Blue Wave Healer
Copyright© 2015 by Radley Black
Explanation of Time Measurement in the Land & Cast of Characters
Fantasy Story: Explanation of Time Measurement in the Land & Cast of Characters - In a harsh land not on this Earth where daylight is deadly, and singing holds the power the unleash crystal magic, a young healer fights to protect her village despite unfair and cruel prejudice against her. Will she prevent the disaster that she foresees so clearly and others do not? Will she win acceptance from those that mistrust her?
Caution: This Fantasy Story contains strong sexual content, including Ma/Fa Fa/Fa Romantic Magic Lesbian BiSexual Heterosexual Fiction High Fantasy Science Fiction Extra Sensory Perception
This is background information / reference material. You probably want to skip to Chapter 1 then came back here when or if you have questions about the broader universe the story is taking place in, such as who is this minor character in the story or why does everyone sleep three times a day.
Measuring Time in the Land of Five Colours.
1 Land hour = 1 Earth hour
1 wake-sleep-cycle = 27 Earth hours
1 Land day = 3 sleep-cycles = 80 Earth hours
Time of day
7600 hours - 0400 hours - Night Sleep (midnight)
0400 hours - 2300 hours - Pre-Dawn, Dawn, Warming (Morning)
— 0500 hours - 0600 hours - Pre-Dawn Breakfast (1st Meal)
— 1300 hours - 1400 hours - Warming Lunch (2nd Meal)
— 2000 hours - 2100 hours - Warming Dinner (3rd Meal)
2300 hours - 3100 hours - Dawn Sleep (morning)
3100 hours - 4900 hours - Mid-Day (most of the day)
— 3200 hours - 3300 hours - Day Breakfast (4th Meal)
— 4000 hours - 4100 hours - Day Lunch (5th Meal)
— 4600 hours - 4700 hours - Day Dinner (6th Meal)
4900 hours - 5700 hours Dusk Sleep (late afternoon)
5700 hours - 7600 hours Pre-Dusk, Dusk, Cooling (Evening)
— 5800 hours - 5900 hours - Pre-Dusk Breakfast (7th Meal)
— 6600 hours - 6700 hours - Cooling Lunch (8th Meal)
— 7300 hours - 7400 hours - Cooling Dinner ((9th Meal)
7600 hours - 0400 hours - Night Sleep (midnight)
1 five-day = 17 Earth days
1 hundred-day = 11 Earth months
11 hundred-day = 10 Earth years
20 hundred-day = 18 Earth years
1 cycle = 1 Land year = 183 Land days = 20 Earth months
Seasons - Short Nights (Summer), Lengthening (Autumn), Long Nights (Winter), Shortening (Spring)
The Five Tribes and their Associated Attributes
Color -. - Tribe -. - Speciality -. -. - Virtue -. -. -. - God
Blue -. -. - Wave -. - Healer -. -. -. -. -. - Compassion -. - Naedri (F)
Red -. -. -. - Blade -. - WeaponSmith - Courage -. -. -. -. - Dis (M)
Green -. - Spore -. - HuntsMaster -. - Temperance -. -. - Fomarei (F)
White -. - Wand -. - Archivists -. -. -. - Wisdom -. -. -. -. - Aria (F)
Black -. -. - Spire -. - Diviner -. -. -. -. - Justice -. -. -. -. -. - Orock (M)
Cast
Lost Children (11 hundred-days past)
Name -. - Colour Age Gender -. - Role
Dret -. -. - Red - 11 - M -. -. -. -. -. - Porters’ Shield Bearer
Farn -. -. - Red - 10 - M -. -. -. -. - Porter
Illia -. -. - White - 11 - F -. -. -. -. - Singer (Archivist)
Jep -. -. -. - Red - 11 - M -. -. -. -. - Maiho’s Shield Bearer
Kin -. -. -. - Red - 9 - M -. -. -. -. - Singer
Lethia -. - Green - 11 - F -. -. -. -. - Singer (Priest Caste)
Loshven - Blue - 12 - M -. -. -. -. - Singer (Priest Caste)
Maiho -. - Blue - 10 - F -. -. -. -. - Singer & Healer
Pas -. -. -. - Red - 10 - M -. -. -. -. - Kin’s Shield Bearer
Quan -. -. - Red - 11 - M -. -. -. -. - Porter
Rath -. -. - Red - 12 - M -. -. -. -. - Illia’s Shield Bearer
Tavia -. -. - Green - 12 - F -. -. -. - Singer (HuntsMistress)
Urthia -. - White - 10 - F -. -. -. - Archivist Caste
Urthrem - Black - 10 - M -. -. -. - Singer (Diviner)
Veuto -. -. - Blue - 10 - F -. -. -. -. - Singer (Priest Caste)
Reborn
Arkrum -. - White - 500 - M -. -. -. - Singer (Priest)
Eskia -. -. - White - 500 - F -. -. -. - Singer (Priestess)
Granvel -. - Blue - 500 - M -. -. -. - Singer (Healer)
Odik -. -. - White - 500 - M -. -. -. - Archer
Sa -. -. -. -. - Red - 500 - F -. -. -. -. - Swordswoman
Warx -. -. - Red - 500 - M -. -. -. -. - Spearman
Present
Name -. - Colour Age Gender -. - Role
