Measurment Of Time

Listed here are words used to measure time in The Machination. Minutes, hours and days are roughly the same distance of time as in the real world.

Cycles
Stellarborne measure long passages of time in cycles. One cycle is one revolution of the Master Particle, a particle with no properties and a highly consistent rotation period. One revolution is about 400 days, give or take six milliseconds.

PtA
Stands for Prior to Ascendance. The event which ended the Voidfire Days is monumental to the Stellarborne, and marks the beginning of a new and important age in their history. This is where the species, in their own words, "ascended" to a new lifeform and began their life anew among the cosmos.

AA
Stands for After Ascendance. Once the Voidfire Days ended, Stellarborne found themselves changed, both genetically and spiritually. After a tough time adapting to their new life, they finally gained a shape which suited their environment, and the event reinvigorated their spirit for exploration, despite the suffering they had to go through to get there. The Voidfire Days marks an important symbol of their perseverance.