A guide to the passage of time in Uros, including the calendar, seasons, day and night cycles, and how in-game time relates to the real world.
Time in Uros
Time in Uros passes faster than it does in the real world, allowing days, seasons and years to progress alongside the stories taking place across the server.
How Fast Does Time Pass?
One full Uros day lasts 6 real-world hours.
This means that over the course of one real-world day, four days pass in Uros.
The passage of time is continuous, with the calendar advancing as days pass. This gives players a shared timeline for roleplay, events and the history of the world.
Day & Night
The length of daylight and darkness changes depending on the season.
Rather than every day having an identical sunrise and sunset, Uros experiences longer or shorter periods of daylight throughout the year.
During the colder months, nights grow longer, while the warmer seasons bring longer periods of daylight.
The exact daylight cycles for each season are explained further below.
The Uros Calendar
The people of Uros use a shared calendar to record the passing of days, months and years.
A complete Uros year contains 365 days, divided across 12 months.
Dating the Modern Age
The modern calendar uses AU — After Umbria.
The arrival in Umbria marks the beginning of this calendar, with the year of arrival recorded as 0 AU.
A standard date is written as:
14th Cinder, 0 AU
Older histories may instead use the Old Age calendar (OA), particularly when referring to events from Athosia before the arrival in Umbria.
For example:
Umbria: 14th Cinder, 0 AU
Athosia: 4623 OA
Days of the Week
Each Uros week contains seven days:
- Dawnday
- Moonday
- Sparkday
- Hearthday
- Frostday
- Duskday
- Starday
These days repeat throughout the year just as the months and seasons continue to progress.
The Seasons of Uros
The Uros year is divided into four seasons, each lasting roughly three months.
As the seasons change, so too does the balance between daylight and darkness, creating a natural cycle throughout the year.
The Uros year is divided into four seasons, each lasting roughly three months.
As the seasons change, so too does the balance between daylight and darkness, creating a natural cycle throughout the year.
Frostfall — Winter
The coldest season of the year, when nights are long and daylight is scarce.
Months: Rime · Hearth · Cinder
Season Length: 91 days
Daylight Cycle: 3 hours daylight · 3 hours night
Bloomtide — Spring
The return of warmth and growth. The days begin to lengthen as Uros emerges from Frostfall.
Months: Bloom · Rain · Verdant
Season Length: 91 days
Daylight Cycle: 4 hours daylight · 2 hours night
Suncrest — Summer
The warmest and brightest part of the year, bringing the longest periods of daylight.
Months: Sol · Ember · Harvest
Season Length: 92 days
Daylight Cycle: 5 hours daylight · 1 hour night
Tempest — Autumn
A season of cooling weather and gathering storms as Uros moves once more towards Frostfall.
Months: Gale · Squall · Gloom
Season Length: 91 days
Daylight Cycle: 4 hours daylight · 2 hours night
Quick Reference
Need to check a date or work out how time passes in Uros? The key parts of the calendar are summarised below.
⏳ Time
- 1 Uros day = 6 real-world hours
- 4 Uros days = 1 real-world day
- 1 Uros year = 365 Uros days
? Calendar
- 12 months per year
- 7 days per week
- Modern era: AU — After Umbria
- Arrival in Umbria: 0 AU
? Seasons
- Frostfall — Winter
- Bloomtide — Spring
- Suncrest — Summer
- Tempest — Autumn
✒️ Date Format
- Standard: 14th Cinder, 0 AU
- Old Calendar: 4623 OA
- OA = Old Age / Old Calendar