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 ===== Epoch Events =====
-Most dates you will find referring to historical events use the **"Founding Calendar",** counting its years since the founding of the civilization of Aldeberon on ancient [[settings:torandor|Torandor]], and the founding of imperial Dahabu on Cahyali. The Founding Calendar is most commonly used in scholarly circles and academics, as its dates are the same across both Jaern and Cahyali. However, the common people don't often use this calendar. Dates on the Founding Calendar are denoted as BF (Before Founding) and SF (Since Founding).
+Most dates you will find referring to historical events use the **"Destruction Calendar",** counting its years since the fall of [[settings:torandor|Torandor]] and civilization's landing on the planet of [[settings:jaern|Jaern]] for Jaern, and the fall of the great empire of [[settings:cahyali:dahabu|Dahabu]] for Cahyali. These events occurred at most a few centuries apart, though - due to the marginalization and vitriol against the Tarusian church shortly after landing on Jaern - the exact date of Torandor's destruction is not known((The actual date is 288 SF, or 7812 Founding.)). For simplicity's sake, most take the same date as the well-documented Cahyalian Day of Solar Wrath.
-On Jaern, most count their years from the year that the Kaaren of Destruction landed on [[settings:jaern:geleia|Geleia,]] Jaern from Torandor (on 7812 SF). This is known as the **Arrival Calendar,** and dates are denoted as BA (Before Arrival) and AA (After Arrival). One can convert from the Founding Calendar to the Arrival Calendar by subtracting 7812 from the Founding date.
+Some scholars, especially of older works, use the Founding Calendar: this calendar counts from the founding of the ancient civilization of Aldeberon on Torandor, and of the Dahabu Empire on Cahyali. The Founding Calendar date can be calculated by adding 7524 to the Destruction Calendar year. //Dates which are written in the 10000s or later are most likely in the Destruction Calendar.//
-On Cahyali, most count their years from the [[settings:cahyali:dahabu:solarwrath|Day of Solar Wrath]], the date that the [[settings:cahyali:dahabu|Dahabu]] Empire fell (on 4524 SF). This is known as the **Solar Calendar,** and dates are denoted as BW (Before Wrath) and SW (Since Wrath). One can convert from the Founding Calendar to the Solar Calendar by subtracting 4524 from the Founding date.
+* **Note: If you find a date on the website written in the Destruction Calendar, please notify the PFC Story Board to issue a correction. Effective January 2025, all dates will move to the Destruction Calendar and the only Founding Calendar dates to remain in writing should be old adventure writeups.**
 No matter which epoch event is used, the months, days, and weeks remain consistent across all calendar systems.
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 === Day of Rebirth, Irkusk 16 ===
-Celebrated by Isisites, this day commemorates when Isis returned to Jaern in 10048 and cured the lands of a plague that had been ravishing it. The Day of Rebirth is a rather toned-down holiday, with many celebrating quietly at home and perhaps visiting a local temple of Isis to pay respects.
+Celebrated by Isisites, this day commemorates when Isis returned to Jaern in 2524 and cured the lands of a plague that had been ravishing it. The Day of Rebirth is a rather toned-down holiday, with many celebrating quietly at home and perhaps visiting a local temple of Isis to pay respects.
 === Festival of Life, Kild 4 ===
 A celebration of all that is living. Food, singing, dancing, and storytelling occur throughout Isisite sanctuaries. Patients are brought down to the worship areas if they are able, entertainers are retained, and every caterer in town is employed. Games and competitions are held for groups and individuals, and prizes awarded.
-=== The Sun's Return, ~Led 10 ===
+=== The Sun's Return, ~Kild 10 ===
-This holiday is marked on the calendar but not commonly celebrated outside of Ra'ite circles. It marks the farthest approach of Onra, the sun, and the longest day on Jaern. Ra'ites open their temples and celebrate on this day, marking the occasion with food, wine, and complex dances meant to imitate the movement of heavenly bodies and pay respect to Ra.
+This holiday is marked on the calendar but not commonly celebrated outside of Ra'ite circles. It marks the closest approach of Onra, the sun, and the longest day on Jaern in the Northern hemisphere. Ra'ites open their temples and celebrate on this day, marking the occasion with food, wine, and complex dances meant to imitate the movement of heavenly bodies and pay respect to Ra.
 === Gifts of Nature, Led 20 ===