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BODORIAN TIMESCALE

In ancient days, the passage of time was based on the phases of the moon and the changes of the seasons, as well as counting using the fingers and thumb (5) and all the knuckles of the primary hand (14). This somewhat inaccurate system of counting time was disposed of centuries ago and a newer, more precise system was imposed on the populace, though some of it's measurements still remain.

A standard Bodorian year is (effectively) 293 Bodorian days long. A single Bodorian day is (effectively) 29 hours long, each hour being 70 minutes long and each minute being 70 seconds long. The decision to have 70 minutes in an hour and 70 seconds in a minute was based on the ancient counting technique of using the fingers and knuckles on one hand to count up to 70.

A Bodorian year is broken into 12 months, and each month is broken into 4 weeks of 6 days each. In addition to this a a 5-day period at the end of each year known as "Correction".

The axial tilt of Bodor is less than that of Earth (only 13 degrees), giving it reduced seasonal effects. Bodor recognizes two long seasons (each 4 months long), and two shorter ones (each 2 months long). The first long season is typically cold and wet, known as "Hearthtime". This is followed by a warm and wet shorter season known as "The Damp". This is followed by a long hot and dry season called "Harvesttime". This is followed by a short cold and dry season called "The Hallows", and includes the period of time known as "Correction". These are based off the observed seasons of the more culturally-dominant southern hemisphere, and are reversed in the northern.

The 12 months of the Bodorian calendar are:

01 - Ekispa (Hearthtime season)
02 - Thoupa (Hearthtime season)
03 - Teenpa (Hearthtime season)
04 - Charpa (Hearthtime season)
05 - Pachpa (The Damp season)
06 - Chahpa (The Damp season)
07 - Satpa (Harvesttime season)
08 - Athpa (Harvesttime season)
09 - Naopa (Harvesttime season)
10 - Daspa (Harvesttime season)
11 - Egyapa (The Hallows season)
12 - Barapa (The Hallows season + Correction)

The individual days of a Bodorian week are also named (along with Earth equivalents):

Sovady (Monday)
Manady (Tuesday)
Buhady (Wednesday)
Gorady (Thursday)
Sukady (Friday)
Ravady (combined Saturday and Sunday)

The five days of Correction have unique names:

1. First Correction
2. Second Correction
3. Third Correction
4. Fourth Correction
5. Final Correction

The period of Correction is the longest holiday on Bodor. Each day of Correction is set aside for different purposes, and Citizens and Workers (but not Slaves) are given the days off with pay.

First Correction has no official function, and merely allows Bodorians to prepare for the next few days or do as they wish. Unofficially, this is a popular day to propose marriage to someone.

Second Correction is set aside for parties, music, dancing and feasting. The corporations of Bodor spend considerable amounts of money each year to provide food and entertainment for Citizens and Workers.

Third Correction is set aside for the sharing and exchanging of gifts between family and friends.

Fourth Correction is set aside for rest and relaxation, to wind down from the previous days of celebration.

Final Correction is a day of mourning, and reflection of the events of the past year. Traditionally, its a day where people promise to let go of old things or bad memories of the past to usher in a better future.

Bodor recognizes three additional holidays, and these are paid holidays granted to Citizens and Workers (but not Slaves).

The 8th day of the 4th month (Charpa) is "Dynamic Day", to honor the day that Dynamic Developments began operations.

The 16th day of the 9th month (Naopa), known as "GT Day". This also commemorates the day Goth-Tech began operations.

The 1st day of the 1st month (Ekispa) is simply called New Year's Day.

The 24th day of the 2nd month (Thoupa) used to be "Neuron Day", in celebration of Neuronic Arts, but having lost its influence on the corporate council, that holiday was revoked within the last decade.

Daytime hours on Bodor are from 00:00 to 14:59, and Nighttime hours are from 15:00 to 27:59. Between 28:00 and 28:59 is a single hour called "the Midnight Hour".

Circular clocks are still used on Bodor in some places, and are divided into 14 (rather than 12) hour segments. They possess a primary hand that notes hours, a secondary hand that notes minutes, and a tertiary hand that notes seconds. There’s a quaternary hand that only moves during the Midnight hour (counting minutes). Most modern clocks are digital with a digital readout.

Outside of any holidays, birthdays are celebrated with parties and gifts. Special attention is given to birthdays that fall on what’s called “Tellion Return Years”.

In ancient mythology, the stars were given importance and were considered Gods, especially the brightest ones (which were really the three gas giants of the Bodor system). Tellion was a mythical father figure diety who had a plan for everyone’s life. This “plan” was supposedly set on the day someone was born, and every 29 years Tellion would check up on that person to see how well that person stuck to the “plan”. Those that were still adhering to the “plan” were rewarded. Those that strayed from the “plan” were punished. This 29 year period matched the time it took Tellion to make one orbit around the sun, hence the name “Tellion Return Year”, where Tellion returns to the point in the sky where it was when someone was born.

In modern times, this mythology has been abandoned, but the idea of the “Tellion Return Year” is still around. Unlike most birthdays which are celebratory in nature, Tellion Return birthdays are a time of solemn introspection, where the person takes time to re-examine their life and what they’re doing with it. Most Bodorians only live long enough to have 3 or 4 Tellion Return birthdays (at age 29, 58, and 78), but can see more if longevity treatments are used.

