Calendar Years

There are only two year naming conventions. As the majority of the civilized world was at one time under the rule of an elven emperor, the elven calendar is utilized.

The elven calendar begins the year that Kenderiee the Almighty ascended to his father’s throne. This would be the year 1CE for current era. Anything previous to this would be considered -###OE for old era. As this is the year 2462, Kenderiee ascended to the throne 2,462 years ago.

The second numbering is based on when the humans first threw off their elven overlords. In this numbering system, it is now the year 913YE or years of freedom. This harkens back to when King Conrad Isilnhagt defeated the elven armies at the Battle of Kallackaus Hills (in the “neck”). After the battle, the elven army retreated and the humans declared victory and independence. While they attempted to make the day after the battle the first day of the year in a new calendar, their calendar was never accepted by the people, so the elven calendar remained, though the humans did declare the next new year to be year 1YE.

The troll clans do not care whose calendar is in use. They find such things to be too scholarly and unimportant.