>My major niggle with Trotsky's calendar is that it doesn't explain what the
>names of the months and the days derive from. I can work out the derivation
>of most of the names (Hilmday - Hilme - Freezeday, Fronday - Frona - Clayday
>etc) but the months are beyond me. How were they calculated?
>
They're just modified English names related to the passing of the
seasons, so I didn't feel the need for further explanation. 'Vernus'
from 'vernal', 'Turbidor' from 'turbid' (in the sense of confused and
disordered - i.e. Storm Season), 'Aestival' from, well, 'aestival', and
so on.
-- Trotsky Gamer and Skeptic ------------------------------------------------------ Trotsky's RPG website: http://www.ttrotsky.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ --__--__--
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