Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

CHAPTER 2 | EVERYDAY LIFE 39

Everyday Life.............................................................

There are details you don’t need to know, but
that you might _IV\to know. When something
costs 1 CP, you can just say “one copper piece” but
do the people of Khorvaire have a name for
their coins? Is there a convention for naming
characters? This ?IaÅVLMZ¼[/]QLMis an overview.
If you want more information on a particular
subject, refer to the sources in the Appendix.
But for now, here are a few useful facts about
everyday life in Khorvaire.

THE CALENDAR OF GALIFAR

The Galifar calendar tracks the years since the
Kingdom of Galifar was founded, using the
abbreviation YK. The week is divided into seven
days, with four weeks to a month and twelve
months to a year. Despite the fall of Galifar, the
nations of Khorvaire still use this calendar.
The seven days of the week, in order, are Sul,
Mol, Zol, Wir, Zor, Far, Sar.
The twelve months are named after the twelve
moons that orbit the world:

1. Zarantyr (mid-winter)


2. Olarune (late winter)


3. Therendor (early spring)


4. Eyre (mid-spring)


5. Dravago (late spring)


6. Nymm (early summer)


7. Lharvion (mid-summer)


8. Barrakas (late summer)


9. Rhaan (early autumn)


10. Sypheros (mid-autumn)


11. Aryth (late autumn)


12. Vult (early winter)

King Jarot ir’Wyrnarn died on Therendor 12,
894 YK. The Day of Mourning occurred almost
exactly a century later, on Olarune 20 994 YK.
By default, a new Eberron campaign begins on
Zarantyr 1, 998 YK.

THE CURRENCY OF GALIFAR

Merchants and nobles often use letters of

credit to handle large transactions, drawing on

the reserves of the dwarvish banks of the Mror

Holds. But most day-to-day transactions use

coins of precious metal. With the collapse of the

Kingdom of Galifar, each of the Five Nations

began to mint its own currency, along with

the Mror bankers. However, while the designs

imprinted on these coins vary based on the

source, each of these forces has continued to use

the same metals, weights, and denominations set

forth in the days of Galifar, maintaining a simple

standard for commerce across Khorvaire.

• The crown (CP) is made from copper and
  traditionally depicts the crown of Galifar
  on one face. The crown is the lowest
  denomination of coin minted under the rule
  of Galifar, which spawned the saying “In
  Galifar, even the beggars have crowns.”


• The sovereign (SP) is made from silver,
  and bears the face of a living or recent
  ruler. An unskilled laborer can expect to
  earn a sovereign for a day’s work.


• The galifar (GP) is made from gold. It
  bears the image of Galifar I, the founder of
  the old kingdom.


• The platinum dragon (PP) bears the
  image of one of the dragons of legend.
  With a value of one hundred sovereigns,
  these coins are used only by the wealthiest
  citizens of Khorvaire, and the average
  peasant may never see such a coin.
  There are a number of other coins in circulation,
  such as the double crown of Breland or the
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  sovereigns. Still, all of the major nations make
  use of the four basic coins described above.