SO:Time and Calendar System
The Time and Calendar System represent the mechanics behind the passage of time, days, weeks, months and even years in The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order.
When you're playing the game, Time and Days will pass, although at varying degrees depending on where you are and what you're doing.
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Althas Calendar
The following is the planned Calendar used for the game:
Seasons per Year: 3
Based loosely upon the 3 Egyptian Seasons.
Maelan | Noralar | Old Maelan | Explanation |
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Sowing | Shovain | Saewet | roughly End of Winter & Spring |
Reaping | Seähain | Geríp | roughly Summer |
Fallowing | Vrallofain | Fealh | roughly Fall & Start of Winter |
Months per Year: 6
The months are based loosely upon the 12 Stages of Life
Maelan | Noralar | Old Maelan | Explanation |
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Hope | Zohi | Hopa | The end of the Fallowing season and the start of the new year, with an equivalent "Winter Solstice." |
Birth | Desdre | Byrd | The start of the Sowing season. |
Life | Levri | Lif | The end of the Sowing season. |
Vital | Fethal | Feorhlic | The start of the Reaping season, with an equivalent "Summer Solstice." |
Wisdom | Veshbon | Weota | The end of the Reaping season. |
Memory | Ninosi | Mynd | The start of the Fallowing season and the end of the year. |
Weeks per Month: 10
Days per Week: 6
The Days are based upon the events covering the call of Losdejim to the founding of the Anointed Kingdoms.
Maelan | Noralar | Old Maelan | Explanation |
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Call | Chal | Clipung | First Day of the Week; the beginning of the work week. Losdejim was called by Driomi. |
Accept | Acheth | Onfon | Second Day of the Week. Losdejim accepted the call of Driomi. |
Rise | Seshi | Risan | Third Day of the Week. Losdejim rose to the occasion and became the first Diasair of Althas. |
Gather / Converge | Jadros | Lesan | Fourth Day of the Week. Losdejim gathered the Seven Tribes. |
Travel / Cross / Wander | Vambos | Feran | Fifth Day of the Week. The Seven Tribes traveled out across Althas. |
Found | ??? | Staelan / Gescild | Sixth Day of the Week; the day of rest. The Seven Tribes founded the Seven Anointed Kingdoms. |
Time per Day
- Hours per Day: 24
- Minutes per Hour: 60
- Seconds per Minute: 60
The speed of time will vary depending on where you are in Althas.
Moon
Full every 60 days. On the 30th day, its one orbit is the New Moon (like Earth's).
Passage of Time
In Althas, there are:
- 3 Seasons per Year
- 2 Months per Season
- 10 Weeks per Month
- 6 Days per Week
- 24 hours a Day
- 60 minutes per Hour
- 60 seconds per Minute
The speed of time will vary depending on where you are in Althas.
Stationary Conversations
When the PC is talking to stationary NPC[s], Time will be 1:1
- 1 Real-World Second = 1 In-Game Second
Interiors
When the PC is inside an Interior, Time will be 1:1
- 1 Real-World Second = 1 In-Game Second
Settlements
When the PC is inside a Settlement, but outside of an Interior, Time will be 1:6
- 1 Real-World Second = 6 In-Game Seconds
Caves
When the PC is inside of a Cave, Time will be 1:30
- 1 Real-World Second = 30 In-Game Seconds
Wilderness
When the PC is outside of a Settlement, Time will be 1:30
- 1 Real-World Second = 30 In-Game Seconds