Post by (The) Herald on Jun 3, 2012 22:48:39 GMT -5
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H I M A R Y N T I M E
Officially, Himaryn counts time by counting seasons (not years). The term for a Himaryn Season is a "Chanting." One Chanting lasts three real-world Months, or as they say in Himaryn, three "Moons." For the sake of functionality, seasons on Himaryn run exactly the same as they do in the real world. Hence, if it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere on Earth, it is Summer in Himaryn. If you'd like a definitive chart (note that our calender runs slightly late):
The Seir of Himaryn do not have names for each individual Moon, and because they function through a Lunar Calender, the length of each Himaryn Moon varies and is not necessarily 30/31 days. In fact, a Himaryn Moon has approximately three Fortnights (12 days each), thus there are actually more days in a Himaryn month than a real-world month. However, we will pretend the calenders line up so January corresponds for the first month of the year, February corresponds to the second month, etc.
The word, "week," actually does not exist in Himaryn. The term is a Fortnight, and a fortnight is twelve days long. It is very simple.
H I M A R Y N D A T E S
The current Chanting (season, Spring 2012) is the 1214th Chanting of the 5th Age. This should be a reference point for all other dates on HImaryn (Summer 2012 will be the 1215th Chanting, and so on).
If you're curious about the "Fifth Age" part, the Empire of Himaryn only starts a New Age when a dynasty of Emperors finally ends (basically when the blood-line runs dry). Clearly, this has happened four times before. The current Emperors of the 5th Dynasty have the family name, "Aothello."
Now onto the details of language. Himarynians have a tendency to subdivide when referring to exact formal dates. A "Chanting" (season) has three "Moons" (months). The first month of a season is called an "Early Moon". The second month of a season is called a "Middle Moon". The third month of a season is called a "Late Moon".
Each Moon (month) has three Fortnights (12 days), and each Fortnight has a name. The first trimester of a month is known as the Waxing Moon. The second trimester of a month is known as the Lunar Moon. The third trimester of a month is known as the Waning Moon.
A Fortnight has 12 days, so to further subdivide, we can refer to individual days of the Fortnight.
September 17th, 2012 becomes as follows (5th day, 2nd fortnight, 3rd month of summer):
November 36th, 2014 becomes as follows (12th day, 3rd fortnight, 2rd month of autumn):
In shorthand, we would write today's date (June 3rd, 2012):
Simply put, it is written from least specific to most specific. We write Age, then Chanting. We put a dash. Then we write Moon, Fortnight, then day (the dot isn't necessary between Moon and Fortnight).
To be honest, most commoners don't really care about the exact date. They're peasants, and they either hunt or farm. Because of this, most characters will say "In five nights time, meet me at the Signpost," or "meet me on the third day of the next Moon." There's no reason to use dates unless you'd like to be fancy, or if you'd like to understand the jumble of numbers at the bottom of our IC bulletins.
H I M A R Y N T I M E
Officially, Himaryn counts time by counting seasons (not years). The term for a Himaryn Season is a "Chanting." One Chanting lasts three real-world Months, or as they say in Himaryn, three "Moons." For the sake of functionality, seasons on Himaryn run exactly the same as they do in the real world. Hence, if it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere on Earth, it is Summer in Himaryn. If you'd like a definitive chart (note that our calender runs slightly late):
Winter: January 1st through March 31st
Spring: April 1st through June 30th
Summer: July 1st through September 31st
Autumn: October 1st through December 31st
The Seir of Himaryn do not have names for each individual Moon, and because they function through a Lunar Calender, the length of each Himaryn Moon varies and is not necessarily 30/31 days. In fact, a Himaryn Moon has approximately three Fortnights (12 days each), thus there are actually more days in a Himaryn month than a real-world month. However, we will pretend the calenders line up so January corresponds for the first month of the year, February corresponds to the second month, etc.
The word, "week," actually does not exist in Himaryn. The term is a Fortnight, and a fortnight is twelve days long. It is very simple.
H I M A R Y N D A T E S
The current Chanting (season, Spring 2012) is the 1214th Chanting of the 5th Age. This should be a reference point for all other dates on HImaryn (Summer 2012 will be the 1215th Chanting, and so on).
