Normally Elves do not measure time more precisely than talen, the day, and that’s more precise than they like to get. Precise appointments among the long-lived race are difficult. They do not have a unit of time smaller than a day, though they can use night, day, dawn, and dusk as times when absolutely necessary.
Their medoral is somewhat equivalent to the human month, though it is measured by constellations (somewhat like the human zodiac) rather than by phases of the moon. Elves measure two seasons: erilen, winter, and karvan, summer.
The Elven year is kilanv, seven years is temas, ninety-eight years is timostine, and nine hundred and eighty years is ralmostine, about an Elven lifetime. The next temas and timostine are in 994, and the next ralmostine is in 1092.
Elves have long lives, and their lifestyle leaves them much free time. They use it to visit and celebrate with friends, to carry on hobbies such as gardening, sailing, creating musical and visual arts, or many more. They also may spend their time traveling from village to village around the Careleran, the Elven Long Lakes. Some few also spend their time traveling about the known world and learning the languages and cultures of other races.
Time: Medorale
Except for Medoralenalveron, the Elves keep their “months” by the stars. When the three stars of Toralne Deme come over the morning horizon in the spring, a new kilanv has begun.
| Month | Length | Christian Start Date |
|---|---|---|
| Toralne Deme | 30 days | April 11 |
| Lian | 22 days | May 11 |
| Morlv | 29 days | June 2 |
| Genesiervel | 33 days | July 1 |
| Bedaroltav | 25 days | August 3 |
| Medoralenalveron | 27 days | August 28 |
| Komor | 31 days | September 24 |
| Lentav | 28 days | October 25 |
| Ralvana | 34 days | November 22 |
| Lelern | 30 days | December 26 |
| Vonorel | 27 days | January 25 |
| Ambelide | 27 days | February 21 |
| Lirel | 22 days | March 20 |
Note that the Christian dates slowly shift over time as the constellations change in relation to the years, and there can also be slight differences over the four-year leap year cycles.
The first day of Medoralenalveron and Vonorel are holy days for the Elven people, and begin a one to twenty-seven day celebration. Every temas the celebration lasts three days. Every timostine the celebration lasts seven days and every ralmostine the celebration lasts the full medoral.
