Topics: fantasy worldbuilding, characters, factions, relics, creatures, locations, canon.

Tags: timeline, comet, politics.

Function: the Dawn Comet calendar gives the first major Aurelion cycle a world clock. The comet should not be decorative sky drama; each month changes travel, law, monsters, faction behavior, and reader expectation.

Month 1, First Brightening: astronomers notice the comet has returned early. Wizards argue over whether the imperial calendar was wrong, history was edited, or the sky is responding to a weakened seal.

Month 1 consequences: court astrologers gain influence, the College restricts sky charts, temple officials quietly compare saint calendars, and rumor markets sell false comet prophecies.

Month 2, Road Stirring: waystones wake along Old Auric Road and forgotten toll claims reappear in local courts. Some milestones display dead regnal years, making current royal dating unstable.