Calendars

There are two main ways of counting the years used in The Mortal Realm: local reckoning and Sage's reckoning.

Local Reckoning
Local Reckoning varies from country to country, and is generally framed by Tales. Every few generations, a Tale will occur that involves a member of the Royal Family - when the Tale's cycle is complete, the count starts over again, and they continue counting up until another Tale involves the Crown. So, you might talk about a war that occurred "In the 131st year of Rapunzel's Reign."

Naturally, this can be confusing for international business and historians, so they tend to use the Sage's reckoning. However, Local Reckoning is easier for those who do not have to deal with international business and only need to know their own local history.

Sage's Reckoning
Sages count the years between iterations of the oldest recorded Tale, The Smith and the Devil. Each iteration increases the iteration count by one, and then they begin counting years again. So, for example, the year 73.85 would be seventy-three years after the eighty-fifth iteration of the Tale. This is often used on official documents in place of Local Reckoning.