Date system

Years

In Tariksan, years are counted from the first Gathering, where the cheiftans of the tribes and townships agreed a form of unification to allow themselves to better settle the land. This is denoted by "G" (on the end of the year) meaning "year of the Gatherings". A year in Nardish is 364 days, with a roughly equivilent season cycle to earth, with the notable difference that winter is considered to start from the solstace.

Months

In each year there are 10 months, each consisting of 36 or 37 days. Each one has a secondary title as well as a name. These secondary titles are hangovers from an older date system, and used to help people unfamiliar with the system to make some educated guesses. They are also used poetically. The name suffixes tell which season the month belongs to; -th is winter, -et is spring, -ol is summer, -van is autumn. The months with extra days start with the equinox/solstace. They are:

Janvith [yan-vith] (37d) - the month of painted sky

Fivreth [fiv-reth] (36d) - the month of winter's teeth

Marzth [mars-th] (36d) - the month of floating rain

Aprixet [ap-rix-et] (37d) - the month of new hope

Manet [man-et] (36d) - the month of dancing bees

Junekol [jun-ek-ol] (37d) - the month of heavy sun

Dulyol [doo-lee-ol] (36d) - the month of hidden water

Augenol [ow-gen-ol] (36d) - the month of roaring clouds

Octevan [oc-te-van] (37d) - the month of stained forests

Novsavan [nov-sa-van] (36d) - the month of losing battles

Weeks and Quarters

There are two ways to split the 36 days of a month (excluding the season festival days). The older system, used by most religions and a lot of more spiritual cultures, uses the nine day long "quarter." This is also used to imply approximate times during a month by the wider population. The more common and andministrative method is to use a "week" consisting of six days. Most workers consider one day off in this week to be the appropriate amount, although there is no set day for this.