Assumed Knowledge

The Big Picture: Counting Time Counts

A generation is 19 years. A generation of generations is 19 x 19 -- or 361 -- years. An age is 6,859 years.

There is much folklore concerning the reason behind this and it seems like every island has their favorite story. The most popular idea is that was the length of time between Tige and Talla's marriage and the Division. They say modern historians count all ages backward from that

The truth of the matter: An Age

The truth is dragon mating only happens during a certain lunar alignment that occurs every 6,859 years. This, and the hatching of their eggs, tends to have dire and world-shattering consequences for everyone on Argentii. Given Argentii's depth of recorded history, this is as likely to be a literal transformation as it is a metaphorical one.

The Celestial Calendar: Seasons by the Sun, Months by the Moon

A year is 364 days and begins on the winter solstice. The winter solstice is always a new moon. The calendar has 13 months that follow the 28-day lunar cycle. While local culture determines what events are celebrated throughout the year, across Argentii all islands and peoples celebrate the solstices and equinoxes. Many of these celebrations claim to have roots older than Tige and Talla.

The Time of Talla: Naming Days and Months

It was Talla who established the modern calendar. The 28 days of the lunar month are broken into 4 weeks of 7 days. Those seven days were named by Talla, according to how she organized her weekly routine. The names of the months came some years later, once Talla had the necessary time to make observations on how nature and the landscape changed around her during her first few years at Library Palace on Crossroads Island.

The 13 Months of the Year

New Year

Freeze

Frostbite

Balance

Thaw

Bloom

Breeze

Growth

Sunstroke

Longing

Harvest

Darken

Reflect

Days of the Week

Readay

Builday

Fielday

Chanday

Preserday

Finiday

Playday

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Death is Not the End

When a person dies, their ghost remains until it is cured into the person's bones. This curing process turns the bone -- usually a small bone from a finger or toe or else a bone fragment -- into a Relic that represents the person as they were in life.

The large numbers of people who have died without their bodies being recovered -- such as from shipwreck, fire, mining collapse, etc. -- still wandering as ghosts, the entire world is haunted. Ghosts can be seen, and while they do have body language, they are notoriously uncommunicative. Nor can they interact with the physical realm; they cannot move objects or make sounds. They can, however, interfere with flames such as candles and cooking fires.

This is a baseline explanation of the general points of world history that every common person knows, the same way that we know the Pyramids are in Egypt and the Great Wall was built by China to keep Mongolian invaders at bay.

Highly educated members of Argentii society will know much more of the vital context around these points. They will know the deeper, more precise meanings behind the simple facts, and they will know the hidden grain of truth in each myth and misconception.

— Haly the Moonlight Bard

Argentii's Map

Measuring Time in Argentii:

A Straightforward History of Argentii

A visual guide to Argentii's history, including brief summaries of the First Age, the Lost Age, and the United Age.

Continental Holidays

Along with the calendar, the eight Continental Holidays were established in the time of Tige and Talla, and remain staples of culture across all of the islands. Celebratory traditions vary from island to island, local resources being used to interpret each holiday's sentiments and themes.

Summer Solstice Sage Sprint

Autumn Harvest Festival

Night of Wandering Souls