Jade Calendar

The Calendar of Jade was started in the second age, during the year 100, right around the same time language was being written by more and more people. The need for a calendar arised as a tool for devoted historians and chroniclers. It started as a need to convey the passage of time. There is much debate among historians as to who created the first physical diagram of the Calendar. It is believed that the first concept was created by a guild of history. They structured it into 8 months, stretching 320 days, allocating 2 months to a season. Listed below as significant notes pertaining to campaigns and commonly referenced events, on the outside the events may seem historically insignificant. Chronological milestones in the timeline are classified as "Ages." most ages span from about 1,000 to 10,000 years. Each age can then be broken down into Historical Eras. The shortest era was to date was Second Era at just over 1,000 years and the longest being the Fourth Era which spans almost 10,000.

Basic Structure
Each month is one half of a season, with varying lengths to represent the time it takes for each season to pass. Winter and Summer are the longer months, while Autumn and Spring are slightly shorter. The New Year always starts on the first day of spring. The amount of days are as follows:

There are 7 days in a week for the world of Jade. The first day of the week is called Lundas, while the last is called Shaledas. The days of the week are as follows, in order: Lundas, Towerdas, Winedas, Thundas, Firedas, Swordas, and Shaledas.

Timeline of the First Age
There is little to no written record of the events of the first age. Many stories lead people to believe it was a time of when gods walked the world.

Timeline of the Second Age
The Second Age was time of tribal warfare and barbaric disputes (Comparative to the Viking Age of Northern Europe). Most history that was recorded during the time is considered inaccurate before the year 100. The Era of Exploration  The recorded events during the Second Age is as follows:

Timeline of the Third Age
The Third Age saw the end of the Era of Exploration and the beginnings of the Era of Steel, Era of Storms, and the Dragon Era.