How The Known Universe Works
This article is to serve as an introduction or refresher into how Omneuttians have agreed to organize time. In addition, the article covers the fundamental aspects of Omneuttian time that are observed—such as the length of a day—rather than organized.
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Compared to Earth Time
To summarize, Omneuttians have since agreed to organize their days in increments of 100 rather than 60. There are 100 seconds in a minute and 100 minutes in an hour. In terms of seconds, the length of an Earth and Omneuttian day are fairly similar, but due to Omneuttian hours being 100 minutes with 100 seconds each, there are only 8 hours each day. The years end up being fairly similar as well, with Omneutta even having a leap year every 5 years.
| Value | Earth Time | Omneuttian Time |
|---|---|---|
| Minute | 60 Seconds | 100 Seconds |
| Hour | 60 Minutes | 100 Minutes |
| Hour (sec) | 3,600 Seconds | 10,000 Seconds |
| Day | 24 Hours | 8 Hours |
| Day (sec) | 86,400 Seconds | 80,000 Seconds |
| Year | 365.25 Days | 393.2 Days |
| Year (sec) | 345,575,000 Seconds | 314,560,000 Seconds |
Calendar Year
The calendar year is based off of prefixes and suffixes of the language of the Deities. -uvas is the suffix for month, and each month has a different prefix based on what the month is named after. The calendar was created sometime in early A.T., by the early OLAH when creating a governing body. Evtuvas and Esiuvas are known as the twin months due to their identical length; Bosuvas is known as fear month due to lingering fear from the Timekeeping Reset. At the time of the calendar’s creation, it was common practice to pray at the end of each year for the Ontautt to allow the Sentient Species another year. This practice, along with ceasing all work to worship for the duration of Ontauvas have both fallen out of favour over time.
| Month | Abbreviation | # of Days |
|---|---|---|
| Pwuvas | Pwu. | 42 |
| Ouovas | Ouo. | 51 |
| Toscuvas | Tos. | 45 |
| Apuvas | Apu. | 27 |
| Evtuvas | Evt. | 43 |
| Esiuvas | Esi. | 43 |
| Tauvas | Tau. | 48 |
| Ontauvas | Ont. | 17 |
| Veauvas | Vea. | 33 |
| Bosuvas | Bos. | 44/45 |
Days of the Week
| Astepa | Ruepa | Dauepa | Keuepa | Porepa | Qurepa | Hauepa | Taruepa |
The days of the week are named after the Deities, since there are eight days in a week. Astepa was named after Aster and is considered a day of rest by all sentient species- most businesses are closed for the day. Ruepa is named after Extiru, Dauepa is named after Davoto, Keuepa is named after Haket, Porepa is named after Porrair, Qurepa is named after Quarrnyl, Hauepa is named after Sham’ayn and Taruepa is named after Taruthe.
Holidays
There are a number of different holidays celebrated throughout Omneutta across the year, some involving all Sentient Species while others are a single species’ celebration.
- 1st of Pwuvas – Dawn’s Day
- 2nd Hauepa of Ouovas – Sham’ayn’s Day
- 2nd Taruepa of Ouvas – Niva
- Last Dauepa of Ouvas – Davoto’s Holy Day
- 5-6th of Toscuvas – Quarter Year Celebration
- 34th of Toscuvas – Day of the First Gate
- 17th of Apuvas – The Thawing
- 27th of Apuvas – Quarrnyl’s Day
- 1st Ruepa of Evtuvas – Extiru’s Day
- 2nd Porepa of Evtuvas – Porrair’s Day
- 31-34th of Evtuvas – Midyear Celebration
- 34th of Esiuvas – Rain Day
- 7th of Tauvas – Day of the Second Gate
- 44-45th of Tauvas – Quarter Year Celebration
- All Astepas of Ontauvas – Mandatory Days of Rest
- 40th of Bosuvas – Day of the Third Gate
- 44th of Bosuvas – End’s Eve
- 45th of Bosuvas – Saldov’y (Every 5 years)
