Time

Subject: Time Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:42 pm

In Felarya, there doesn't seem to be any kind of scale or method for keeping time. Of course, I doubt there would be with all the varying cultures and creatures as well as the chaotic nature of Felarya itself. Really, the year wouldn't be important to very many people on Felarya.

But when writing about things in the past of Felarya, being able to tell when stuff happened is a bit important. So far, I've just been basing my stories after Crisis. For example, Eddie Holly was born in 30 BC. Thirty years Before Crisis. And the present time, where most stories are written it's 60 years after Crisis was born. That's the system I've been using, but I was wondering if anyone else had any other ideas on the subject.

For that matter, how long would a Felaryan year be? How long are the seasons? If Felarya doesn't have space, does it still revolve around it's sun? It obviously has day and night, but how long is each? Does that mean Felarya rotates too?
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I had this idea too but I based on the fall of Ur-Sagol Very Happy

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Subject: Re: Time Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:05 pm

Portals also makes you travel through time? Felarya IS the center of the universe after all.
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Subject: Re: Time Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:15 pm

hmm... say, that brings up a question:

How do people age in Felarya? Since it's like time stands still, people don't grow old and die.

Does this affect babies as well? And how do preds age?
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Subject: Re: Time Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:34 pm

I've thought about that too. Here's my take. It says in the wiki that 'your body doesn't take any damage caused by time'. So I take that to mean, you still get older, you just don't receive any physical effects of weakness. So you can grow up, just not grow old.

I also thought that you only don't age when you are touching the ground, so babies are kept in cribs off the ground until they mature into adults, but that was a stupid idea.
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Subject: Re: Time Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:28 pm

I think people would still keep track of time. Even if only by the seasons or major events.
Aleski tells me mermaids keep track of time by counting the tides.

Subject: Re: Time Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:35 pm

That makes sense. I didn't think of holidays. I guess they would keep track of the date. (I can imagine Katrika having a calander with a different picture of Anna each month. XD) But would they keep track of the year. Would they know whether it's the year 10,456 or whenever it is in Felarya?

Counting the tides? That must be a complex time system! Doesn't Felarya have two moons?
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Subject: Re: Time Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:41 pm

Londore has a shorter "year" than Felarya so Katrika has had a bit of a hard time adapting to her new home.

That's a great idea for Karbo! (As if he didn't have enough work already!) a Calender!
Katrika would like that!

The mermaid tide system is very complicated but they ignore it anyway so it seems to work.

Evil admin Joined : 08 Dec 2007 Posts : 1024

Well gwadahunter is right, the current calendar is based on the fall of Ur-Sagol Razz

Subject: Re: Time Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:04 pm

And what about all the other stuff? Length of the days, nights, years, and stuff like that? Is Felarya basically like Earth in all those regards?
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Well definitely not.. but I need to think about it ^_^;

Subject: Re: Time Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:33 pm

Subject: Re: Time Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:40 pm

Subject: Re: Time Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:40 pm

Waaaait a minute. The fall of Ur-Sagol happened 2000 years ago? So the year is two thousand? Or is it a little past that, say 2008 years ago? Because that would be such a coincidence. Laughing

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Oh crap I never realized that XD