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 <u>Air Watch</u>
-'''Hour of the [[Mospid]]'''
+'''Hour of the [[Mospid]]''' (''Midnight'')
 '''Hour of the [[Rubytail|Hawk]]'''

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	'''Hour of the [[Salamander]]'''		'''Hour of the [[Salamander]]'''

−	'''Hour of the [[~~Basilisk~~]]'''	+	'''Hour of the [[Desert Basilisc\|Basilisc]]'''

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 ''' Terms:''' Slightly off-set from the seasons are the 'terms' of the year, periods of similar weather and ecology. On the Blessed Isle, these have no practical existence, and are mostly important for poetic imagery amongst witty Dynasts.
--- Descending Water, Ascending Earth and Resplendent Earth are the 'spring' term, where plants begin to sprout.
+-- Ascending Earth to Ascending Wood are the 'spring' term, where plants begin to sprout.
--- Descending Earth, Ascending Wood and Resplendent Wood comprise the 'growing' term.
+-- Resplendent Wood to Resplendent Fire are the 'summer' term. Resplendent Fire is typically the hottest month of the year.
-−
--- Descending Wood, Ascending Fire and Resplendent Fire are the 'summer' term. Resplendent Fire is typically the hottest month of the year.
 -- Descending Fire, Ascending Air and Resplendent Air are the 'autumn' or 'fall' term.
--- Descending Air, Ascending Water and Resplendent Water are the 'winter' term. Ascending Water is usually the coldest month of the year.
+-- Descending Air to Descending Water are the 'winter' term. Ascending Water is usually the coldest month of the year.
-−
-−
-−
 == Timekeeping ==

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 '''Hour of the [[Mospid]]'''
-'''Hour of the [[Hawk]]'''
+'''Hour of the [[Rubytail|Hawk]]'''
 '''Hour of the [[Hybroc]]'''

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 '''Hour of the [[Hybroc]]'''
-'''Hour of the [[Eagle|Golden Eagle]]'''
+'''Hour of the [[Golden Eagle|Eagle]]'''
 '''Hour of the [[Raiton]]'''

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 <u>Earth Watch</u>
-'''Hour of the Boar''' ''(Dawn)''
+'''Hour of the [[Boar]]''' ''(Dawn)''
-'''Hour of the Bull'''
+'''Hour of the [[Bull]]'''
-'''Hour of the Spider'''
+'''Hour of the [[Spider]]'''
-'''Hour of the Bear'''
+'''Hour of the [[Bear]]'''
-'''Hour of the Snake'''
+'''Hour of the [[Snake]]'''
 <u>Fire Watch</u>
-'''Hour of the Mouse'''
+'''Hour of the [[Mouse]]'''
-'''Hour of the Phoenix''' *
+'''Hour of the [[Phoenix]]''' *
-'''Hour of the Dragon''' * ''(Zenith)''
+'''Hour of the [[Dragon]]''' * ''(Zenith)''
-'''Hour of the Salamander'''
+'''Hour of the [[Salamander]]'''
-'''Hour of the Basilisk'''
+'''Hour of the [[Basilisk]]'''
 <u>Wood Watch</u>
-'''Hour of the Mantis'''
+'''Hour of the [[Mantis]]'''
-'''Hour of the Cat'''
+'''Hour of the [[Cat]]'''
-'''Hour of the Wolf'''
+'''Hour of the [[Wolf]]'''
-'''Hour of the Wolverine'''
+'''Hour of the [[Wolverine]]'''
-'''Hour of the Rat''' ''(Twilight)''
+'''Hour of the [[Rat]]''' ''(Twilight)''
 <u>Water Watch</u>
-'''Hour of the Carp'''
+'''Hour of the [[Carp]]'''
-'''Hour of the Serpent'''
+'''Hour of the [[Serpent]]'''
-'''Hour of the Dolphin'''
+'''Hour of the [[Dolphin]]'''
-'''Hour of the Siaka'''
+'''Hour of the [[Siaka]]'''
-'''Hour of the Squid'''
+'''Hour of the [[Squid]]'''
 <u>Air Watch</u>
-'''Hour of the Mospid'''
+'''Hour of the [[Mospid]]'''
-'''Hour of the Hawk'''
+'''Hour of the [[Hawk]]'''
-'''Hour of the Hybroc'''
+'''Hour of the [[Hybroc]]'''
-'''Hour of the Eagle'''
+'''Hour of the [[Eagle|Golden Eagle]]'''
-'''Hour of the Raiton'''
+'''Hour of the [[Raiton]]'''
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 ''-- Midnight:'' The Falling Minute of the Hour of the Squid Descending and the Rising Minute of the Hour of the Mospid Ascending. Some say that, between those two minutes, exists a nearly-imperceptible fraction of a minute which is not part of any day, but most scoff at such crackpot theories.
 == Legion Calendar & Time ==

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	== Legion Calendar & Time ==		== Legion Calendar & Time ==

−	A Legion march invariably begins at the start of the Hour of the Bear, and construction of camp at the beginning of the Hour of the ~~Wolf~~. Rather than the Elemental Watches of civil timekeeping, Legions divide the night into three ''Guard Watches'', which are named by number: First Watch contains the Rat, Carp, Serpent, and Dolphin hours; Second Watch contains the Siaka, Squid, Mospid & Hawk hours; and Third Watch contains the Hybroc, Eagle, Raiton, and Boar hours.	+	A Legion march invariably begins at the start of the Hour of the Bear, and construction of camp at the beginning of the Hour of the Basilisk. Rather than the Elemental Watches of civil timekeeping, Legions divide the night into three ''Guard Watches'', which are named by number: First Watch contains the Rat, Carp, Serpent, and Dolphin hours; Second Watch contains the Siaka, Squid, Mospid & Hawk hours; and Third Watch contains the Hybroc, Eagle, Raiton, and Boar hours.

