Halomaed

Main: Kaliteth

Geography

The world of Halomaed is an Earth-like world with about 74% oceans and 26% land, with four primary landmasses. Equatorial circumference: 24,738 miles. The planet has an unusual orbit around the sun, causing the climate zones to be shifted about 30-degrees south, along with a 17-degree axial tilt that results in mild seasonal variation.

Ibiend

Southernmost continent, third largest landmass, predominately evergreen forests in a temperate-to-subarctic climate.

Kaliteth

The lands of Kaliteth make up the smallest of the four primary landmasses, essentially a very large island, subtropic climate in the north to temperate climate in the south.

Maliseth

The largest landmass, the equatorial continent belts halfway around the middle of the world, vast jungles and one area of desert, a central tropic climate extending out to temperate in the extreme north and south reaches of the continent.

Thaledon

The northernmost continent, second largest landmass, mast northern mountain ranges (tallest and most treacherous terrain on the planet), arctic climate in the north, ranging to temperate climate in the south, but with one stretch of land reaching south to a subtropic climate.

Kingdoms

There are five kingdoms of men on Halomead.

Eliron

Located in the western most reaches of Thaledon, across the ??? Straights from the Kingdom of Staihlbalt, chinese style society.

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Jeraemir

Most northern kingdom, located in eastern Thaledon, arctic society, viking-like.

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Koreld

Located in central Maliseth, south of the ??? Islands, Arabic style society.

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Straihlbalt

Located in eastern Maliseth, and across the chain of large islands south to Ibiend. Aztec style society.

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Turthann

Located primarily in the lands of Ibiend, in the largest stretches of land to the south of Kaliteth, but also with a recent foothold on Kaliteth, the Kingdom of Turthann is a European style society.

• Mingralt (capital city), Barony of Turthann, Kingdom of Turthann
• Burtell (city), Barony of Hurmmareth
• Herrmostil (town), Baroney of Mullog
• Markart (town), Baroney of Trabrold
• Ralmorhegg (town), Barony of Tregenhor, on Kaliteth

Calendar of Turthann

The world of Halomaed has a 26 hour rotation (day) and makes one revolution around the sun every 351 days (year). Over seven hundred years ago, the scholars of Turthann established a calendar comprised of 13 months, each 27 days in length, with the first of the year occurring at the middle of summer (solar equinox) on the 1st of Dorthual.

Current Date: 9th of Cettionn, 749

Months: 1) Dothual, 2) Faemal, 3) Tiashann, 4) Hiadhul, 5) Tharullo, 6) Munetla, 7) Vullias, 8) Srifan, 9) Lanra, 10) Rottithlas, 11) Naffiodhiol, 12) Cettionn, 13) Fithla

Daylight hours in Turthann vary somewhat by the time of year.

• Sunrise: 5:57 (mid-summer) to 7:43 (mid-winter)
• Noon: 13:00
• Sunset: 20:03 (mid-summer) to 18:49 (mid-winter)
• Midnight: 26:00

Morning meal: typically between 7:00 to 8:00
Midday meal: typically between 12:30 to 13:30
Evening meal: typically between 18:00 to 19:00

Seasons
Throughout most of the Kingdom of Turthan, including the Barony of Tregenhor on Kaliteth, the lands experience the same changing of the seasons. Being in the most southern reaches of the southern hemisphere, there is a distinct difference between summer and winter, however, the winters are shorter and not nearly as bitter as in the northern hemisphere. The spring and fall are short, merely transitions between summer and winter.

• Summer (151 days long, 7th Naffiodhiol to 22nd Tiashann)... A temperate climate, with regular rain (generally light and most often only in the morning), but mostly sunny days. Occasional storms (typhoons) will blow in from the sea, which can become violent and dangerous. Average Temp: 78 (high), 56 (low).
• Fall (52 days long, 23th Tiashann to 20th Tharullo)... the transition into winter brings heavier rains and frequently overcast skies. Average Temp: 52 (high), 38 (low).
• Winter (96 days long, 21st Tharullo to 8th Lanra)... snow is common, but only heavy in the most southern reaches of Ibiend. The days are often overcast. Average Temp: 34 (high), 14 (low). The mid-winter equinox is midnight of 14th of Vullias.
• Spring (52 days long, 9th Lanra to 6th Naffiodhiol)... the transition into summer brings a sky constantly blanketed with gray clouds and nearly constant drizzle. Fog is very common, especially in the mornings and evenings, and often becomes quite dense. Average Temp: 52 (high), 38 (low).

Moons
The world of Halomaed has two moons, one about 30% larger than the other, which are both visible to those in the Kingdom of Turthann. On very rare occasions (every 368 years) the moons align perfectly in the night sky in such a way that both become eclipsed by the planet. The last such eclipse was midnight on 7th of Naffiodhiol, 582.

• Genoth (larger moon), with a 32 hour orbit, has a slight reddish tint. Although the moon orbit is not in retrograde, since the orbital period is longer than the 26 hour rotation of the planet, the moon appears to travel from west to east.
• Rirnen, with a 23 hour orbit, appears to move from east to west, but at a rate much slower than the passage of the sun.