2026-04-01 - The Quarter of Spells, Map Updates, & Calendars

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Calendar

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The world of Hiraeth has been around for more than a decade, as I grow and gain better skills in the world change and grow with me.  Sometimes things I wrote in a math classroom when I should have been working on schoolwork in May 13 years ago is one of them.  The calendar is one of the many things that have changed over the years, and I hope for the better.  This is a small change but I think will have a good impact on play at the table.  Renaming the days of the week and months to be less alien and forced, the goal is to make days and months titles feel more special and also have some holidays be. 

operates on a mathematically perfect 360-day solar year. Every day represents exactly one degree of planetary rotation around the sun.

For the common folk, scholars, and adventurers, the calendar is a blend of ancient divine reverence and practical, everyday terminology.

Days of the Week

A standard week in Hiraeth consists of 7 days. While scholars and the devout use the ancient divine names, commoners use simplified, modern terms that closely mirror the real world. The weekend consists of the final two days, dedicated to hearth, home, and sunlight.

Day #	Ancient Name	Common Name	Origin / Meaning
1	Pythda	Lyday	Named for Pythia, Goddess of Life. The start of the work week.
2	Minda	Minday	Named for Minos, God of Time.
3	Voida	Wanesday	Named for Voidos, God of Space (the waning void).
4	Ethearda	Starday	Named for Etherea, Goddess of the Stars.
5	Nyda	Freeday	Named for Nyx, Goddess of Night. The final workday where evening brings
6	Hestda	Hearthday	Named for Hesta, Goddess of the Hearth. A day of rest and family.
7	Bethda	Sunday	Named for Bethtox, God of the Sun. A day of celebration and worship.

Months

To fit the 360-degree rotation and the 4 Days Outside Time, each season is exactly 90 days long: It begins with

the 1 seasonal transition day, followed by two 30-day months, and ends with one 29-day month.

(Note: In different cultures, the Zodiacs are sometimes referred to simply as "The Sky Signs" or "The Ascendants".)

Winter (The Stillness)

Day Outside Time: The Nadir (Winter Solstice)

• 1. Novnus / "Deepwinter" (30 Days)

• Zodiac: The Matrix (The Hero). Intellectuals and prophesied figures.

• 2. Ultcicero / "Dawning" (30 Days)

• Zodiac: The Son (The Prince). Noble, aggressive, bound by fate.

• 3. Concis / "The Thaw" (29 Days)

• Zodiac: The Phoenix. Necromancers and hopeless romantics. Rebirth.

Spring (The Growth)

(Spring Equinox)

Day Outside Time: The Vernal Awakening • 4. Rifis / "Springtide" (30 Days)

• Zodiac: The Frog. Impatient, skilled in Transmutation magic.

• 5. Inder / "Monsoon" (30 Days)

• Zodiac: The Hammer. Artisans, Enchanters, and tales of betrayal.• 6. Gradum / "Greengrass" (29 Days)

• Zodiac: The Leaf. Druids, water affinity, and the followers of Pythia.

Summer (The Heat)

(Summer Solstice)

Day Outside Time: The Zenith • 7. Tristis / "Highsun" (30 Days)

• Zodiac: The Horse. Mercurial temperaments, Evokers, remnants of lost cultures.

• 8. Mutare / "The Turn" (30 Days)

• Zodiac: The Ship. Pessimists. Often associated with impending betrayal.

• 9. The Watcher / "The Harvest" (29 Days) (Formerly Harolds)

• Zodiac: The Iris. Diviners, great villains. An eye-shaped constellation.

Fall (The Fading)

(Fall Equinox)

Day Outside Time: The Autumnal Balance • 10. Umbra / "Leaf-fall" (30 Days)

• Zodiac: The Cart. Great lovers, associated with hidden divine powers.

• 11. Galious / "First Frost" (30 Days)

• Zodiac: The Snow Wolf. Impulsive, spiritual, and fiercely loyal.

• 12. Nocturum / "Year's End" (29 Days)

• Zodiac: The Knights. Passionate protectors and stalwart friends.

The Four Days Outside Time

To maintain the perfect 360-day calendar, four days exist outside of any standard month. These days act as the

seasons. Because they belong to no month, different cultures and regions refer to them by

heralds of the new different names:

• The Devout & Clergy: The Empyrean Days (Commonly shortened to The Empyrs). They believe these are

holy days where the gods' influence is strongest.

• The Common Folk: The Achrona (Commonly shortened to The Chrons). Derived from an ancient word

meaning "without time," as these days sit outside the God of Time's standard months.

The Scholars (The Athenaeum): The Epagomenal Days (Commonly shortened to The Epags). A strict, academic term for days mathematically added to balance the solar calendar.

Regardless of what they are called, these four days anchor the year, opening each new season:

1. The Nadir (Winter Solstice): Occurs before Novnus.
2. The Vernal Awakening (Spring Equinox): Occurs before Rifis.
3. The Zenith (Summer Solstice): Occurs before Tristis.
4. The Autumnal Balance (Fall Equinox): Occurs before Umbra.Months of the Year