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- 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
- Magic in CanaanMagic in Canaan exists in an unusual state in the New Age: real, but restricted and regarded with deep public suspicion across the continent's major nations. This suppression is not ancient policy: it is a response to the Millenia of Darkness, the thousand-yea
- Qxi LibrąvenQxi Librąven (pronounced "Qui Liebrraven") is a large, recurring storm that circulates the globe, moving in a southwestern to northeastern direction and falling over Canaan approximately once every two years. It is one of the most significant weather events in
- The Seven Harbour SignatoriesThe Seven Harbour Signatories is the collective name for the group of civic founders who formally established the Arakcadian Council in 264 AP, transforming Arakcadia from a trade post and informal settlement into an organised civic polity with deliberative go