Intro to Dahrqbrü

This page details key points of interest for player consideration, particularly when comparing life on Earth to life in the world of Dahrqbrü.

Generally speaking, individuals inhabiting Dahrqbrü consider all this to be relatively normal.

Time

All lunar systems and mythology in Dahrqbrü relates to its large, slowly rotating moon, Lunæ, which completes a full rotation on its axis once every four years. The lunar cycle being different than that on Earth, time in the world of Dahrqbrü might seem unique and bizarre to aliens. 

Unless specified, units of time are identical to those on Earth.

• • • Dahrqbrü’s moon, Lunæ rotates on its own axis 1 time every 4 years.
    • Dahrqbrü’s moon completes its monthly lunar cycle once every 28 days.
    • Each month consists of 4 weeks.
    • Each month has 28 days, beginning on the first night after the New Moon.
    • Each annual season is 4 months long, consisting of Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
    • Each year is 16 months long (448 days—83 days longer than real life).

A year in Dahrqbrü time is nearly three full months (83 days) longer than on Earth. Theoretically, humans in the world of Dahrqbrü live significantly longer than their real-world counterparts. However, without magical or divine aid, the life expectancy of the average human commoner in Dahrqbrü is still approximately 31.3 years, a statistic reflecting historical mortality rates of real people living in the Middle Ages.

As Lunæ rotates, different features are concealed and concealed. Interpretations of the shapes, symbols and signs recognized in the moon are as varied as the cultures viewing them, but four “faces” of the moon are most commonly recognized.

1. The Eyes/Face of Lunæ (a feminine version of the “man on the moon”)
2. The Mid-night Cross
3. The Mark of the Three Oracles
4. The Coiled Dragon (a tapered spiral)

Confused? Well, don’t worry about any of this too much. Ultimately, this is a fantasy world, and everything is relative.

Calendar & Seasons

	Name	pronounced	season	Azjürika
1	Lunæluth	loo-NAY-luth	winter	24h night
2	Byzæimuth	by-ZAY-eh-muth	winter	greater twilight
3	Træ	TRAY	spring	lesser twilight
4	Quadræ	QWAH-dray	spring	–
5	Mā‘Azæ	may-AH-zay	spring	–
6	Styhxiaxæ	STEKS-ee-uh-zay	spring	lesser twilight
7	Tsohl	SAHL	summer	greater twilight
8	Oktsohl	AHKT-sahl	summer	24h daylight
9	Mydnïsohl	MID-nih-sahl	summer	24h daylight
10	Drezn N’zohl	dreh-zen NEH-zol	summer	greater twilight
11	Fyŋ	FYENG	fall	lesser twilight
12	Omneŋ	AHM-neng	fall	–
13	Œllesheŋ	OH-leh-sheng	fall	–
14	Autembrezjeŋ	aw-TEM-breh-zheng	fall	lesser twilight
15	Lüth	LOOTH	winter	greater twilight
16	Zsanüth	ZEHN-ooth	winter	24h night

Solar System, Celestial Bodies, and Celestial Phenomena

The Null

Another particular point of interest in the night skies of Dahrkbrü is “The Null,” a round absence of light, roughly 3/4 the size of Lunæ ,which passes through the sky on a shifting course, temporarily obscuring view of other celestial bodies, except for Lunæ and the Aurora Borealis. Having its own, independent 9-year cycle, Null is only ever found Dahrqbrü’s night skies; it slowly fades in and out of view as it pass into and out of daylight.

The Daystar

Every few millennia, the Great Daystar returns to Dahrkrü’s skies, where it roams and lingers for centuries before fading back into the night.

Aurora Borealis

A common but completely unpredictable occurrence in the north, the lights of Dahrkbrü’s Aurora Borealis illuminate the night skies with moving bands of shifting colors for hours, days and even weeks.

Planets

There are currently 15 planets in Dahrqbrü’s night skies. Non-humans with long life spans well remember that there more than those 15 planets in the night not so long ago.

Comets and Meteor Showers

There are more known comets and times of meteor showers than can be efficiently summarized.

Culture

Varying wildly with location, superstition and religion are radical cultural influencers in the world of Dahrqbrü. Numerology is a prominent theme among most if not all of the known kingdoms.