Aslan Calendar
Aslan timekeeping is based upon the rotational period of their homeworld, Kusyu (Dark Nebula 1226) around Tyeyo, its star.
The Aslan calendar takes as its starting point the first selection of the Tlaukhu as supreme council of Kusyu about 3,200 years ago (-2083 Imperial).
Timeline[edit]
Aslan Imp. Event -123 -2190 First World War -88 -2160 Second World War (nuclear) -60 -2136 TL 7 -22 -2102 Orbital bases -18 -2098 Third World War 0 -2083 Tlaukhu formed 94 -1999 TL 9; Jump drive invented 117 -1980 First contact with Humaniti 1100 -1118 Aslan Border Wars begin 1185 -1044 Great Rift crossed 2810 380 Peace of Ftahalr; Border wars end 2902 461 First contact with Zhodani 3077 614 Yerlyaruiwo-Tralyeaeawi War 3120 652 Hlyueawi clan joins Tlaukhu 3167 693 Yerlyaruiwo-T. War ends 3644 1111 Golden era of Third Imperium 3652 1120 Mid-Rebellion era 3744 1201 The New Era 3880 1320 The Wave hits the Hierate 4543 1902 The Galaxiad Era
Basic Units[edit]
The Aslan ftahea (year ) is 212.2 eakhau (days) long. Every fifth ftahea has an extra eakhau added to keep the calendar in sync with the rotation about the system primary. This corresponds to 320.2 Imperial days per Aslan year.
Each eakhau is divided into 16 tekhaao (hours), each just over two standard hours, with an eakhau being 36 standard hours. Each eakhau has a unique name, for convenience they are numbered from 1 to 212, with a 213th every fifth ftahea.
Each tekhaao is further divided into 8 khtauaao (periods), each about 17 standard minutes long.
The khtauaao is divided into 64 areiaao (sprint), each about 16 standard seconds long.
The areiaao are divided into 8 uealaao (second), the smallest unit of time in general use by Aslan. Each uealaao is about 2 standard seconds long.
Seasons[edit]
The planet Kusyu has minimal axial tilt and orbital eccentricity, so there is little astronomical cause for seasons. There are no formal divisions corresponding to months in the Aslan calendar. However, they do divide each ftahea into three raohfokh (seasons): Aihros, Tralrea, and Ktaho.
Aihros (Beginnings) is the equivalent of spring: the mating season for many animals and the time when annual plant life grows from seed.
Tralrea (Growth) is the long season of mild weather on Kusyu. It lasts 100 eakhau. the growth refers to that of herd animals.
Ktaho (Harvest) is the hunting season; it is short, lasting 30 eakhau, and is the traditional time for hunting.
See also[edit]
Please see the following AAB articles for more information:
- Charted Space Chronology
- General Chronology
- Imperial Chronology
- Aslan Chronology
- Hiver Chronology
- K'kree Chronology
- Zhodani Chronology
References[edit]
- Marc Miller. Referee's Companion (Game Designers Workshop, 1988), .