The Aelorian Reckoning

Days of the Week

Each week within the Aelorian Reckoning consists of seven days. While commonly abbreviated in recordkeeping and navigation, each day carries distinct cultural and symbolic associations that influence ritual, labor, and governance across Khassid.

• Vareth (Var) — Beginnings, wind, travel, inspiration
• Kharun (Kha) — Labor, strength, tradition, lineage
• Velmara (Vel) — Secrets, dreams, introspection, tides
• Elarin (Ela) — Kinship, community, harmony, grace
• Dusara (Dus) — Memory, justice, duty, the past
• Thirien (Thi) — Trade, ambition, opportunity, luck
• Solvane (Sol) — Silence, wilderness, endings, renewal

Months of the Year

The Reckoning is composed of twelve months, each containing twenty-eight days, forming a consistent four-week structure. This uniformity allows for predictable planning across trade, governance, and ritual practice.

• Dawnsworn
• Thawcall
• Moonsworn
• Skyblush
• Flameglen
• Goldroot
• Highvein
• Stormlock
• Hearthfall
• Emberdeep
• Frostharrow
• Ashwake

The Four Resonances

Resonances are sacred, week-long thresholds that mark the turning of each seasonal quarter within the Aelorian Reckoning. While their observances vary across cultures and faiths, their significance is universally recognized. Each contributes to the full annual count of 364 days while remaining distinct from the standard month cycle.

Worldthrone Resonance — After Ashwake

Sunhold Resonance — After Moonsworn

Crucible Resonance — After Goldroot

Nightwane Resonance — After Hearthfall

The Four Grand Resonance Festivals

Each Resonance carries a world-spanning cycle of observance, recognized across nations and cultures regardless of variation in practice.

• Sunhold — Planting, renewal, communal celebration
• Crucible — Trial, endurance, rites of becoming
• Nightwane — Ancestral remembrance, communion with the dead
• Worldthrone — Reckoning, diplomacy, and cessation of conflict

Seasonal High Festivals

These fixed observances occur within the standard months and are widely recognized across Khassid.

• Dawnsworn 1 — The Turning of Light
• Flameglen 14 — The Great Firewake
• Hearthfall 21 — The Harvest Call
• Frostharrow 7 — The Vigil of Names

Weekday Observance Cycles

Certain days carry consistent cultural weight, shaping common practices across regions.

Solvane (Sol) — Rest, wilderness rites, closure

Vareth (Var) — Departures, contracts, new ventures

Velmara (Vel) — Dream rites, divination, private councils

Dusara (Dus) — Judgment, sentencing, remembrance

Thirien (Thi) — Markets, trade, auctions

Formal dates within the Aelorian Reckoning follow a consistent structure used across recordkeeping, trade, governance, and historical documentation.

Standard Format

[Weekday], [Day] of [Month]

Example:
Dusara, 14th of Highvein

Resonance Format

During Resonance periods, dates are recorded without numerical day markers tied to a month.

[Ordinal Day] of the [Resonance Name]

Example:
First Day of the Crucible Resonance

Reckoning Year Designation

Years within the Aelorian Reckoning are formally categorized relative to the Cataclysm, the defining temporal event of recorded history.

• P.C. (Post-Cataclysm) — Years following the Cataclysm
• Pr.C. (Pre-Cataclysm) — Years preceding the Cataclysm

Example (Post-Cataclysm):
Dusara, 14th of Highvein, 425 P.C.

Example (Pre-Cataclysm):
Velmara, 3rd of Moonsworn, 12 Pr.C.

Usage Note

In most contemporary contexts, dates are assumed to be Post-Cataclysm unless otherwise specified. The P.C. designation is therefore optional and may be omitted in common usage. Pre-Cataclysm designations are primarily used in historical, academic, or archival records. The year itself may be omitted when the temporal context is already understood.

Khassid is orbited by two moons whose cycles are closely observed across cultures, faiths, and disciplines. While they do not determine the structure of the Aelorian Reckoning, their phases are understood to influence tides, dreams, omens, and the interpretation of arcane phenomena.

• Virellan — The Silver Moon
  Associated with clarity, reflection, and divination. Its phases are frequently consulted in matters of foresight, ritual timing, and navigational precision.
• Ulzaria — The Ashen Moon
  Associated with obscurity, transformation, and hidden influence. Its presence is often noted in rites involving memory, concealment, and altered states of perception.

Observed Influence

The movements of the twin moons are most often referenced in:

• Divination and prophetic practice
• Tidal navigation and seafaring
• Dream interpretation and omen-reading
• Arcane experimentation and ritual alignment

Their influence is not uniformly defined, but it is rarely dismissed in practice.

Convergent Phases

On rare occasions, Virellan and Ulzaria enter alignment in identical phases. These moments are widely regarded as periods of heightened significance, though their precise meaning varies across cultures and disciplines.

• Twin Full (Concordance of Light)
  Both moons are full. Commonly associated with clarity, revelation, and culmination. Divinatory practices and public rites are often intensified during this period.
  Clarity • Revelation • Completion
• Twin New (Veil of Silence)
  Both moons are absent from the sky. Frequently regarded as a time of obscurity, concealment, and inward focus. Certain traditions avoid major undertakings, while others consider it ideal for hidden or transformative work.
  Concealment • Transformation • Silence
• Twin Half (The Dividing Line)
  Both moons rest at half phase. Interpreted as a state of balance, tension, or transition. Often associated with judgment, decision-making, and the weighing of opposing forces.
  Balance • Judgment • Threshold

Interpretive Tradition

These alignments are not governed by fixed doctrine. Their significance is expressed through cultural belief, ritual practice, and localized teaching. In some traditions, they are understood to influence outcomes in divination, concealment, or acts of judgment—though such effects are neither universal nor consistently defined.