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Endspire uses a practical calendar system with fixed months and major festivals that reflect the city’s origin, dangers, and occasional joy. Some events are scheduled. Others — like the return of the Floating Choir — erupt without warning.
- 12 months per year, each with 30 days
- Timekeeping maintained by crystal-etched civic towers and alchemical timers
- Storm Season — A shifting “off-calendar” period between Month 5 and 6. Airship traffic slows, magic distorts, and most civic planning halts
- Celebrates the signing of the Chain of Oaths and Endspire’s political unification.
- Involves civic processions, oath renewals, and ritual feasts.
- Politically symbolic — used by factions to announce alliances or unveil policy.
- A hopeful trade festival marking the season when meteor showers are most common.
- Markets erupt with scavenger fables, fake relics, and the rare genuine magitech core.
- Tied to both the Rustvaults and Stormwells.
- Occurs only when the legendary Floating Choir returns to the city.
- Entire neighborhoods transform overnight with lanterns, music, and suspended walkways.
- City function slows to a crawl in celebration — most factions tolerate the interruption.
¶ Local and Minor Observances
- Guild Anniversaries — Celebrated as parades, awards, or ritual duels
- District Days — Mark a neighborhood’s founding or historical triumph
- Contract Remembrance — Civic holiday honoring notable trade treaties or sponsorship pacts
Ritual timing and festival participation often signal social allegiance — especially during tense seasons.
Some city denizens believe that:
- Making oaths during Storm Season leads to misfortune
- Conception during Crystalfall produces gifted (or cursed) children
- The Floating Choir’s arrival signals a coming change — for better or worse