The Karameikan Calendar

This is the calendar used by the Kingdom of Karameikos. Karameikos follows the Thyatian dating, which measures the start of the modern calendar from the crowning of the first Emperor of Thyatis, 1012 years ago.

Kaldmont, Nuwmont, and Vatermont are the months of winter; Thaumont, Flaurmont, and Yarthmont are the spring; Klarmont, Felmont, and Fyrmont are the summer; and Ambyrmont, Sviftmont, and Eirmont are the autumn.

Rainy season, with scattered showers every few days, starts in early Vatermont and continues into late Thaumont. Because of breezes coming off the southern ocean, summertime months tend to remain fairly comfortable (peaking at about 90 degrees F). Winter, too, is fairly mild; the warming ocean breezes and the barrier of the Altan Tepes mountains keep cold northern weather from descending in full force on Karameikos.

Nuwmont
1 Nuwmont: The start of the New Year. This calls for celebrations: Most businesses close, there are parades in the streets and other winter festival activities, especially in Mirros.

Vatermont
1 Vatermont: The King’s and local tax collectors gather the revenues for Sviftmont through Kaldmont of the previous year.

Thaumont
1 Thaumont: This is officially the first day of spring (regardless of the weather). The Gnome Caravan traditionally sets out from Highforge for Mirros on this day. This is also the traditional date for the start of the shipping season.

11 Thaumont: The Gnome Caravan usually arrives in Mirros on this day.

15 Thaumont: All trading done, the Gnome Caravan usually leaves Mirros on this day.

Yarthmont
1 Yarthmont: The tax collectors gather the revenues for Nuwmont through Thaumont of this year.

Klarmont
1 Klarmont: This is officially the first day of summer.

Felmont
1 Felmont: Beast’s Day. This is the traditional date of the last battle between King Halav and the Beast-Men, and is a big, lavish Traladaran holiday all over Karameikos. Participants dress up as Beast-Men and wander the streets in parades, and there are mock battles between Beast-Men and Men, dances, and other events commemorating the battle. Religious observations are held by clerics of the Church of Traladara.

Fyrmont
1 Fyrmont: The tax collectors gather the revenues for Flaurmont through Klarmont of this year.

Ambyrmont
1 Ambyrmont: This is officially the first day of autumn.

Sviftmont
28 Sviftmont: The King’s Birthday. This is a holiday in Mirros, with events like those of the New Year celebration.

Eirmont
1 Eirmont: The tax collectors gather the revenues for Felmont through Ambyrmont of this year.

Kaldmont
1 Kaldmont: This is officially the first day of winter.

28 Kaldmont: The Day of Dread. This is an ominous day of ill portents, made more so by the failure of magic everywhere on Mystara. No spells may be cast successfully on this day, whether of clerical or wizardly in nature. Magical items, permanent enchantments, and the works of the Immortals are unaffected by this day.