildanach: The midsummer gatherings, festivals, and contests.
Summer	Sugat	91-181
(Autumnal Equinox)	Eguan	182
Autumn	Silmoon	182-272
Day of the Dead	Knova (the Reaper)	241	The Reaper’s day when the veil between worlds is thin.
(Winter Solstice)	Yammae	273
Winter	Fale'mel	273-364
Snowtide	Herin (the Cloud)	334	The Cloud is a legendary Elvish “storm”.
Last Light	Illuminos	364	The "Last Light"

  

Days of the Week		Honors
1	Sunday	Day of the Sun, Immex
2	Monday	Day of the Moon, Dolpha
3	Ragnarn	Day of Ragnar
4	Raydinsday	Day of Creation
5	Etras	Day of Life
6	Skyday	Day of Mysteries
7	Satarus	Day of the Dark Planet, Sataroth

 

Moon Dolpha – the large white moon of Addis, the maiden-goddess.

Moon Knova – the Reaper, a smaller closer moon often appearing red or orange due to atmosphere.

 

These two moons are called upon extensively in ritual and wizardry.

 

Timeline of Addis:

Vectrus Timeline:  It is rumored that the creator of this time system had calculated the time of the apocalypse.  Vectrus was of the Zaagan race and a disciple of Rasilex, he was an extraordinary student of science and astronomy.

 

???  From the Chaos Addis was formed, the Feyarch come to Addis and creation begins.

???  The Prehistoric Age, where many ancient and wondrous creatures existed.

???  The Age of Creation, where the humanoid races were formed.

???  War of the Eterra, where many gods were destroyed and Addis changed forever.

-30,000 War of Magic, Dawn of the Age of Technology (The Second Age).  The Elvish race is broken and disbands to the far reaches of Addis, the Ariah leave the mortal realms.

-20,000 VT  Humans rise from the wilderness and build empires that would dominate the world.

-5,000 VT  Zaagan creation

-3,000 VT  Elves return to the lands of Verdane

-2,000 VT  The Great War, Apocalypse at the hands of Volgran, Dragon Prince of Destruction.  Technology is lost and Addis once more falls into darkness.

-1950 VT  Fall of Daccor

0 VT  Dawn of the Third Age, the Age of Balance

437 VT  Unification of the Tal-Mac clans.  Formation of Glorshire and the Temple of Light.

550 VT  Humans settle the Agital Region

600 VT  Trade Routes to Western Kingdoms and the Land of Chthonos opened

723 VT  Dwarves of Dyrsync reveal themselves to Glorshire and treaties are signed. 

1500 VT  Approximate Addis present

 

The High Elves use Verdanian Time which begins at the dawn of the Elven Race. Their current date is noted as:

** 5484VV The character after the year is a symbol representing Verdanian Time which looks like two interlocking V's. As to the exact year differences between the two scales it is a mystery.

 

Astrology:

There is a constellation named after each of the lesser gods and a planet of each of the greater gods.

 

Technology:

We in this world have a high degree of technology some of it having been discovered ages ago, some being thousands of years in the making. But why couldn’t Addis easily posses such chemicals and technology like electricity and computers? It has multiple sentient races, not just humans, many composed of ancient beings in possession of magic and powerful secrets beyond that of mere humans -- couldn’t they come up with this stuff? The answer to that paradox is both simple and complex: life on Addis is not carbon-based.