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First let us blow away some conventions of time you
may be expecting. There are no dates for years. Years are measured from
events and this becomes more vague with the passing of time. There are
two organisations that measure the years, the Bards' Guild and the Mages'
Guild. Each have their own system of measurement. In Cornovii you could
read, "In this the second year of the reign of King Flint,"
which is a good a way of measuring them as any.
Although the end of a year is celebrated this is just an excuse to
have a party. There is no 'official year end or new year. Months are
called Moons, there are 12 of these, each of 28 days and every 21 years
there is a 13th moon which gets things back on track. Days dfo not start
and end at midnight but at dusk, The night is far more important than
the day for the skein between the realms of the living and of the dead
is much thinner then.
The cycle described above is followed by the Celts, Werewolves and
Fey and, although they may have different traditions and dates for events,
this gives us a common calendar to use.
Please do note that a lot of the days depend upon events, like
the first apple to fall or the first lamb to be born - we role play
this being the case but for convenience of managing the game we use
set dates.
The Official Cornovii Calendar
Moon |
Date |
Day |
Modern Calendar
- event description |
| Owl |
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13th moon - once every 21 years |
| Salmon |
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Starts at |
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1 |
Call of the Hearth |
The family each throws a small gift for
their family dead into the hearth fire and tell the spirits through
the fire of their plans over the next few moons. |
| Winter |
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Starts at |
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1 |
First day of Winter |
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Long Night |
Night of the Winter Equinox.
From dusk until the first light of dawn
the howling of wolves can be heard. People remain in their homes
with doors and windows shuttered. The home is kept as light as
possible. Cheering tales, jokes and stories are told. |
| Pack |
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Starts at |
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14 |
Winter Courts |
Traditional time for the settlements of
disputes withing the local clans. |
| Witches |
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Starts at |
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1 |
Lambing |
Celebrating the birth of the first lamb(s)
of the year |
| Water (Fey) |
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Starts at |
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1 |
First day of Spring |
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14 |
Spring Courts |
Settlements of wider clan disputes and those
local that could not be settled at the Winter Courts. |
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22 |
Call for the Spirits |
Lives and deeds of the Dead are remembered
is song, verse and tales. |
| Spider (Fey) |
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Starts at |
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21 |
Judgement of the Wed |
21st April. All those who married for a
year and a day at the last year's Mayfest(s) are judged. Marriages
without issue or sign of issue are to be dissolved at the next Mayfest
and the groom is to wed the nearest available female relative of
the bride and the bride, that of the groom. Judgement will allow
this not to be the case of Diplomatic, Heart and Estranged marriages. |
| Mana |
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Starts at |
| Dragon |
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Starts at |
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1 |
First day of Summer |
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Shortest Night |
Night of the Summer Equinox |
| Crone |
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Starts at |
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14 |
Summer Courts |
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| Herald |
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Starts at |
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1 |
Feast of the Great |
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| Death |
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Starts at |
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1 |
First day of Fall |
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14 |
Harvest Courts |
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22 |
Dance of the Dead |
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| Hart |
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Starts at |
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