Theyalan Calendar

WEEK	Freezeday Lesilday	Waterday Gerraday	Clayday Rashoday	Windsday Ulurday	Fireday Nathaday	Wildday Zayday	Godsday Veriday
Disorder	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Harmony	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Death	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Fertility	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Stasis	29	30	31	32	33	34	35
Motion	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Illusion	43	44	45	46	47	48	49
Truth	50	51	52	53	54	55	56

Weather

• Storm: Ohorlanth, northwestern.
• Winds: Strong, some gusts and gales.
• Clouds: Common, plenty of moderate rain.
• Temperature: Cool early, warm later.

Special Days

Variable Day: Thunder Day. Orlanth Thunderous, Ohorlanth. Storm Season divinations predict when the great Ohorlanth Storm will arrive, bringing fertility and spring (usually early this season, but possibly any time between Storm/Motion/Winds and Sea/Stasis). Divinations are made to predict when the Heler storm will come in Fire Season.

Day 1: Spring Equinox. The day and night are the same length.

Day 9: Flower Day (Shearing Day). Ernalda Allmother, Voria. Ernalda awakens Voria who brings the new year. Girls gather flowers, unmarried women gather the first spring fruits, and married women bake bread; together they prepare a feast. The women also shear the first spring wool, to be used for holy vestments.

Day 24: Honoring Day. Ernalda. Ernalda and all women are honored with songs and gifts. While they perform secret rites, the men prepare a feast.

Day 39: Sword Day. Orlanth Adventurous. Worshippers re-enact the Arming of Orlanth and participate in Orlanth's battles and victories, and prepare for the summer raids and battles. The fyrd musters for inspection. Thanes seek volunteers for their summer raids.

Day 40: Clan Moot. The clan gathers to settle internal legal disputes and make important decisions.

Day 41: Tribal Market. A tribal market is held at an important tribal center.

WEEK	Freezeday Lesilday	Waterday Gerraday	Clayday Rashoday	Windsday Ulurday	Fireday Nathaday	Wildday Zayday	Godsday Veriday
Disorder	57	58	59	60	61	62	63
Harmony	64	65	66	67	68	69	70
Death	71	72	73	74	75	76	77
Fertility	78	79	80	81	82	83	84
Stasis	85	86	87	88	89	90	91
Motion	92	93	94	95	96	97	98
Illusion	99	100	101	102	103	104	105
Truth	106	107	108	109	110	111	112

Weather

• Storm: Heler, southwestern; Elmal (none).
• Winds: Weak to gusts.
• Clouds: Half the time, heavy with much rain.
• Temperature: Warm or hot.

Special Days

Variable Day: Great Rain Day. Orlanth, Heler. Heler's life-giving and cleansing rains fall. Worshippers of Orlanth Adventurous paint themselves with woad; worshippers of Orlanth Allfather burn grain in blue pots that are doused by the rain; worshippers of Orlanth Thunderous go skyclad in the rain. If Sea Season divinations did not indicate a day, clans perform sacrifices and rituals to bring Heler and ward off Daga. Divinations are made to determine when Vinga the Defender Storm will come in Earth Season.

Day 68: Summer Solstice. The longest day of the year.

Day 80: Hearth Day (Fire Celebration, Spindle Day). Ernalda, Mahome. Ernalda revealed the sacred fire of Mahome that empowers women. The woman of the community who has been married longest lights a sacred fire just before Dawn, and the women spend the day taming unruly things that come to the home, while the men prepare a feast.

Day 95: Lawstaff Day. Orlanth Allfather, Orlanth Rex, Orlanthanandrin, Orlanthdar, Andrin, Dar, Heort, Jarani, Vingkot. Kings, chieftains, and lawspeakers recite Orlanth's laws and make sacrifices in the morning.

Day 95: Law Moot. After the Lawstaff Day rites, tribal kings hold a Law Moot to rule on important cases. Decisions on this day cannot be overturned.

Day 96: Tribal Moot. Following Lawstaff Day, the tribal moot is held. The tribal king and nobles, the clan chieftains and rings, thanes, and interested carls attend as legal disputes are settled and important matters decided.

Day 97: Tribal Market. A tribal market is held at an important tribal center.

WEEK	Freezeday Lesilday	Waterday Gerraday	Clayday Rashoday	Windsday Ulurday	Fireday Nathaday	Wildday Zayday	Godsday Veriday
Disorder	113	114	115	116	117	118	119
Harmony	120	121	122	123	124	125	126
Death	127	128	129	130	131	132	133
Fertility	134	135	136	137	138	139	140
Stasis	141	142	143	144	145	146	147
Motion	148	149	150	151	152	153	154
Illusion	155	156	157	158	159	160	161
Truth	162	163	164	165	166	167	168

Weather

• Storm: Brastalos (none) in first half, Vinga (northwestern) in second.
• Winds: None to weak.
• Clouds: Few, no rain.
• Temperature: Warm to cool.

Special Days

Variable Day: Defense Day. Orlanth, Vinga. Vinga the Defender Storm arrives towards the end of the season, sometimes early and sometimes late. Worshippers praise Orlanth and Vinga and sacrifice for protection from foes, especially the Trolls and outlaws. Divinations are made to determine when Valind will come in Dark Season.

Variable Day: Rest Day. Ernalda, Asrelia. Held the day after the harvest is brought in, the hay is laid away, and the firewood is stacked. The Asrelia priestesses count the community's stores and ration them for the winter.

Variable Day: Clan Moot. The day after Rest Day. The clan gathers to settle internal legal disputes and make important decisions.

