| Each Dereth Day last 2 hours 7 mins
(real-time).
Back in the
world of Ispar, whence came the Aluvians, Gharu'ndim,
and Sho, the great Empire of Roulea once spanned much of
the land. Though Roulean influence has long since faded,
the language now called "Old Roulean" has been taken up
by traders of all nations. Here on Dereth, where the
heritage groups have been thrown together in close
proximity, Old Roulean has proven indispensable as a
common tongue and measure of time. Here is the Old
Roulean system of measuring the hours of the
day:
(6 a.m.
sunrise) Dawnsong
(7:30 a.m.) Dawnsong-and-Half
(9
a.m.) Morntide
(10:30 a.m.) Morntide-and-Half
(12 noon)
Midsong
(1:30 p.m.) Midsong-and-Half
(3 p.m.)
Warmtide
(4:30 p.m.) Warmtide-and-Half
(6 p.m.) Evensong
(7:30 p.m.) Evensong-and-Half
(9 p.m. sunset)
Gloaming
(10:30 p.m.) Gloaming-and-Half
(12
midnight) Darktide
(1:30 a.m.) Darktide-and-Half
(3 a.m.)
Foredawn
(4:30 a.m.) Foredawn-and-Half
Weeks are
6
days long, deriving from the old Roulean religion of
the triumvirate Goddess:
Firstday - In the Old Roulean system, the day of
celebrating a new week
Starday - In the Old Roulean system, the
day of honoring Tirius
Earthday - In the Old Roulean system, the
day of paying respects to Solvas
Moonsday- In the Old Roulean
system, the day of praying for deliverance from
Meerthus
Elderday - In the Old Roulean system, the day of
honoring ancestors
Freeday - In the Old Roulean system, the
day of rest
Each
month = 30 days (5 weeks)
Morningthaw, Solclaim, Seedsow -
Spring
Leafdawning, Verdantine,
Thistledown - Summer
Harvestgain, Leafcull,
Frostfell - Autumn
Snowreap, Coldeve,
Wintersebb - Winter
Each
year = 12 months (60 weeks, or 360
days)
Years are
expressed in numbers dating from the time the humans
finally escaped Olthoi slavery, and are expressed in
the format "n P.Y.", where n is the number of the
year, and P.Y. stands for Portal Year, the equivalent
of our A.D. (except, of course, unlike A.D. it comes
after the number and not before). The game began in 10
P.Y.
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