Time in Eberron is organized into days, weeks, months and years. Years in the current age typically are written as "years of the kingdom" (YK), which starts with the formation of the Kingdom of Galifar.
There are twelve months: Zarantyr, Olarune, Therendor, Eyre, Dravago, Nymm, Lharvion, Barrakas, Rhaan, Sypheros, Aryth, and Vult. Each month is associated with a dragonmark. Each year begins with Zarantyr and ends with Vult. Winter lasts from Vult to Olarune; Spring lasts from Therendor to Dravago; Summer lasts from Nymm to Barrakas; and Autumn lasts from Rhaan to Aryth.
Each month has four seven-day weeks. The days of the week are Sul, Mol, Zol, Wir, Zor, Far, and Sar. Each month starts on a Sul, ends on a Sar, and contains twenty-eight days.
The Road to the Creation Forge
Wir, 11 Therendor, 998 YK
The party started East from the , following Zanne's direction toward the Creation Forge.
On the way to the Creation Forge, the party approached a fork in the road. Zanne ran ahead to double-check the sign at the fork, when, suddenly, the ground gave way from under his feet. Zanne lept to safety at the last minute. The rest of the party drew their weapons and took position around the gaping hole in the ground, looking to the bushes and trees near the pit. This surely smelled like a trap.
A mob of goblin skirmishers emerged from the cover on the side of the road and among their ranks was a hulking goblin skull cleaver brandishing a large axe. Pierce lunged at the skull cleaver, dealing a deft blow and inciting the goblin's rage. Zanne let fly a bolt, only to misfire and hit the trunk of a nearby tree. Rolen flew into action, throwing two goblins into the pit. Thia quickly ran to aide Pierce's effort.
In the midst of the battle, the adventurers were able to make out a moaning from the east. The battle raged on. As the tide of battle turned in favor of our heroes, two of the goblins began to flee, going North. As the skull cleaver was finished off by Thia, one of the goblins decided to run East for the cover of nearby trees. Thia gave pursuit and let loose an arrow into the goblin's back, but the goblin did not flinch - his attention was elsewhere despite the searing pain of an arrow wound.
Rolen ran toward the fleeing goblin for an assist when he noticed two wolf-like creatures behind the trees. The grabbed the goblin and downed him in one fell swoop. As they had quickly felled the goblin, the grave hounds turned their attentions toward Rolen. Rolen noted that the grave hounds did not move as a normal wolf, but with the stagger of the undead. The party turned their weapons toward the grave hounds fell them after some small concentrated efforts. As the din died down on the field of battle, a moan was still heard toward the east.
Thia searched behind the stand of trees from which the grave hounds had emerged and found a goblin skirmisher, nearly dead and bleeding fast. She looked down at him with disgust and asked the creature what had happened. The goblin was rolling on the ground, suffering from the attack by the grave hounds, but he still managed to eek out the words "Bad mead" before losing consciousness. Thia proceeded to kick the goblin to make sure he was dead - and no life was left in the vile creature.
Pierce looked up at the sign post in the road. Zanne, noticing the confusion of the Warforged, walked up to the sign to explain the meaning of it to Pierce. One sign pointed East and had a beer mug on it, indicating a public house where rest and drink could be had. The other sign pointed South and had a tombstone on it, probably indicating a cemetery. Zanne had only ever been past the public house and had not passed by the cemetery before.
Novakri proceeded toward the southern fork in the road and spotted a trap. With the help of Thia and Rolen, the trap was disarmed and found to be yet another pit trap. This seemed odd indeed. The three stared at the trap and the remains of the ambush and wondered.
Zanne urged the party on toward the Creation Forge, but Thia and Rolen convinced him that the Creation Forge could wait and that the source of the grave hounds and possibly the ambush might lie to the South.
The party bandaged their wounds and took the fork South toward the cemetery, hoping to find some semblance of reason for the ambush.
The party started East from the , following Zanne's direction toward the Creation Forge.
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| The way to the Creation Forge |
On the way to the Creation Forge, the party approached a fork in the road. Zanne ran ahead to double-check the sign at the fork, when, suddenly, the ground gave way from under his feet. Zanne lept to safety at the last minute. The rest of the party drew their weapons and took position around the gaping hole in the ground, looking to the bushes and trees near the pit. This surely smelled like a trap.
A mob of goblin skirmishers emerged from the cover on the side of the road and among their ranks was a hulking goblin skull cleaver brandishing a large axe. Pierce lunged at the skull cleaver, dealing a deft blow and inciting the goblin's rage. Zanne let fly a bolt, only to misfire and hit the trunk of a nearby tree. Rolen flew into action, throwing two goblins into the pit. Thia quickly ran to aide Pierce's effort.
In the midst of the battle, the adventurers were able to make out a moaning from the east. The battle raged on. As the tide of battle turned in favor of our heroes, two of the goblins began to flee, going North. As the skull cleaver was finished off by Thia, one of the goblins decided to run East for the cover of nearby trees. Thia gave pursuit and let loose an arrow into the goblin's back, but the goblin did not flinch - his attention was elsewhere despite the searing pain of an arrow wound.
Rolen ran toward the fleeing goblin for an assist when he noticed two wolf-like creatures behind the trees. The grabbed the goblin and downed him in one fell swoop. As they had quickly felled the goblin, the grave hounds turned their attentions toward Rolen. Rolen noted that the grave hounds did not move as a normal wolf, but with the stagger of the undead. The party turned their weapons toward the grave hounds fell them after some small concentrated efforts. As the din died down on the field of battle, a moan was still heard toward the east.
Thia searched behind the stand of trees from which the grave hounds had emerged and found a goblin skirmisher, nearly dead and bleeding fast. She looked down at him with disgust and asked the creature what had happened. The goblin was rolling on the ground, suffering from the attack by the grave hounds, but he still managed to eek out the words "Bad mead" before losing consciousness. Thia proceeded to kick the goblin to make sure he was dead - and no life was left in the vile creature.
Pierce looked up at the sign post in the road. Zanne, noticing the confusion of the Warforged, walked up to the sign to explain the meaning of it to Pierce. One sign pointed East and had a beer mug on it, indicating a public house where rest and drink could be had. The other sign pointed South and had a tombstone on it, probably indicating a cemetery. Zanne had only ever been past the public house and had not passed by the cemetery before.
Novakri proceeded toward the southern fork in the road and spotted a trap. With the help of Thia and Rolen, the trap was disarmed and found to be yet another pit trap. This seemed odd indeed. The three stared at the trap and the remains of the ambush and wondered.
Zanne urged the party on toward the Creation Forge, but Thia and Rolen convinced him that the Creation Forge could wait and that the source of the grave hounds and possibly the ambush might lie to the South.
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| The aftermath of the ambush |
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