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Calendars & Counting on Valaïs
by Tan'neave Snake Salme · 6d ago · view history →
Calendar
Valaïs operates on a thirteen-day system of marking their days. The days seem to refer to the constellations, and run thus:
- Loom (The Stillness and the Song)
- Awl (The Key-and-Gate)
- Lamp (The Lantern-and-Eye)
- Drum (The Beating Heart)
- Mask (The Duelist’s Mask)
- Book (The Unburnt Book)
- Wolf (The Sundered Wolf)
- Bone (The Hollow Skull)
- Lion (The Golden Lion)
- Beast (The Fiend-Engine)
- Knot (The Soldier-and-Brother)
- Loam (The Falling Leaf)
- Snake (The Dreaming Serpent
Numbers
The counting system of Valaïs is significantly different than our own and can be somewhat confusing. Here’s the equivalents between numbers.
| Numeral | Number | Valaïs Count |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Zero | ??? |
| 1 | One | Yan |
| 2 | Two | Tan |
| 3 | Three | Tethir |
| 4 | Four | Methir |
| 5 | Five | Neave |
| 6 | Six | Yan’neave |
| 7 | Seven | Tan’neave |
| 8 | Eight | Tetha’neave |
| 9 | Nine | Metha’neave |
| 10 | Ten | Loof |
| 11 | Eleven | Yan’loof |
| 12 | Twelve | Tan’loof |
| 13 | Thirteen | Teth’loof |
| 14 | Fourteen | Meth’loof |
| 15 | Fifteen | Spaul |
| 16 | Sixteen | Yan’spaul |
| 17 | Seventeen | Tan’spaul |
| 18 | Eighteen | Tethi’spaul |
| 19 | Nineteen | Methi’spaul |
| 20 | Twenty | Hale |
| 100 | One Hundred | Loof of Looves |