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The Aporian Sky

The night sky of Aporia is divided in two, north and south. The southern sky, which the Isle of Pilg area sees entirely, is covered in a blanket of brilliant stars, with the highest concentration near the south pole and diminishing to a sparse collection as you look farther north. These stars are the myriad gods - they reside in these heavens, in their individual havens.

Looking to the north, all can see most of the northern sky is pitch black, as it is blanketed by Yool, the Darkness.

The gods traverse the sky, and appear as stars, but only the Deities dare cross the Darkness. Yool has a few blurry lights in its domain, and these are Yool's minions.

So traverses the sky daily, while Lu takes thirty nine days to make a circuit. The other Deities take longer, but only Ki is completely unpredictable.

Whorah appears pinkish, while Arah is a bright red. Nishah occasionally looks purple, and Gos is always a slight blue. So, of course, is always a bright white.

The Calendar

The Year

The Pilgish calendar starts on the day the first Pilgs arrived on the Isle of Pilg, which was the first day of Spring, 1 PY (Pilg Year). This is the most commonly used calendar in Pilgish speaking places, but Sokri and others have other calendars. The Elves go by Nostalva (Birth of Alva) which is PY plus 52109, though most often only the last three digits are used in spoken Elven. Most Dwarves go by Glus Thunduin (Thunduin's Day), which signifies the beginning of the old Thunduin Empire. The Sokri use an ancient calendar called Nonksa, and the Drazi year is based on the founding of their nation.

Current Pilg Year: 1221

People Name Relative to Pilg Year
Elves Nostalva (NA) +52109
Dwarves Glus Thunduin (GT) +3177
Sokri Nonksa +14200
Drazi Draz Year (DY) +3337

Seasons

Aporia's seasons are a blessing indeed, and its year is a long 450 days. It is custom to divide these days into ten-day weeks, and each week is given a name, as are the days which recur each week.

The Aporia Weeks

Season Name (Pilgish)
Spring 1 Planting
Spring 2 Lengthening
Spring 3 Butterflies
Spring 4 Birth
Spring 5 Proud
Spring 6 Magic
Spring 7 Hammering
Spring 8 Storms
Spring 9 Bridges
Spring 10 Breezes
Spring 11 Rites
Summer 1 Love
Summer 2 Shady
Summer 3 Oak
Summer 4 Archers
Summer 5 Honey
Summer 6 Midsummer (15 days)
Summer 7 Locusts
Summer 8 Games
Summer 9 Music
Summer 10 Marriage
Summer 11 Feasts
Autumn 1 Shortening
Autumn 2 Sunset
Autumn 3 Wildfire
Autumn 4 Foxes
Autumn 5 Sharpening
Autumn 6 Dancing
Autumn 7 Hunters
Autumn 8 Clouds
Autumn 9 Leaves
Autumn 10 Brewing
Autumn 11 Harvests
Winter 1 War
Winter 2 Mountains
Winter 3 Crows
Winter 4 Clothing
Winter 5 Ice
Winter 6 Midwinter (15 days)
Winter 7 Snowstorm
Winter 8 Sleeping
Winter 9 Healing
Winter 10 Melting
Winter 11 Embers

The Days of the Aporian Week

Weeks with fifteen days have five festival days between Fireday and Moonday. These are marked Festival.
Day Activity (always include prayer to the requisite Deity)
Sunday Good Deeds
Earthday Metal and Stone work
Waterday Cleaning
Airday Writing and Reciting
Fireday Burning
Festival - Augury Opening the festive days; Praying
Festival - Libation Drinking, Eating
Festival - Fest More Eating, Praying
Festival - Revel More Drinking, Uninhibited Revelry
Festival - Coda Cleanup
Moonday Thinking of the future (or Evil Deeds for some)
Buildday Repairing
Warday Practicing
Lustday (Guess)
Magicday Cooking and Eating