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The planet Glae is vastly different compared to its’ sister planet Earth, or any of its relatives. Not only through the magical leylines that course through the planets veins, but its’ rotations and orbit patterns as well.

Glae is a planet that rotates at high obliquity, similar to Uranus. Imagine that the cardinal directions of the compass that we are familiar with are tilted on its side, and that’s how you would read any of Glae’s maps. The poles are horizontal and have the most extreme climate, while the equator is the most hospitable throughout the whole year. However, the equator remains moderate and can be described as having “sweater weather” year-round, thanks to its state of perpetual twilight. This is similar to the climate of the Arctic Circle of Earth, where the sun might not set for several days at a time, but on a larger scale and for a longer duration. 

The seasons are quite literally polarized. When it’s winter in the North Pole, it’s plunged into total darkness, while summer in the South Pole has several months of sunshine. Both Poles are always characterized as being “Very Hot” and “Very Cold.”

During the summer, energy is stored in the oceans and released in the atmosphere in winter, allowing the planet to keep itself in a relatively balanced state that allows it to sustain life, even in its extremities. Along with this, temperatures in both polar regions are uniform thanks to consistencies in total exposure/isolation to sunlight. In winter, winds nearly vanish and very seldom will a cold snap happen within the “twilight zone,” but coast lines will recede slightly as ocean water freezes. In summer, oceans become swampy and high winds will pick up and blow warm rains to the closer-most side of the equator. Storms are more extreme and the “sunrise” side (the side of the equator having summer) of the equator will reap successful harvests, facilitating trades with the “sunset” side of the equator (the side of the equator having winter.) 

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Age and longevity is very different in comparison to the sister planet Earth. In fact, there are three systems of age within the Glae community and Glae species.

      Draconi, phoeni and homosapiens, all have different lifespans and metrics of age. It’s only to make it more simple for one to ask another their age, since some of Glae’s species can outlive others.

      Draconi ( Dragons ), have an average lifespan of 35,000 human years to 50,000 human years. That’s only an average, of course, considering the Ancients have either died with no record or mysteriously disappeared out of our reaches. Draconi tend to follow the number thirteen, since we have thirteen months in one year. By multiplying one year by thirteen, we would have one draconi year. ( 1 draconi year x 13 human years = 13 human years ). I.E., a draconi says they are twenty-five; you would multiply that twenty-five by thirteen ( 25 draconi year x 13 human years = 325 human years ). The thirteenth year rule can vary between that thirteen digit multiple, unless specified ( 25 draconi years = 325 - 338 human years ).

      Phoeni ( Phoenixes ) have no known record of average lifespan, since phoenixes have been here for forever, and we still have in-touch basis with the Ancient Phoenixes. Phoenixes believe in simplicity, rather than basing ages upon months. By multiplying one year by ten, we would have a phoeni year. ( 1 phoeni year x 10 human years = 10 human years ). Ten is an easier number to multiply and to keep track, instead of having the extra three digits. I.E, a phoenix explains they are thirteen years old; you would multiply that thirteen by ten ( 13 phoeni years x 10 human years = 130 human years ). There is also a variation between the ten digit multiple, unless specified ( 13 phoeni years = 130 - 140 human years ).

      As you can guess, homo sapiens ( humans ) regard their age with one year of Glae orbiting Sol. One human year simply equals one human year, of thirteen months. Humans in Glae tend to have an average lifespan of 250 human years to 300, which is much longer than those of our sister planet Earth. Only for the sake of the magic that thrives within Glae’s core, sustaining the human body to last longer, under good self-care decisions of course. Beasts tend to follow this source of aging as well, since they have no real discrepancies to hold to the three main species of Glae.

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The sister planet, Earth, is known to have twelve consecutive months in one planetary orbit of their Sun. Glae, in its own alternate world is known to actually have thirteen months for one orbit around the star we call Sol.

      Glae prefers to stay to its roots of originality, since there’s no need to know who and why the residents of Glae were brought here today. Sol, the star that Earth’s residents call the Sun, acts just the same in comparison. However, Glae has three moons, also referred to as the Goddess Moons. We can discuss this in another chapter.

      Between the months of June and July, the thirteenth month Solen, is a month that extends not only Summer days but also pays tribute to our warming star, Sol. Solen begins after the second week of June and there are only two weeks of said Solen. A short month but the festivities are something people from all over Glae look forward to. In Solen, dragons, phoenixes, humans and beasts are encouraged to give praise to Sol and to participate in outdoor activities; camping, fishing, festivals, etc. It’s not a forced practice but there are rumors that Sol could possibly blink out of existence if no one were to be grateful for its giving light.