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 **[[Celestria]], [[Arviar]] & [[Reynardia]]:** Although the Sylphenian AF system is used across these territories, there is also an alternate system that follows the rhythm of arcane crystals similar to the Old Durvar system. The Sylphenian system is referred to as the Celestial Calendar, with the moonless month being a spiritually bad time. The Rhythmic system heralds new ages and religious doctrine and is declared by a council of priests.
-**[[Ikhtul]]:** Hill people
+**[[Ikhtul]]:** Seasonal floods push the Ikhtul to retreat to their hilltop settlements. The Ikhtul record these floods against star positions to mark their new years.
-**[[Tianxia]]:** Undead
+**[[Tianxia]]:** Tianxia follows the Sylphenian AF year, but split into 2 months instead of 13. The long days, and the short days; when the undead that plague their lands are more active.
-**[[Quinjiu]]:** Elf decended Sylphenian
+**[[Quinjiu]]:** Follow the Sylphenian AF system.
-**[[Enkai]]:**
+**[[Enkai]]:** A unique calendar system that uses weather prediction, tides and storms to track time. Cycles tend to be longer than a celestial year. Each cycle is named for their ruler.
-**[[Pachiru]]:**
+**[[Rajivar]]:** The Rajivarian calendar has three seasons; Spring, Slaughter, and Summer. Sometimes there is no Summer season, and they are blessed with an extra long Spring. When this happens the year increment goes up. There is an aroura over the north of Rajivar that some northern tribes timekeep by.
-**[[Rajivar]]:**
+**[[Xandrapur]]:** The shamans of the Xandrapur are the only ones interested in tracking the passing of years. Their calendar resembles the Sylphenian system, but with 9 months of incrementing length starting with the moonless month.
-**[[Xandrapur]]:**
+**[[Nordheim]]:** Both the Aerion and Rovakian Calendars are used by trading settlements, and the Old Durvar Calendar sees a revival.
-**[[Nordheim]]:**
+**[[Sorheim]]:** The Old Durvar Calendar sees a revival.
-**[[Sorheim]]:**
+**[[Thentopp]] & [[Tapten]]:** The Aerion Calender is used.
-**[[Thentopp]] & [[Tapten]]:**
+**[[Colithos]]:** Colithos has limited contact with other peoples, and it's populace care little for the celestial bodies. Time on Colithos is measured in cycles, each cycle beginning anew when their monarch produces a sporocarp.
-**[[Colithos]]:**
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 ===== Era 5 - The Dying =====
-With the true gods gone the plane slowly dies. Plants and animals, anything without its own essence, becomes less and less with each passing generation. Powerful Sapients become the last hope that civilization clings to.
+The Aeiron Calendar system is the most prevalent. Ignian's and Fey stick to their historic calendars.
-  * Ignius ends the civil war, slaves are freed.
-  * With the plane unprotected by the true gods scavengers from dead planes attempt to breach the Mortal Sphere.
-  * Artifacts infused with old magic become a competitive resource.
-  * Nations attempt to utilise artefacts to stop the dying, but only result in slowing it.
-  * Many wars are fought as resources dwindle.
-  * Fey, still linked to the essence of the God of Nature by pure will, conduct a ritual to pull their lands into a timeless micro-plane.
-  * The Eldon University of the Great Arts invents a way to map Sapient mind into machine; a fragile biohack that destroys the subject.
-  * Most uncultivated creatures are extinct
-  * Ceruleum is discovered.
-  * Most uncultivated plants are extinct
-  * The first successfully returning probes are sent to Ceruleum.
-  * Multiple artificial habitat projects are started with the aim to preserve ecosystems.
-  * The first successful manned mission to Ceruleum takes place
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 ===== Era 6 - The Arcs =====
-This era is defined by the arrival of the Arks in [[Ceruleum]] and the struggle for survival in an isolated and resource-scarce ocean world.
+The Ceruleum pioneers use synced timekeeping technology to track the passing of time. The day lenghts, month lengths and year lengths are identicle to the Celestial calendars of the mortal coil. Notation becomes //Before Ceruleum// (BC) and //After Ceruleum// (AC).
