Calendar System

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Calender System
The calendar is based on thirteen months of 28 days. The months are fixed to the lunar cycle as shown in the table below:

Lunar Cycle
Full Moon	7 of the month
Half Moon	14 of the month
New Moon	21 of the month
Half Moon	28 of the month

The lunar cycle is actually longer than 28 days. This means that it is sometimes necessary to adjust the calendar. Traditionally, a day is inserted at the start of Lend. Such years are therefore known as Lend years, and the extra day Lend day.

The table below lists the months, and the prevailing weather conditions at New Figon (basically Sub Tropical with a Monsoon season).

The Months and Their Weather
Colombine	This is the month when the rains normally start. They are somewhat intermittent at first and often late. Ships tend to stay in their home ports in this month. The whole land turns green with much new plant growth.
Desvine	This is the main month for heavy rains and many storms. Ships usually stay in port and few travelers venture out upon the roads as flooding is very common.
Lyvine	The rains normally end in this month. Their end can be either abrupt or somewhat intermittent. Ships tend to be reluctant to leave port, at least until the end of the month.
Kelvor	The land is still very wet and prone to occasional flooding as storms often occur, although their frequency does decrease. Most ship's masters are happy to make short voyages.
Melvor	Rains are very rare, but mud is not. Only intrepid adventurers are to be found braving the mud slides and stagnant pools which still cover all but the best positioned roads.
Lend	By the start of Lend the land has started to dry out and a thick carpet of green plants fill the cultivated fields.
Lentiss	Rain is rare though not uncommon in Lentiss. The weather is generally calm and not to hot.
Bytine	Bytine is very similar to Lentiss. Rain occurs about once a lifetime in this month.
Ethot	The start of the dry season is when most crops are harvested. The soil is generally still damp, but towards the end of the month the plants start to turn brown.
Gryvine	Areas with irrigation are fortunate in that they plant a second crop at this time. Elsewhere the land turns hard and brown and river levels start to fall.
Yetil	The boundary between the dry and arid seasons varies from year to year, but it almost always occurs in Yetil. This month is well known for good sailing winds.
Til	In this month all river and lake levels fall, inland navigation therefore becomes difficult. Trade winds are excellent, however.
Lytil	This is the driest month of all, when much of the land becomes totally parched. This is also the time of the best winds for sailing, which is ironic (though some would say, fortunate) as most vessels make for their home ports to escape the monsoons. It has been known for the rains to come early, and thus Lytil is not always as dry as some would have you believe.

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