Codex Entry: The Veilborne Concord Calendar
Classification: Chrono-Cultural
Era of Origin: Unified under the Hollow Concord Treaty, Year 0 A.V. (After Veilfall)
Primary Usage: Standard calendar system across Noxhollow and the Concord-aligned territories
Overview:
The Veilborne Concord Calendar is the standard reckoning of time across the known Veilborne world. Developed as a synthesis of pre-Concord systems during the aftermath of the Veilfall, the calendar reflects both the metaphysical rhythm of the world and its cultural unity.
It draws influence from older cycles—both celestial and arcane—and merges structured precision with the symbolic mysticism of the Veilborne Era. Though modernized for civic use, its roots lie deep in sacred numerology and ancient dream cycles.
Structure:
Year Length: 364 days
Months per Year: 13
Days per Month: 28 (divided into 4 exact weeks)
Weeks per Month: 4
Days per Week: 7
Month Names:
1. Veilsdawn – The shrouded beginning, symbolic of awakening and forgotten truths
2. Luminaire – Time of pale light and introspection
3. Hearthveil – Month of warmth and hidden memory
4. Umbracrest – Named for shadow's peak and balance
5. Gloamreach – Associated with twilight and thresholds
6. Emberfold – The season of reflection and ancestral rites
7. Solsticewane – Apex of the Veil's tension with reality
8. Myrrhshade – A perfumed season of decay and beauty
9. Hollowmere – Deepest month, linked with dreaming and the dead
10. Duskwrit – Time of recording, prophecy, and whispers
11. Cindermarch – The slow return of ambition and unrest
12. Starhallow – Celebrated for clarity and celestial omens
13. Nulltide – The Unspoken Month; sacred, liminal, tied to truths best left buried
Days of the Week:
1. Veilrest – Day of stillness, meditation
2. Ashenmor – A day for labor and duties
3. Silvarn – Associated with learning, healing
4. Glimreach – Traditions and storytelling
5. Noctwain – A day of duality, dream rites
6. Embradine – Civic gatherings, social events
7. Truthend – Reserved for judgment, rites, and reflection
Notes on Usage:
Years are often marked as A.V. (After Veilfall) or B.V. (Before Veilfall), referring to the mysterious cataclysmic event that altered the world's nature and led to the rise of Noxhollow and other Concord cities.
Nulltide is treated differently across regions. Some mark it with reverence, some with silence, and others with festival masked in mourning.
The calendar is heavily used in scholarly, arcane, and bureaucratic contexts, especially within the Noxhollow Institute of Esoteric Arts (NIEA).
Common Sayings Derived from the Calendar:
"Since the Dawns of Veilsdawn" – Used to denote something ancient or obscure
"Lost to Hollowmere" – Refers to someone consumed by madness, dreams, or death
"As certain as Nulltide's silence" – Something inevitable, unchangeable