The World of Draconspire rotates around the Stars Vellarious and Aireot once every 432 Days, its day is roughly 24 hours in length. The orbit of Draconspire gives the planet eight distinct seasons separated into sixteen Months. The Calendar of Man was incorporated by the Human scholars of Dana 2308 years ago, the years are abbreviated into CM. Each month is composed of exactly 27 days, 3 weeks ( called counts ) of nine days each. The world of Draconspire does not have traditional satellites. An asteroid belt known as the World Belt circles the world of Draconspire and is visible day and night. Some of its larger asteroids are named and well known. Of the three prime races Humans use the calendar unerringly, Elves have come to adapt is as of late. Dwarves on the other hand use a simple form of time based on family generations and the passing of its members. For example, if a Human and Dwarf were asked the date a Human may reply 2308 while the Dwarf would respond by stating the last birth or death in his clan’s history. Dwarves have a hard time adapting to the Calendar of Man, they use the passing and birth of clan members in place of seasons and stars due to the underground climate and sky less vantage they have evolved in. Other forms of time passage and its recording exist in Draconspire, but the Calendar of Man is the main accepted form.

The Months and The Seasons

The first of the year is in Summer, as Draconspire approaches its closest encounter with Vellarious. The Months are divided into eight groups of two, the eight seasons. They pass as follows.

1. Three Wars 5. Balding 9. Clouds 13. The Falling

2. The Great Burning 6. Sunsets 10. Wildfire 14. Bladewater

3. Feastmoons 7. Firedawn 11. Six Marches 15. Songdrift

4. Browngrass 8. Rivers 12. Candlemoore 16. The Last Bloom

Months 1,2,9 & 10 are the summer months. 3,4,11 & 12 are fall.

Months 5,6,13 & 14 are winter months. 7,8,15 & 16 are spring.

The week ( Count ) of a Month is nine days long, each month has 3 Counts. From beginning to finish the days are as follows.

1. Oathday 2. Hearth 3. Setout 4. Fourthday 5. Midspan

6. Revel 7. Seventhday 8. Drawing 9. Restingday

The way one writes or tells the date normally takes this format.

“ Today is the Second Drawing of Bladewater 2308 CM “

“ Today is the First Count of Setout in Songdrift “