If you're curious about the "Fifth Age" part, the Empire of Himaryn only starts a New Age when a dynasty of Emperors finally ends (basically when the blood-line runs dry). Clearly, this has happened four times before. The current Emperors of the 5th Dynasty have the family name, "Aothello."
Now onto the details of language. Himarynians have a tendency to subdivide when referring to exact formal dates. A "Chanting" (season) has three "Moons" (months). The first month of a season is called an "Early Moon". The second month of a season is called a "Middle Moon". The third month of a season is called a "Late Moon".
Each Moon (month) has three Fortnights (12 days), and each Fortnight has a name. The first trimester of a month is known as the Waxing Moon. The second trimester of a month is known as the Lunar Moon. The third trimester of a month is known as the Waning Moon.
A Fortnight has 12 days, so to further subdivide, we can refer to individual days of the Fortnight.
September 17th, 2012 becomes as follows (5th day, 2nd fortnight, 3rd month of summer):
"The fifth day of the Late Lunar Moon of the 1215th Chanting of the 5th Age."
November 36th, 2014 becomes as follows (12th day, 3rd fortnight, 2rd month of autumn):
"The twelfth day of the Middle Waning Moon of the 1224rd Chanting of the 5th Age."
In shorthand, we would write today's date (June 3rd, 2012):
"5.1214 - 31/3"
Simply put, it is written from least specific to most specific. We write Age, then Chanting. We put a dash. Then we write Moon, Fortnight, then day (the dot isn't necessary between Moon and Fortnight).
To be honest, most commoners don't really care about the exact date. They're peasants, and they either hunt or farm. Because of this, most characters will say "In five nights time, meet me at the Signpost," or "meet me on the third day of the next Moon." There's no reason to use dates unless you'd like to be fancy, or if you'd like to understand the jumble of numbers at the bottom of our IC bulletins.
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L I F E S P A N
Animals on Himaryn do not have the same lifespans as their real-world counterparts. In fact, most species naturally have extremely long and uniform lifespans across the board. The following guide explains Age ranges in Himaryn:
As a note, the bodies of most Seir continue to grow to about 300 Chantings. Bodies begin to lose their youthful physical strength around 600 Chantings (therefore "Elders" aren't really stiff and old... it's best to think of them as just very experienced members of society), and hair begins to gray around 400 seasons. Technically, the Seir are immortal—they don’t die unless they succumb to disease, cold, hunger, or bloodshed. However, seeing that the entirety of Himaryn is usually killing each other, “Ancients” are very rare, and characters over 500 Chantings old are almost unheard of.
Note to Members: If you write "YEARS" on your character application, we will remind you that "Chantings" (seasons) are the popular form of keeping track of age in Himaryn, and ask you to change it. We will reject your character if you physically describe your character to be an adult at "2 years of age" (wolves on Earth are adults at 2 years), because animal aging on Earth does not correspond to animal aging on Himaryn.
[/div]L I F E S P A N
Animals on Himaryn do not have the same lifespans as their real-world counterparts. In fact, most species naturally have extremely long and uniform lifespans across the board. The following guide explains Age ranges in Himaryn:
Child: 1 to 9 Chantings
Teenager: 10 to 25 Chantings
Young Adult: 26 to 49 Chantings
Adult: 50 to 200 Chantings
Elder: 201 to 500 Chantings
Ancient: Above 501 Chantings
As a note, the bodies of most Seir continue to grow to about 300 Chantings. Bodies begin to lose their youthful physical strength around 600 Chantings (therefore "Elders" aren't really stiff and old... it's best to think of them as just very experienced members of society), and hair begins to gray around 400 seasons. Technically, the Seir are immortal—they don’t die unless they succumb to disease, cold, hunger, or bloodshed. However, seeing that the entirety of Himaryn is usually killing each other, “Ancients” are very rare, and characters over 500 Chantings old are almost unheard of.
Note to Members: If you write "YEARS" on your character application, we will remind you that "Chantings" (seasons) are the popular form of keeping track of age in Himaryn, and ask you to change it. We will reject your character if you physically describe your character to be an adult at "2 years of age" (wolves on Earth are adults at 2 years), because animal aging on Earth does not correspond to animal aging on Himaryn.