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gazetteer of tal’dorei

hese pages contain the known collection of information on the most prominent locales within and around the con-
tinent of Tal’Dorei, or Gwessar in the elvish tongue. Gathered through eyewitness accounts, local historians and
Tcartographers, as well as aid from the Cobalt Reserve, these pages will aid in fleshing out the extensive countryside
before you. You will be presented with information about the denizens and cultures of these respective locations, as well as
points of interest and possible mysteries and plots that may be stewing beneath the surface.
You are welcome to utilize any of the elements presented within for use within your own campaign. You can also adjust
and alter them as you see fit to work within the narrative you wish to present to your adventurers, or create and add as
much to the existing information as you’d like! After all, not all that has been catalogued is guaranteed to be completely
accurate. Boundless possibilities await eager travelers all across the grasslands and mountains, within cities and temples
built upon ruined and forgotten dangers of ages past. Create, explore, confront, and conquer!
the calendar and calendar of tal’dorei

the passage of time month dayS holidayS
New Dawn (1st)
Horisal 29
Hillsgold (27th)
Not all campaigns concern themselves with the specifics
of maintaining a tight calendar record. Many games Misuthar 30 Day of Challenging (7th)
avoid mention of world-centric days of the week, or Wild’s Grandeur (20th)
Dualahei 30
hours in the day, preferring to use the common real- Renewal Festival (13th)
world terminology of a seven day week, thirty day
Harvest’s Rise (11th)
month, and a twelve month year all named in the same Thunsheer 31
Merryfrond’s Day (31st)
fashion as our own world calendar is.
Deep Solace (8th)
However, for the game master who wishes to put in that Unndilar 28
Zenith (26th)
extra step to providing immersion within Exandria may
look within this section for specifics about the Tal’Dorei Elvendawn, or Midsummer (20th)
Brussendar 31
calendar to implement within their own campaign. Artisan’s Faire (15th)
The calendar year of Exandria runs a total of 328 days
Highsummer (7th)
over the course of eleven months. These months are Sydenstar 32 Morn of Largesse (14th)
outlined below in the order of their arrival within the
Fessuran 29 Harvest’s Close (3rd)
calendar year, as well as their number of days and notable
holidays (many of which are outlined within the Pantheon Civilization’s Dawn (22nd)
Quen’pillar 27
of Exandria section of this book). The Hazel Festival (10th)
The names of the Months and Weekdays do vary Night of Ascension (13th)
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between distant cultures, but the elvish-rooted calendar Zan’s Cup (21st)
noted here is widely accepted and utilized throughout
Barren Eve (2nd)
Tal’Dorei, as well as most civilized areas across the world.
Duscar 32 Embertide (5th)
The four seasons (winter, spring, summer, and autumn)
Winter’s Crest (20th)
are represented and called as such.
The seven days of the Exandrian week follow the names Summer brings hotter days toward the middle of Unndi-
Miresen, Grissen, Whelsen, Conthsen, Folsen, Yulisen,
lar. The noonday sun of the 26th day is called the Zenith,
and Da’leysen. The days are a standard 24 hours in length. and is considered the first true moment of the summer.
holidays The colors change and winds cool as Autumn takes the
lands in the early days of the month of Fessuran, marked
The coming of Spring is signified by the beginning days by the Harvest’s Close on the 3rd day. The chill of Winter
of Dualahei. The official start of the season is observed on arrives to bring longer nights and cleansing snow in the
the 13th and celebrated with a festival of barely ripened month of Duscar, marked by the 2nd day (referred to as
food, games, and music, called the Renewal Festival. the Barren Eve, a nighttime celebration and remembrance
of those who fell in battle).

”I’ve wandered over many a shore and plain in my journeys, and my mind still finds itself drawn back to the younger
landscapes of Tal’Dorei. Wearing history’s deeper scars far from view, I find it one of the more vibrant realms in
Exandria to witness. Mind you, any calm only causes my old bones to itch with mistrust. Even the ripest of fruits can
carry a rotten core. Best you stick to the roads, friend.”
chapter 2: gazetteer of tal’dorei
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