 n the Western Lands of Thera, the calendar is based on a 595-day civil year, divided into seventeen months each of which contains five seven-day weeks. The tabular register of days was said to have originated in the First Age, though the sources of its creation are lost in time. The new year begins on the Day of the Moon, the first day of Winter; the year ends on the Day of the Sun, the thirty-fifth day of the Month of Great Evil. See the lists of days and months below.
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| The Days of the Week | ||||||
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| Day of the Moon | Day of the Bull | Day of Deception | Day of Thunder | Day of Freedom | Day of the Great Gods | Day of the Sun |
| The Months of the Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Month of Winter | Month of the Winter Wolf | Month of the Frost Giant | Month of the Old Forces |
| Month of the Grand Struggle | Month of the Spring | Month of Nature | Month of Futility |
| Month of the Dragon | Month of the Sun | Month of the Heat | Month of the Battle |
| Month of the Dark Shades | Month of the Shadows | Month of Long Shadows | Month of the Ancient Darkness |
| Month of the Great Evil |
n alternative calendar manufactured (through divine inspiration) by the Church of the Elder Gods is in use in the Eastern Lands but is now forgotten by all but the initiated clergy. The Church, though scattered throughout the Eastern Lands, has managed to preserve and protect its ancient texts and its method of tracking time through the movements of the stars and heavenly bodies. The Church's calendar is said to predate that of the Western Lands, handed down to mortal man by the servants of the Elder Gods that man might harness the spiritual power of the Heavens through mathematics, geometry, and astrology. This, of course, remains mere speculation.
