Aren's Moon

Aren's moon is a craggy, pock-marked satellite with a very high albedo. Its surface alternates light and dark, with many distinct surface features. Throughout Aren's long history, these features have been interpreted differently. Most agree that the shape of a dragon's head dominates the appearance.

From a ground perspective, Aren's moon appears to orbit the flat world, rising and setting each night. However, much like the Aren's Sun, this is an optical illusion created by the Aether. In fact the moon orbits the sun in a pocket of vacuum high above the surface.

In addition to the modern lunar phases as imported from round worlds, the moon above Aren has a set of 'ancient' phases(original language unknown) used in esoteric practices. Each day of the lunar month is also named for characters in the Sepal Alphabet, as used by The Lion Calendar.

Lunar Month

Day Phase Esoteric Phase Sepal 1 New Capitatus Ahn 2 New Capitatus Bhk 3 New Capitatus Eel 4 New Capitatus Koh 5 Waxing Crescent Althea Minor Eie 6 Waxing Crescent Althea Minor Dek 7 Waxing Crescent Althea Minor Ghn 8 Waxing Crescent Althea Minor Fuk 9 First Quarter Althea Major Huh 10 First Quarter Althea Major Kha 11 First Quarter Althea Major Ooo 12 First Quarter Althea Major Ick 13 Waxing Gibbous Florere Rey 14 Waxing Gibbous Florere Ssh 15 Waxing Gibbous Florere Mrk 16 Waxing Gibbous Florere Tuh

Day Phase Esoteric Phase Sepal 17 Full Helianthus Jih 18 Full Helianthus Luk 19 Full Helianthus Nan 20 Full Helianthus Chl 21 Waning Gibbous Chelidon Major Puh 22 Waning Gibbous Chelidon Major Qkn 23 Waning Gibbous Chelidon Major Uvh 24 Waning Gibbous Chelidon Major Vrk 25 Last Quarter Chelidon Minor Esh 26 Last Quarter Chelidon Minor Mbu 27 Last Quarter Chelidon Minor Thy 28 Last Quarter Chelidon Minor Whr 29 Waning Crescent Aritudo Wun 30 Waning Crescent Aritudo Xee 31 Waning Crescent Aritudo Yur 32 Waning Crescent Aritudo Zyh