(Shadowmarch #2) Shadowplay

by Tad Williams

  Wildson Night—a festive winter holiday

  Wildsong Night—a holiday evening, also known as Winter’s Eve Xandian Federation

  Xarpedon—an autarch of Xis

  Ximander’s Book—selections from the Book of Regret Xol-priest—one who can manipulate the autarch’s parasite Years of Blood—when the Qar fought against the last demigods and monsters

  Zoria, Tragedy of a Virgin Goddess—a play

  Zosimion Theater—a theater in Tessis

  Days of the Week: in the Eionic calendar, there are three ten-day periods in each month, called “tennights.” Therefore, the twenty-first day of August in our calendar would be more or less the third Firstday of Oktamene. See the explanation under “Months” for more information.

  Firstday

  Sunsday

  Moonsday

  Skyday

  Windsday

  Stonesday

  Fireday

  Watersday

  Godsday

  Lastday

  Months: each Eion month is thirty days long, divided into three ten-days, with five intercalary days between the end of the year—Orphan’s

  Day—and the first day of the new year, also known as Firstday or Year Day—thus month/month correspondents are liable to differ by a few days: the first day of Trimene in Southmarch is not the exact same day as March 1st on our calendar.

  Eimene—January

  Dimene—February

  Trimene—March

  Tetramene—April

  Pentamene—May

  Hexamene—June

  Heptamene—July

  Oktamene—August

  Ennamene—September

  Dekamene—October

  Endekamene—November

  Dodekamene—December