Talk:Timeline/@comment-27011036-20160417002556

I'm pondering about how the calendar in Overlord (or better in NW) works.

From the Character Sheets and LN Vol.05+06 it's known that there is an elemental system. Confirmed is Earth, Fire (Flame) & Wind with Upper, Middle and Lower Month.
 * 8th Month = Mid Fire Month
 * 9th Month = Lower Fire Month

The following is my speculation for NW:

The seasons are divided into the elements. The months of one season are divided into upper month to middle month to lower month with the flow of time (makes 3 months a season). With Earth, Fire & Wind there would be only 9 months, one quarter is missing. With the missing element Water there would be 12 months (4 seasons with 3 months (upper, middle & lower)).
 * 1. - 3. month => Water (Winter)
 * 4. - 6. month => Earth (Spring)
 * 7. - 9. month => Fire (Summer)
 * 10. - 12. month => Wind (Autumn)

I think that one month has 30 days. That is most commonly used in this kind of settings (and I didn't found a source with a 31th day). However, I'm not sure how many hours one day has. 24h would be the assumption, 28h or even 30h are also possible in NW.

As known, Overlord borrows from D&D. However, I couldn't find clear sources about a calendar used in D&D that resembles my description above. I hope somebody has some insights on this.