Excerpt from "The Scholar's Codex of Power," Vol. II — The Flow of Time
"Time on Colossara is not measured as it was on Terra. The planet's vast orbit, its three suns, and the fractured moon forced mankind to build a new calendar — one suited for an eternal world."
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The Two Measures of Time
The Grand Year: Colossara's orbit around its three suns. One Grand Year equals roughly a century on lesser worlds. Scholars and historians use it to measure long spans of history.
The Common Year: The civil calendar used by everyone in daily life. It is divided into twelve months, each with 120 days, making 1,440 days in total.
For example Common Year 920,471 A.E =
Grand Year 9,204
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The Twelve Months
Each month reflects the natural cycle of Colossara — its storms, stars, and seasons.
1. Dawnspire – first rising of the suns after deep frost. A month of planting, renewal, and oaths.
2. Stormveil – lightning storms sweep the plains. Associated with travel, endurance, and trials.
3. Blossomshade – trees bloom violet and gold. A time of festivals, marriages, and poetry.
4. Ashrift – volcanic belts stir. Blacksmiths and builders mark this month with work and forging.
5. Ironmarch – great herds and beasts migrate. Hunters and soldiers alike begin their campaigns.
6. Moongrave – the fractured moon shines brightest. A month of remembrance, secrets, and mourning.
7. Suncrest – the suns reach their zenith. Harvests are taken, academies often hold entrance trials.
8. Duskfall – days shorten, shadows stretch. Courts and nobles use this month for intrigue and diplomacy.
9. Bloodtide – crimson storms sweep the seas. Sailors pray, pirates feast, and omens are read.
10. Starweave – essence-lights lace the skies. Navigators, scholars, and mages work by these threads.
11. Frostwane – the coldest month. A time of austerity, stockpiling, and tests of will.
12. Eclipseborn – when the moon eclipses one sun. Endings and renewals are marked here; debts settled, wars paused or begun.
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Age and Maturity
Primacules extend human life makes the average person super human but not on the level of cultivators.
Average life span is 1000 to 5000 years without awakening
P.S. A.E. = Age of Essence, the era marked from humanity's first Awakening.