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-* Ancient records often show the positions of the Dragon and Phoenix hours reversed
+[*Ancient records often show the positions of the Dragon and Phoenix hours reversed]
 '''Specific Occurrences:'''
 ''-- Sunrise:''  The Proceeding Minute of the Hour of the Boar Resplendent.
 ''-- High Noon:'' The Resplendent Segment of the Hour of the Dragon.
 ''-- Sunset:'' The Proceeding Minute of the Hour of the Rat Resplendent.
 ''-- Midnight:'' The Falling Minute of the Hour of the Squid Descending and the Rising Minute of the Hour of the Mospid Ascending. Some say that, between those two minutes, exists a nearly-imperceptible fraction of a minute which is not part of any day, but most scoff at such crackpot theories.
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 A Legion march invariably begins at the start of the Hour of the Bear, and construction of camp at the beginning of the Hour of the Wolf. Rather than the Elemental Watches of civil timekeeping, Legions divide the night into three ''Guard Watches'', which are named by number: First Watch contains the Rat, Carp, Serpent, and Dolphin hours; Second Watch contains the Siaka, Squid, Mospid & Hawk hours; and Third Watch contains the Hybroc, Eagle, Raiton, and Boar hours.
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 The Calendar of the Realm is based upon none of these, unlike Earth-based equivalents. The Sun is an abstract representation of a divinity which passes directly overhead of any observer. The stars display not constant points but the twists of fate, and the constellations do not have positions or movements of any consistency. The Moon is steady enough to measure months and cycles according to a [[Lunar Calendar]], but this is useful only in broad strokes rather than timekeeping minutiae. For measuring time, or even navigation, the celestial spheres are worthless to all but those with the most specialized of artifacts.

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 -- Descending Air, Ascending Water and Resplendent Water are the 'winter' term. Ascending Water is usually the coldest month of the year.
 == Timekeeping ==
+'''Watches:''' Each day is divided into 5 ‘watches’, corresponding roughly to 300 Earth-minutes. These are Air, Earth, Fire, Wood, Water. Each watch is divided into five ‘hours’. Temple bells typically sound the watch during daylight hours to mark the five daily prayers to the Unconquered Sun. Water-based clocks commonly sound out the watches of day.
-'''Hours''': Three hours, approximately 60 Earth-minutes, occur in a watch. These are named Ascending, Resplendent, and Descending. They are nominally subdivided into ‘segments’. Hours are often measured using hourglasses or other sand-shifting devices.
+'''Hours:''' Five hours, approximately 60 Earth-minutes, occur in a watch. These are named using complex animal imagery based on the watch they occur in, each hour in the day having a specific name. They are nominally subdivided into ‘segments’. Hours are often measured using hourglasses or other sand-shifting devices.
--- ''High Noon:'' Earth segment Resplendent Zenith.
+<u>Earth Watch</u>
--- ''Sunset:'' Wood Segment Resplendent Dusk.
+'''Hour of the Boar''' ''(Dawn)''
-''Military Time'': The Legions follow a variant system of periods, simply numbering the watches: 1st (Dusk), 2nd (Evening), 3rd (Midnight), 4th (Small), 5th (Dawn), 6th (Morn), 7th (Zenith), 8th (Afternoon). Watch (evening). A Legion march invariably begins at the start of 5th Watch, and construction of camp at the beginning of 1st Watch.
+'''Hour of the Bear'''
-''Solar, Lunar, and Astrological Calendars'': The Calendar of the Realm is based upon none of these, unlike Earth-based equivalents. The Moon is steady enough to measure months but little greater, the Sun is an abstract representation of a divinity which passes directly overhead of any observer. The stars display not constant points but the twists of fate, and the constellations do not have positions or movements of any consistency. For measuring time, or even navigation, the celestial spheres are worthless to all but those with the most specialized of artefacts.
+The Calendar of the Realm is based upon none of these, unlike Earth-based equivalents. The Sun is an abstract representation of a divinity which passes directly overhead of any observer. The stars display not constant points but the twists of fate, and the constellations do not have positions or movements of any consistency. The Moon is steady enough to measure months and cycles according to a [[Lunar Calendar]], but this is useful only in broad strokes rather than timekeeping minutiae. For measuring time, or even navigation, the celestial spheres are worthless to all but those with the most specialized of artifacts.

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−	'''Months''': Each Season is divided into 3 Months of 4 Weeks (28 days). The months are titled Ascending, Resplendent, and Descending. In the constantly temperate climes of the Blessed Isle, each season contains one agricultural cycle: planting on Ascending and harvest on Descending. The months ~~roughly~~ follow a complete circle of Luna’s faces.	+	'''Months''': Each Season is divided into 3 Months of 4 Weeks (28 days). The months are titled Ascending, Resplendent, and Descending. In the constantly temperate climes of the Blessed Isle, each season contains one agricultural cycle: planting on Ascending and harvest on Descending. The months follow a complete circle of Luna’s faces: the 15th of each month is a full moon, the 8th and 22nd of each month are half moons, the 2nd and 28th of the month are the thinnest crescent moon.