+When things fall apart The Ceruleum standard fractures, with each habitat keeping local track of time, if at all.
-  * Production of the first [[Ark]] begins.
+Those lefton the mortal coil will continue to use their own cultural calendar systems until they die out or timekeeping is no longer relevent.
-  * The first test habitat is sent to Ceruleum. It ultimately fails, stalling the Ark project.
-  * After several more failed attempts, a successful Ceruleum habitat is established.
-  * The first Ark is completed and leaves the Mortal Sphere for Ceruleum.
-  * Following its success, multiple Ark projects are completed and launched, though capacity remains limited.
-  * The last Ark departs the Mortal Sphere.
-  * Sphere technology functions unreliably in Ceruleum. Long-range communication is no longer possible. System malfunctions are common.
-  * Ceruleum is a water world. Arks are scattered and isolated across vast distances.
-  * Some Arks fail, either due to internal conflict, mechanical failure, or outside forces (such as the [[fauna]] or [[flora]] of Ceruleum).
-  * Initial exploration is conducted using submarines adapted from Ark systems.
-  * Early sub expeditions discover viable [[resources]], including mineral vents and dense biological regions (See [[zones]] and [[Biomes]]).
-  * Many early expeditions are lost due to environmental hazards and native fauna.
-  * Local resource availability proves insufficient to sustain some Ark populations long-term. Arks within communication range establish trade agreements and resource-sharing arrangements.
-  * Rationing protocols are implemented across most Arks.
-  * Salvage operations target failed Arks, lost habitats, and earlier probes.
-  * Some Arks specialise in food production, material processing, or technological maintenance.
-  * Control of high-yield resource zones becomes contested. Submersible vessels are intercepted, sabotaged, and destroyed in disputes over resources.
-  * A major alliance collapses following a large-scale loss of life during a contested expedition. Hostilities escalate into direct conflict between Arks.
-  * Several Arks are destroyed, abandoned, or rendered non-functional.
-  * Permanent settlement strategies are developed, including anchoring to stable regions and constructing semi-submerged structures.
-  * Populations decline due to conflict, system failures, and resource shortages.
-  * Cultural divergence increases as isolation persists.
-  * Contact between distant Arks becomes rare or ceases entirely.
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 ===== Era 7 - Modern Ceruleum =====
-Ark-descended societies stabilise, lost technologies are rediscovered and adapted, and there is an emergence of a unifying power within Ceruleum.
+Each society has it's own calendar system.
-  * Surviving Arks and their settlements stabilise, forming isolated but sustainable societies.
+The empire enforces the recovered Ceruleum Standard Calendar across it's territories.
-  * Many Arks are no longer mobile, functioning as permanent cities or fragmented structures.
-  * Distinct cultures and identities develop, with many losing clear knowledge of the Mortal Sphere and the intricacies of its technology.
-  * Trade networks re-emerge between nearby settlements, facilitated by submarine travel.
-  * Technological understanding varies widely; some settlements regress while others preserve near complete understandings of Ark systems.
-  * Knowledge of Ceruleum’s ecosystems improves, allowing for more reliable harvesting, domestication, and navigation.
-  * A period of relative stability allows for population growth in some regions.
-  * A single Ark-descended society begins consolidating knowledge of Sphere technology and Ceruleum ecology. This society pioneers improved, reliable systems adapted specifically for Ceruleum conditions.
-  * Expeditions are launched to recover lost Arks, technologies, and data stores.
-  * Smaller settlements are absorbed through diplomacy, trade dependency, or force.
-  * An emergent empire forms, built on recovered technology, control of resources, and adapted understanding of Ceruleum.
-  * Competing powers resist consolidation, leading to regional conflicts and unexpected alliances.
-  * Standardised systems of technology, communication, and governance begin to spread.
-  * Many formerly isolated cultures are brought into contact, often losing autonomy in the process.
-  * Large-scale coordinated projects resume, including reconstruction of infrastructure and expansion of habitable zones.
-  * Resistance movements, independent Arks, and uncontacted settlements persist beyond the empires control.
-  * Exploration continues into distant and deep regions, driven by the need for resources and lost knowledge.
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