The dwarven calendar system is divided into years, decades, and centuries. Every year from 3200 PC - 399 AC can be represented in the calendar.
System[]
Each year of a decade is sequentially numbered, and each decade of a century is sequentially numbered. The units digit of the PC/AC calendar consistently corresponds to the dwarven year, though the exact pattern changes between PC and AC centuries. For PC centuries the first year of the century has a different hundreds digit than the rest of the century's years, and the units digit starts at 0 and then counts down from 9 through 1, so:
- Years with a units digit of 0 are the Year of Zinc
- Years with a units digit of 9 are the Year of Tin
- ...
- Years with a units digit of 1 are the Year of Copper.
For AC years, the first year of a decade always has a units digit of 0 and subsequent years count up to 9, so:
- Years with a units digit of 0 are the Year of Zinc
- Years with a units digit of 1 are the Year of Tin
- ...
- Years with a units digit of 9 are the Year of Copper.
The same patterns hold true for decade numbers, but they depend on the tens digit instead of the units digit. The century starting with 0 PC is a special case; while the first year is a PC year, the rest of the century takes place in AC, so it follows the AC counting patterns.
NOTE: The pattern for years listed above counting from 0 as the first year instead of 1, conflicts with the tables below, which are directly quoted from the original source. The example on page 5 of the source specifically states is "the 76th year of a century would be the Year of Nickel in the Decade of Vallenwood (6th year of the 7th decade)".
Years[]
| AC Years | Dwarven year |
|---|---|
| First | Zinc |
| Second | Tin |
| Third | Bronze |
| Fourth | Gold |
| Fifth | Silver |
| Sixth | Nickel |
| Seventh | Iron |
| Eighth | Steel |
| Ninth | Brass |
| Tenth | Copper |
Decades[]
| AC Decade | Dwarven decade |
|---|---|
| First | Oak |
| Second | Hickory |
| Third | Pine |
| Fourth | Ash |
| Fifth | Elm |
| Sixth | Maple |
| Seventh | Vallenwood |
| Eigth | Willow |
| Ninth | Walnut |
| Tenth | Cherry |
Centuries[]
| PC/AC | Dwarven century |
|---|---|
| 3200 PC | Century of Tide |
| 3100 PC | Century of Coral |
| 3000 PC | Century of Smoke |
| 2900 PC | Century of Cloud |
| 2800 PC | Century of Magma |
| 2700 PC | Century of Truth |
| 2600 PC | Century of Snow |
| 2500 PC | Century of Stars |
| 2400 PC | Century of Stone |
| 2300 PC | Century of the Anvil |
| 2200 PC | Century of Ember |
| 2100 PC | Century of Wind |
| 2000 PC | Century of Sun |
| 1900 PC | Century of the White Moon |
| 1800 PC | Century of the Red Moon |
| 1700 PC | Century of Thunder |
| 1600 PC | Century of Rain |
| 1500 PC | Century of Echoes |
| 1400 PC | Century of Shadow |
| 1300 PC | Century of Song |
| 1200 PC | Century of Fire |
| 1100 PC | Century of Emerald |
| 1000 PC | Century of Diamond |
| 900 PC | Century of Garnet |
| 800 PC | Century of Ruby |
| 700 PC | Century of Ogres |
| 600 PC | Century of Birds |
| 500 PC | Century of Swords |
| 400 PC | Century of Coin |
| 300 PC | Century of Books |
| 200 PC | Century of Priests |
| 100 PC | Century of Hate |
| 0 PC | Century of Despair |
| 100 AC | Century of Night |
| 200 AC | Century of Dawn |
| 300 AC | Century of Dragons |
| 400 AC | Template:Dw century |
References[]
- A World in Stone (Dwarven Kingdoms of Krynn), p. 5