The World of Aeroth

Aeroth is an orb slightly larger than earth and the fourth planet from it’s white star. The white star is slightly larger and hotter than earth’s sun. Aeroth’s period of revolution is three hundred eighty-four days and the period of rotation is twenty-four hours. The white star is known by the people of Aeroth as Whol (pronounced “wole”). Aeroth has two moons with different orbital cycles. The larger moon has a twenty-four day cycle and the smaller moon has a thirty-two day cycle. The surface of Aeroth is approximately twenty-five percent land mass, sixty-five percent oceans, and ten percent polar ice caps.

Currently there are two large continents and several smaller ones, but in the past there were as many as seven continents. Time and again Aeroth’s land masses have been reshaped by global forces of time, geologic upheavals, natural disasters, primordial entities, catastrophes caused by the gods, and the great wars between the civilizations and great kingdoms long forgotten.

The world of Aeroth is a world that has seen the rise and fall of civilizations and kingdoms for tens of thousands of years. For the last few centuries Aeroth has been in a time of renewal, but much knowledge of the past was lost to the cultures and civilizations that survived the last great war.

Aeroth’s land masses are separated by large oceans and seas which isolate their inhabitants from each other as sea travel and knowledge of the trade routes were all but lost. Only now has the few surviving civilizations began to explore the oceans again. Most inhabitants choose to remain close to the regions of the world their parents and grandparents knew, but a few bold adventurers see the world as a place to be explored and seek opportunities to expand their horizons and their purses.

The three hundred eighty-four day year is divided into sixteen months of twenty-four days each. The standard week is six days, but an eight day week is also observed by certain cultures and religious groups as they divide the year into twelve months of thirty-two days. This difference of observance of days may be due to Aeroth’s two moons with different orbital cycles. The larger moon, named after the god Cert, has a twenty-four day cycle and the smaller moon, named after the god Retu, has a thirty-two day cycle. The observers of the eight day week are sometimes referred to as Retuites.

The climates of Aeroth are typical in that they include polar, temperate, sub-tropical, tropical, semi-arid, and arid regions with most land masses having two or three climate zones. Almost all land masses experience a cold season, wet season, warm season, and a temperate season.