Re: Day length

From: bryan_thx <bethexton_at_V-ZYBv3BlAqaH-MBVJMZB-H9OSnA5OXkVyPpBkuOOtPAtqq6RHAbx0CjZcT0YlIw8E>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:07:18 -0000

>
> Sam Elliot:
> >
> > In Glorantha, does day length vary (short winter days, long summer
> days)?
>
> Yes. Indeed, Yelm's high holy day falls on the summer solstice.
>
> > If so, is there an approximate northern latitude equivalent? (one
> relative
> > to the UK'd be grand)
>
> That, to the best of my knowledge, has never been stated, officially
> or otherwise. IMO, it's probable that, Glorantha being flat, the
> variation across the world is always the same, regardless of how far
> north or south you are. In other words, there is no Arctic Circle or
> 'land of the midnight sun'. I'd hazard a guess that, in Greg's
> campaign, the variation in day length is about the same as it is in
> California...
>
> YGWV, of course.
>

Yes, it does! (as I just found out) Look for what is contained between the stars down below).

Digging on the Glorantha site, I found some interesting info at: http://www.glorantha.com/products/samples/otherworld.html

Included is the following quote may be relevent: (I hope I'm not breaking rules by quoting here?)

"The length of the day varies from summer to winter, as does Yelm's appearance. In the height of summer, he is a bright blinding gold that blazes high in the Sky. In the depths of winter, Yelm is a sickly pale yellow that hangs low and limps across the sky. On a few frightening occasions in historical times he has been so dim that stars were visible in the daytime. "

No reference to how much it varies/terrestrial latitude equivalent. So I'd say "whatever seems most familiar to the group (on average)" makes good sense, in a YGMV sort of way.

--Bryan