Used broadly by most of the world, this calendar was created during the reign of the Old Kings of Tiialia. It pays homage to the many distinct peoples of Selerim, who were stolen from their home worlds to be slaves under the brutal regime of Selvetarm.
It should be noted that each of the 13 months has 28 days in it, and that Summer is the longest season because the Inhabitable Lands stretch along Selerim’s equator.
Month
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Season
Lore
Avaurus
1
Winter
The first month of each year is dedicated to Avandra, the widely worshipped goddess of change and luck. Her festival day of New Dawn is on the first day of this month.
Rimefall
2
Spring
An evolution of “Rime’s Fall”. Scholars believe this originated from dwarves of an unknown world. The histories of just what or who “Rime” was are unclear, but the name now denotes the beginning of the Spring season.
Brine
3
Spring
The third month celebrates the life and work of gnomish philosopher Brin, who codified the importance of “the rule of three”, discovered dry brining, and founded the religion Brinism.
Japel
4
Spring
This name was selected from an antiquated elvish calendar from a world destroyed millennia ago in the Nameless War. Scholarly research suggests that fey goblins used to congregate during this time to spread japes and jests.
Sel
5
Summer
The advent of the summer brings the heat of Seladel, the name the elves gave to Selerim’s solitary, life-giving star.
Redwar
6
Summer
The Tiialan month of war is named for one of their most revered deities, The Red Knight. The greatest conquests of Tiialia, including the Salting of Corrodreth were accomplished in this month.
The heat of Seladel is at its apex in the final month of Summer. The prefix “fier” also acknowledges the infernal heritage of many of Selerim’s tieflings.
Yond
9
Autumn
This month is named after the halfling god Yondalla. The constellation Yondalla’s Cornucopia is occasionally visible in Selerim’s night sky, though the constellation originated from a world no halfling has returned to since their forced relocation.
Bahax
10
Autumn
Named for the lawful dragon god Bahamut, the tenth month is associated with order and judgement.
Mourne
11
Autumn
Signals the end of the Autumn harvest. The word “Mourne” has been associated with death, and no doubt this is why Galgitch the Afterking named his city Mournholde.
Khorg
12
Winter
This month’s name is a conjugation of the dwarvish word for “forge”. Dwarvish tradition is to keep forges running through the Winter season.
Murend
13
Winter
A holdover from an earlier calendar used by orcish peoples, prior to their forced relocation to Selerim. There is some debate about whether this is meant to celebrate the end of a year, or if it celebrates the death of “Mur”, perhaps a warlord or a nation.
Antiquated Elvish Calendar
Antiquated Elvish calendar from another world. This is very rarely used, because most folks agree the names sound stupid, and the seasons do not match the world of Selerim.