by R. T. Kaelin
Strength and Athletic Skill
Indrida
The Enlightened Oracle
Knowledge and Prophecy
Lamoth
She Who Walks the Woods
Forest and Wild Nature
Maeana
The Final Friend
Death
Nelnora
Watcher of the World
Civilization and Balance
Ketus
The Shrewd Fox
Shadows, Cunning and Luck
Rin’tira
Dodgy Gatherer
Autumn and Trickery
Saewyn
The Untamed
Spring, Sea, and Storm
Sarphia
Eternal Queen
Immortality
Thonda
The Great Tracker
Beasts and Hunt
The Cabal—the nine evil Gods (None has a name)
Other Names/References
Sphere
The Eternal Anarchist
Chaos
The Great Quarreler
Strife
The Bringer of Misery
Sorrow
Agony’s Friend
Pain
Immortal Teller of Lies
Deception
The Mad One
Madness
Bearer of Grudges
Vengeance
Terror’s Maiden
Fear
The Loather of All
Hate
The Calendar
The calendar of Terrene is a symmetrical one. Some scholars suggest the Gods altered the world and the moons to facilitate such a perfectly aligned set of dates. A year on Terrene is exactly 360 days, divided into 12 turns of 28 days per turn. A week is seven days long; four weeks make up a single turn.
Between each turn is a two-day period that belongs to neither the turn before nor the turn that follows. They are commonly referred to as Days of Leisure, and throughout the year are used for feasts and other celebrations.
The turns of the year and the Days of Leisure between are as follows:
Turn of Khanos – named for Khanos, the God of Life (Winter in the southern
hemisphere, Summer in the northern hemisphere)
Days of Leisure for Khanos and Indrida
Turn of Greya – named for Greya, the Goddess of Winter and Fate
Days of Leisure for Greya and Sarphia
Turn of Duryn – named for Duryn, the God of Industry and Crafters
Days of Leisure for Duryn and Ketus
Turn of Roden – named for Roden, the God of Change and Freedom
Days of Leisure for Roden and Rheoc
Turn of Saewyn – named for Saewyn, the God of Spring, Sea, and the Wilderness
Days of Leisure for Saewyn and Nelnora
Turn of Sormina – named for Sormina, the Goddess of Beauty and Love
Days of Leisure for Sormina and Tirnu
Turn of Lamoth – named for Lamoth, the Goddess of the Forest and
Wild Nature (Winter in the northern hemisphere, Summer in the southern hemisphere)
Days of Leisure for Lamoth and Horum
Turn of Sutri – named for Sutri, the Goddess of Summer and Time
Days of Leisure for Sutri and Mu
Turn of Thonda – named for Thonda, the God of Beasts and the Hunt
Days of Leisure for Thonda and Gaena
Turn of Rin’tira – named for Rin’tira, the God of Autumn and Trickery
Days of Leisure for Rin’tira and Chalchalu
Turn of Luraana – named for Luraana, the Goddess of the Community
Days of Leisure for Luraana and Ceruna
Turn of Maeana – named for Maeana, the Goddess of Death
Days of Leisure for Maeana and A’shana
The Moons
There are two moons that circle Terrene with two very different cycles. White Moon has a twenty-four day full moon-to-full moon cycle while Blue Moon has a thirty-six day cycle. This creates a very uneven pattern of light/dark cycles at night. One of the moons is always visible in the sky; at no point are both moons at the new stage. Five times every year, though, both moons are at the full stage. These are known as Nights of the Two Moons.
Nights of the Two Moons occur every year on these dates:
First Night of Two Moons – 27th of Turn of Khanos
Second Night of Two Moons – 9th of Turn of Roden
Third Night of Two Moons – 21st of Turn of Sormina
Fourth Night of Two Moons – 3rd of Turn of Thonda
Fifth Night of Two Moons – 15th of Turn of Luraana
R.T. Kaelin
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Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1: Ebel
Chapter 2: Mongrel
Chapter 3: Advisor
Chapter 4: Chamber
Chapter 5: Dreams
Chapter 6: Performance
Chapter 7: Heart
Chapter 8: Aid
Chapter 9: Kur-surus
Chapter 10: Cabal
Chapter 11: Prisoner
Chapter 12: Tombles
Chapter 13: Pouch
Chapter 14: Past
Chapter 15: Woodeaters
Chapter 16: Empire
Chapter 17: Fallen
Chapter 18: Hunt
Chapter 19: Return
Chapter 20: Yearning
Chapter 21: Windows
Chapter 22: Plan
Chapter 23: Goodbye
Chapter 24: Slavers
Chapter 25: Yearday
Chapter 26: Impulse
Chapter 27: Thoughts
Chapter 28: Decision
Chapter 29: Father
Chapter 30: Vision
Chapter 31: Prey
Chapter 32: Soul
Chapter 33: Voyage
Chapter 34: Storm
Chapter 35: Hurt
Chapter 36: Conspirator
Chapter 37: Choice
Chapter 38: Primal
Chapter 39: Awaken
Chapter 40: Understanding
Chapter 41: City
Chapter 42: Nobles
Chapter 43: Oracle
Chapter 44: Reunion
Chapter 45: Refugees
Chapter 46: Horde
Chapter 47: Chest
Chapter 48: Tirnu
Chapter 49: Cloak
Chapter 50: Parting
Chapter 51: Eveningmeal
Chapter 52: Stars
Chapter 53: Mother
Chapter 54: Brothers
Chapter 55: Stone
Chapter 56: Foothold
Chapter 57: Sacrifice
Chapter 58: Prophet
Chapter 59: Loss
Chapter 60: Aftermath
