Years and Calendars: It often seems that every empire and sometimes every ruling house wants to try to start a new calendar with themselves. Fortunately, in the world at large, trade and communication tends to limit this practice. Nonetheless, there are easily several hundred systems that have been used over time. Below are listed either the most prevalent today, or the most historically useful ones.

Post Vargosian (PV):Dates from the fall of the Vargosite Empire, Official Calendar of the Freehold Council of Wizards and most merchants dealing with Freehold, hence most of the continents of Norelan and Eton.

Vargosite Calendar (VC):Official Calendar of the now defunct Vargosite Empire, dates from the founding of the Vargosite Empire. Still common in outlying territories of the former Empire.

Anichronia (AC):Oldest 'human' calendar still known to be in use today. While not politically popular, this calendar is in use simply due to its prevalence in scholarly circles. Many old texts use this calendar, and at one time it was extremely widespread; as such, it makes a very good reference point between various calendars.

Calendar Vizenhein (CV):Often confused by nondwarves with the Vargosite Calendar, this is the calendar used by the dwarven rulers of the legendary city of Vizenhein. It predates the Anichronia Calendar, though it is not in widespread use since the fall of Vizenhein near the collapse of the Vargosite Empire.

Date Oorstemothian (DO):No attempt is given to categorize or indicate historical aspects of the Oorstemothian Calendar inaccuracies in official Oorstemothian history are illegal. Rather than risk criminal prosecution by the Oorstemothian government, the author directs all such inquiries to the Oorstemothian Office of Authoritative and Definitive Historical Accuracy.