Day 136: Tool Day. Ernalda's High Holy Day. Everyone prepares for the harvest. The priestesses inspect the tools, the men make necessary repairs, the women decorate them, and they are finally blessed.

Day 150: Autumnal Equinox. The day and night are the same length.

Day 150: Harvest Day (Flax Day, Goose Day). Ernalda, Esrola. Ernalda reveals the secret of Esrola, how she returned from Angdartha despite having been cut into pieces. At dawn, an effigy of Esrola made of the first sheaf of the harvest is revealed. The women sing songs all day in the Loom House, the fields, and the wild. At dusk, the effigy is wrapped in blankets, hidden in a basket, and mourned. Finally, she is burnt so she can return.

Day 151: Reaping Day. Orlanth, Orlanthcarl. At night, before dawn, the men gather in secret and drink a bitter drink, lamenting the injury they will do to the Goddess. At dawn, the priests bring out an effigy made from the second sheaf cut, and sheep are sacrificed to it. The men fast and work all day, spilling libations. At dusk, the effigy is buried to carry prayers to Ernalda. The men pray for atonement all day.

Day 153: Tribal Market. A tribal market is held at an important tribal center.

WEEK	Freezeday Lesilday	Waterday Gerraday	Clayday Rashoday	Windsday Ulurday	Fireday Nathaday	Wildday Zayday	Godsday Veriday
Disorder	169	170	171	172	173	174	175
Harmony	176	177	178	179	180	181	182
Death	183	184	185	186	187	188	189
Fertility	190	191	192	193	194	195	196
Stasis	197	198	199	200	201	202	203
Motion	204	205	206	207	208	209	210
Illusion	211	212	213	214	215	216	217
Truth	218	219	220	221	222	223	224

Weather

• Storm: Valind, northern.
• Winds: Strong, some gales.
• Clouds: Constant, often total.
• Temperature: Cold.

Special Days

Variable Day: Tribute Day. Orlanth. The first day of winter, when snow stays for two full days. Local winds and storms are given Tribute Sacrifices—meager sacrifices decorated with ribbons and polished stones—to spare the community.

Day 176: Slaughter Day. The slaughtering of the herds for winter begins.

Day 192: Loom Blessing Day. Ernalda the Healer. The women perform rites in the Loom House to protect their families and the community. They bring pieces of their looms that are blessed and used to assemble a loom for making a shroud for Shroud Day. Omens are read for the winter, and the day ends with a community feast.

Day 207: Protection Day. Orlanth Thunderous. Heortlings summon all winds, clouds, storms, and weathers to Dragon Pass, and when enough have gathered, the Great Thunder rolls through it, chasing off the winter.

Day 209: Tribal Market. A tribal market is held at an important tribal center.

Day 211: Shroud Day (Tekravand). Ernalda, Ty Kora Tek. Ernalda's funeral day. The women cover their heads and mourn. The men try to stop Nontraya but are powerless before death. The women fast. At the end of the day, in the Loom House, they whisper the secret: "She sleeps, she is not dead." With this hope they can make it until spring.

Day 215: Winter Solstice. The shortest day of the year.

WEEK	Freezeday Lesilday	Waterday Gerraday	Clayday Rashoday	Windsday Ulurday	Fireday Nathaday	Wildday Zayday	Godsday Veriday
Disorder	225	226	227	228	229	230	231
Harmony	232	233	234	235	236	237	238
Death	239	240	241	242	243	244	245
Fertility	246	247	248	249	250	251	252
Stasis	253	254	255	256	257	258	259
Motion	260	261	262	263	264	265	266
Illusion	267	268	269	270	271	272	273
Truth	274	275	276	277	278	279	280

Weather

• Storm: Ohorlanth, northwestern.
• Winds: Weak to gales.
• Clouds: Variable.
• Temperature: Cold to warm.

Special Days

Variable Day: Brothers' Day. Orlanth, Thunder Brothers.

Day 228: Clan Moot (Wapentake Day, Chieftain's Shout). Chieftains are acclaimed at this moot.

Day 248: Queen Day. Ernalda the Queen. Ernalda is celebrated as the queen of both the Earth and Storm Tribes. Chieftesses and queens make powerful decisions on this day.

Day 263: Wife Day. Ernalda. On Orlanth's high holy day, Ernalda receives great attention as Mother of the tribe, and supports Orlanth with gifts and reassurances. Married couples renew their vows in private.

Day 265: Tribal Market. A tribal market is held at an important tribal center.

WEEK	Freezeday Lesilday	Waterday Gerraday	Clayday Rashoday	Windsday Ulurday	Fireday Nathaday	Wildday Zayday	Godsday Veriday
Luck	281	282	283	284	285	286	287
Fate	288	289	290	291	292	293	294

Day 281: Together Day. The marriage of Orlanth and Ernalda is celebrated. Unmarried folk give gifts to married couples, who start the day together, but spend more and more time apart, until the women leave at dusk (as Ernalda left Orlanth in the Darkness). Married couples remain apart until Return Day (Day 291).

Day 284: Lightbringer Day. Communities begin the re-enactment of the Lightbringers Quest, lasting until Return Day (Day 291).

Day 287: I Fought We Won Day. Everyone faces Chaos alone, but together they defeat the Devil. Some die facing Chaos monsters, but so long as everyone performs the ritual, even the dead are healed.

Day 291: Return Day. The Lightbringers return with Ernalda and heal Elmal, who bears the Sun Torch across the Sky. Married couples are re-united. Time and the Cosmos are renewed and the Predark is kept out.