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With an ever-changing sky and no significant seasons to use as a mark, elves found out the most satisfying way to measure the count of passing days in Felarya was to use the growth cycle of a plant called the Sarafras. | With an ever-changing sky and no significant seasons to use as a mark, elves found out the most satisfying way to measure the count of passing days in Felarya was to use the growth cycle of a plant called the Sarafras. | ||
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| + | With an ever-changing sky and no significant seasons to use as a mark, keeping track of time in Felarya has always been a difficult task. Many civilizations in the distant past have devised their own methods to measure the passing of time, such as the position of the sun or the cycle of the moons, but none proved consistent enough to be reliable. | ||
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| + | It wasn't until the dawn of the [[Elves|Elven]] Empire that the first true Felaryan calendar came into being. The elves found that the most reliable (and satisfying) way to measure the passing of days in Felarya was to use the growth cycle of a plant called Sarafaras. | ||
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| + | Taking advantage of the lack of true seasons, farmers across the empire cultivated their fields into circles, which they then divided into twelve smaller plots, not unlike a modern clock. Every month, they would plant one of the twelve plots, and then wait until thirty days and thirty nights had passed before planting the next. | ||
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Multiple calendars and means to measure the passing of time exist in Felarya. The most significant one is the one created by the elven empire. It stood the test of time remarkably well and managed to remain relatively unchanged. Even the names of the months, derived from elven deities, stayed almost the same, although some variations exist.
With an ever-changing sky and no significant seasons to use as a mark, elves found out the most satisfying way to measure the count of passing days in Felarya was to use the growth cycle of a plant called the Sarafras.
With an ever-changing sky and no significant seasons to use as a mark, keeping track of time in Felarya has always been a difficult task. Many civilizations in the distant past have devised their own methods to measure the passing of time, such as the position of the sun or the cycle of the moons, but none proved consistent enough to be reliable.
It wasn't until the dawn of the Elven Empire that the first true Felaryan calendar came into being. The elves found that the most reliable (and satisfying) way to measure the passing of days in Felarya was to use the growth cycle of a plant called Sarafaras.
Taking advantage of the lack of true seasons, farmers across the empire cultivated their fields into circles, which they then divided into twelve smaller plots, not unlike a modern clock. Every month, they would plant one of the twelve plots, and then wait until thirty days and thirty nights had passed before planting the next.
