THE AEVORI TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM
Cycles, Threads, and Celestial Turning
“All things spiral. All things return. But in the Spiral’s watch, there is no haste. Only turning.”
— from the Stone of Rhythm in Veu-Nahra
I. THE STRUCTURE OF TIME IN VELUN
The Aevori do not measure time through fragmentation or mechanical count. They observe rhythm, pattern, and resonance embedded in the planet’s three moons, singular sun, and the seasonal shimmerings of distant celestial bodies. Time is felt, sung, and remembered—not divided, but spiraled.
A. Aevori Time Units (from Longest to Shortest)
(Aevori Term)
(Human Approximate Equivalent)
(Function / Purpose)
Shael’vahn (Soul-Span)
~7,300 human years
A complete life measure of a single Aevori; full memory-span
Yual’their (Great Weave)
~730 human years
Cultural epoch, a generational passage of significance
Thaarin (Cycle)
~10 human years
Governs all personal and ritual markers of age, growth
Nerathei (Spindle)
~3 lunar revolutions (~91 days)
Subdivision of a Cycle; used in sacred agriculture, resonance tides
Eth’zel (Thread)
~9 Earth days
Short, predictive phase within a Spindle—used for dream-rituals
Keluun (Pulse)
~12 Earth hours
Marked by the waxing or waning of one of Velun’s moons
Vi’sah (Breath)
~100 seconds
The length of a full resonance chant or pulse-based activity
Note: The Aevori deliberately avoid micro-time constructs below the Breath. Anything more precise is considered spiritually disruptive.
II. PLANETARY & CELESTIAL RHYTHM
Velun is a large, high-atmosphere planet orbited by three major moons and one sun-star known as Ethravai. The moons are not mere lunar rocks but gravitationally active bodies that affect resonance, ocean tides, memory-retention substances, and even Dream-Listening efficacy.
A. The Celestial Bodies
Celestial Body Description and Role
Ethravai (The Flame-Ring)
The central sun of Velun. Radiates golden resonance mist; governs glyph-blooming and core seasonal heat patterns.
Vaelun (The First Mirror)
Pale, heavily cratered moon; reflects red-orange during Ethravai’s descent; governs maturity and blood-bound rituals.
Shaellei (The Dancer)
Erratic orbit; teal and blue; responsible for mist-seasons and emotional spirals. Governs memory-flux.
Thun’nael (The Quiet Gaze)
Black-blue moon with silver lines; only visible in 18 Threads per Cycle. Signals periods of high Dream-Listening power.
The Veiled Reach
A visible planetary ring of star-shards that only shimmer during specific Threads. Sign of passage, not season.
III. THE 40 SEASONS OF A CYCLE
Each Thaarin (Cycle) contains 40 unique seasonal shifts. These are not based on temperature but on celestial alignment, resonance fluctuations, soil-glyph activity, and spiritual veiling. Some are hot. Some shimmer cold. Some are windless, others filled with tremor-sky echoes. Their sequence is fixed—but not all are evenly spaced.
A. Seasonal Division Within a Cycle:
A Cycle is divided into 10 Nerathei (Spindles), each containing 4 distinct seasonal phases. Each season aligns with a complex combination of moon and sun positions, and atmospheric resonance flow. The names reflect the lived perception of time and atmosphere—not meteorological effect.
The 40 Named Seasons:
1. Shae’rilun – First pulse of returning memory-light
2. Eth’saven – Still warmth before the echo winds
3. Vaor’thei – Red mist drift; blood rites initiated
4. Kel’shoen – Night-bloom phase of ground-burst flora
5. Thurellae – Thread-cling; when dreams thicken like sap
6. Naerhira – Spine-drying haze before the sky-split
7. Velluneh – Screaming leaf-fall; wind-voice rituals
8. Kiren’tul – The Quieting Light; no moon visible
9. Thrae’veln – Vein-burst of stone: warm rains on slate
10. Sha’kenir – Cloud-spinning phase of molten blossoms
11. Zel’varin – Softsoil tremble; birth of echo-insects
12. Naeh’lorah – Bone-sift season; memory stones crack open
13. Thunir’vash – Cold-thought bloom; dream-listening intensifies
14. Esherae – Song-burn season; forbidden chants heard
15. Yin’tavash – Thread unraveling of old bark and old names
16. Val’ureth – Tide-pull west; shells rise unnaturally inland
17. Kaelorin – Moondrop mist; intoxicating fogs roll inland
18. Verulaih – Sky hangs low; birds fall from empty air
19. Shen’laeth – Luminous shadow-sky; soft haunting
20. Drah’meiren – The Dark-Glow season; silence deepens
21. Orr’tavel – Ice-clear thought; glyph etching thrives
22. Rin’shaelle – Veil-Rebirth; children often conceived
23. Zarhilaan – High shimmer phase; metals hum in the ground
24. Qiraelth – Time-Twist tide; echoes carry backward
25. Vel’shiirei – Water-slow; roots drink thickly
26. Thol’marren – Moth-truth season; secrets often confessed
27. Shae’vanel – Flame-weft; weaving cloths catch fire easily
28. En’hirrak – Echo-numb: when sound feels far and slow
29. Nuirlaath – Crystal-spawn season; glass flora form
30. As’doenel – Black stone softens; feet sink into memory
31. Chiralune – The Radiant Sway; skin glows for some
32. Maen’talir – Binding Glyphs recur unbidden
33. Rahl’venel – The Weeping Sand; eyes water without cause
34. Shael’thren – Huntblind mist; predators howl with no shape
35. Orien’vra – Sky-Burst Echo; trees rupture
36. Tern’saael – The Ceasing; nothing grows, nothing dies
37. Fahr’quelen – Vow-burning season; memory oaths erupt
38. Uel’drinash – Bone-light haze; illness and healing clash
39. Zoh’relliun – Final thrum of resonance convergence
40. Theis’urall – Spiral-Balance; all three moons align
These names are taught from childhood through chant and stone-humming; most Aevori can sense seasonal transition in their bones.
IV. MATHEMATICAL COMPARISON
To make sense of the full structure numerically, here is a breakdown comparing Aevori and human equivalents:
(Aevori Term)
(Contains)
(Human Equivalent)
Shael’vahn
10 Yual’their
~7,300 Earth years
Yual’their
73 Thaarin
~730 Earth years
Thaarin
10 Nerathei, 40 Seasons
~10 Earth years
Nerathei
4 Eth’zel (Thread)
~91 Earth days
Eth’zel
7–10 Keluun
~9 Earth days
Keluun
6–8 Vi’sah
~12 Earth hours
Vi’sah
~1 Full Breath / Resonance Unit
~100 seconds
This nonlinear model of time is reinforced through multi-sensory resonance readings—not mechanical clocks, but bone-inked memory tattoos, songstones, and the spatial position of celestial bodies at horizon and zenith.
V. PHILOSOPHY OF TIME AMONG THE AEVORI
Time is not lost in Velun. It is carried. The Aevori believe every moment imprints on the body and soul alike. There are no timelines—only spirals. This is why they do not hasten or mourn time’s passing. The Spiral does not age. It turns.
Each ritual is encoded with temporal resonance. Seasonal songs are never written, only etched in breath and remembered through dream-sharing. Some glyphs only function when activated during specific seasons like Chiralune or Tern’saael.