Description
BODORIAN TIMESCALE

In ancient days, the passage of time was based on the phases of the moon and the changes of the seasons, as well as counting using the fingers and thumb (5) and all the knuckles of the primary hand (14). This somewhat inaccurate system of counting time was disposed of centuries ago and a newer, more precise system was imposed on the populace, though some of it's measurements still remain.

A standard Bodorian year is (effectively) 293 Bodorian days long. A single Bodorian day is (effectively) 29 hours long, each hour being 70 minutes long and each minute being 70 seconds long. The decision to have 70 minutes in an hour and 70 seconds in a minute was based on the ancient counting technique of using the fingers and knuckles on one hand to count up to 70.

A Bodorian year is broken into 12 months, and each month is broken into 4 weeks of 6 days each. In addition to this a a 5-day period at the end of each year known as "Correction".

The axial tilt of Bodor is less than that of Earth (only 13 degrees), giving it reduced seasonal effects. Bodor recognizes two long seasons (each 4 months long), and two shorter ones (each 2 months long). The first long season is typically cold and wet, known as "Hearthtime". This is followed by a warm and wet shorter season known as "The Damp". This is followed by a long hot and dry season called "Harvesttime". This is followed by a short cold and dry season called "The Hallows", and includes the period of time known as "Correction". These are based off the observed seasons of the more culturally-dominant southern hemisphere, and are reversed in the northern.

The 12 months of the Bodorian calendar are:

01 - Ekispa (Hearthtime season)
02 - Thoupa (Hearthtime season)
03 - Teenpa (Hearthtime season)
04 - Charpa (Hearthtime season)
05 - Pachpa (The Damp season)
06 - Chahpa (The Damp season)
07 - Satpa (Harvesttime season)
08 - Athpa (Harvesttime season)
09 - Naopa (Harvesttime season)
10 - Daspa (Harvesttime season)
11 - Egyapa (The Hallows season)
12 - Barapa (The Hallows season + Correction)

The individual days of a Bodorian week are also named (along with Earth equivalents):

Sovady (Monday)
Manady (Tuesday)
Buhady (Wednesday)
Gorady (Thursday)
Sukady (Friday)
Ravady (combined Saturday and Sunday)

The five days of Correction have unique names:

1. First Correction
2. Second Correction
3. Third Correction
4. Fourth Correction
5. Final Correction

The period of Correction is the longest holiday on Bodor. Each day of Correction is set aside for different purposes, and Citizens and Workers (but not Slaves) are given the days off with pay.

First Correction has no official function, and merely allows Bodorians to prepare for the next few days or do as they wish. Unofficially, this is a popular day to propose marriage to someone.

Second Correction is set aside for parties, music, dancing and feasting. The corporations of Bodor spend considerable amounts of money each year to provide food and entertainment for Citizens and Workers.

Third Correction is set aside for the sharing and exchanging of gifts between family and friends.

Fourth Correction is set aside for rest and relaxation, to wind down from the previous days of celebration.

Final Correction is a day of mourning, and reflection of the events of the past year. Traditionally, its a day where people promise to let go of old things or bad memories of the past to usher in a better future.

Bodor recognizes three additional holidays, and these are paid holidays granted to Citizens and Workers (but not Slaves).

The 8th day of the 4th month (Charpa) is "Dynamic Day", to honor the day that Dynamic Developments began operations.

The 16th day of the 9th month (Naopa), known as "GT Day". This also commemorates the day Goth-Tech began operations.

The 1st day of the 1st month (Ekispa) is simply called New Year's Day.

The 24th day of the 2nd month (Thoupa) used to be "Neuron Day", in celebration of Neuronic Arts, but having lost its influence on the corporate council, that holiday was revoked within the last decade.

Daytime hours on Bodor are from 00:00 to 14:59, and Nighttime hours are from 15:00 to 27:59. Between 28:00 and 28:59 is a single hour called "the Midnight Hour".

Circular clocks are still used on Bodor in some places, and are divided into 14 (rather than 12) hour segments. They possess a primary hand that notes hours, a secondary hand that notes minutes, and a tertiary hand that notes seconds. There’s a quaternary hand that only moves during the Midnight hour (counting minutes). Most modern clocks are digital with a digital readout.

Outside of any holidays, birthdays are celebrated with parties and gifts. Special attention is given to birthdays that fall on what’s called “Tellion Return Years”.

In ancient mythology, the stars were given importance and were considered Gods, especially the brightest ones (which were really the three gas giants of the Bodor system). Tellion was a mythical father figure diety who had a plan for everyone’s life. This “plan” was supposedly set on the day someone was born, and every 29 years Tellion would check up on that person to see how well that person stuck to the “plan”. Those that were still adhering to the “plan” were rewarded. Those that strayed from the “plan” were punished. This 29 year period matched the time it took Tellion to make one orbit around the sun, hence the name “Tellion Return Year”, where Tellion returns to the point in the sky where it was when someone was born.

In modern times, this mythology has been abandoned, but the idea of the “Tellion Return Year” is still around. Unlike most birthdays which are celebratory in nature, Tellion Return birthdays are a time of solemn introspection, where the person takes time to re-examine their life and what they’re doing with it. Most Bodorians only live long enough to have 3 or 4 Tellion Return birthdays (at age 29, 58, and 78), but can see more if longevity treatments are used.