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Concepts
Calendars, astronomy, magic and custom.
Astronomy5
- Astronomy of CanaanThe night and day skies of Canaan are shaped by a complex astronomical system: two suns of very different character, two moons that govern tides and the Canaanese Calendar, a comet with a long orbital period, and a distinctive planetary cloud layer that protec
- CavlilCavlil is the primary sun of Canaan — a blue giant that serves as the dominant source of light and heat for the planet and is the foundation of the standard Canaanese day cycle. It is one of two suns in Canaan's solar system, the other being Drisks, a red dwar
- DrisksDrisks is the second sun of Canaan — a powerful red dwarf bordering on main sequence that shares the same solar system as Cavlil, the primary blue giant. Unlike Cavlil, which maintains a constant visible presence in the Canaanese day sky, Drisks is chiefly a s
- EmpyreaEmpyrea is one of the two moons of Canaan, the other being Gaia. It is the larger but less prominent member of a two-moon system that, together with the primary sun Cavlil and the secondary sun Drisks, defines the complex celestial environment of Canaan's sky.
- GaiaGaia is the smaller of the two moons of Canaan, the other being Empyrea. It is nonetheless among the most astronomically and culturally significant celestial bodies in the Canaanese sky, because its retrograde gives its name to the gaeadas — the extended rest