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Each month consists of four weeks of seven days: Vendarl, Malleus, Donard, Gorim. That makes each of the 13 months 28 days long. | Each month consists of four weeks of seven days: Vendarl, Malleus, Donard, Gorim. That makes each of the 13 months 28 days long. | ||
The months names, in accepted order, are: Glaceus, Casteus, Trineus, Tempen (Vendarl 7 begins Spring), Cinten, Rowen, Solesh (Malleus 7 beings Summer), Octesh, Katesh, Goloven (Donard 7 begins Fall), Doloven, Khadoven, Ashtoven (Gorim 7 begins Winter). | The months names, in accepted order, are: Glaceus, Casteus, Trineus, Tempen (Vendarl 7 begins Spring), Cinten, Rowen, Solesh (Malleus 7 beings Summer), Octesh, Katesh, Goloven (Donard 7 begins Fall), Doloven, Khadoven, Ashtoven (Gorim 7 begins Winter). | ||
The Longest Night is a festival that occurs every three years at the end of Ashtoven, before Glaceus. It is an unnumbered day | The Longest Night is a festival that occurs every three years at the end of Ashtoven, before Glaceus. It is an unnumbered day; consider it a leap year day to keep astronomy and calendars in sync. It is filled with festivities and revelry. In some places, the partying lasts up to a few days (although TLN itself is only one day). | ||
Revision as of 15:01, 3 January 2006
The game is going to take place (at least initially) in the kingdom of Cygnar, in the city of Corvis, the renaissance Venice of IK.
Races of the Iron Kingdoms
- Human
- Northern
- Khardic (think Russian)
- Kossite (think Scandanavian)
- Ryn (think French)
- Skirov (think Caucasian)
- Umbrean (think Ukrainian)
- Central
- Midlunder (think German)
- Morridane (think Gypsy)
- Thurian (think Dutch)
- Tordoran (think Italian)
- Southern
- Caspian (think English)
- Sulese (these are an extreme theocratic offshoot of the Caspians)
- Idrian (think Turkish)
- Scharde (think penal colonial)
- Northern
- Dwarf
- Goblin
- Gobber
- Bogrin
- Elf
- Iosan
- Nyassan
- Ogrun
- Trollkin
Other races might fit not so badly.
Languages
ik66
Nations
ik69 Cygnar, Khador, Protectorate, Llael, Ord, Ios, Rhul, Cryx
Calendar
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Each month consists of four weeks of seven days: Vendarl, Malleus, Donard, Gorim. That makes each of the 13 months 28 days long.
The months names, in accepted order, are: Glaceus, Casteus, Trineus, Tempen (Vendarl 7 begins Spring), Cinten, Rowen, Solesh (Malleus 7 beings Summer), Octesh, Katesh, Goloven (Donard 7 begins Fall), Doloven, Khadoven, Ashtoven (Gorim 7 begins Winter).
The Longest Night is a festival that occurs every three years at the end of Ashtoven, before Glaceus. It is an unnumbered day; consider it a leap year day to keep astronomy and calendars in sync. It is filled with festivities and revelry. In some places, the partying lasts up to a few days (although TLN itself is only one day).
