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The journals that appear in [[Riven (game)|Riven]], [[Myst III: Exile|Exile]], and [[Myst IV: Revelation|Revelation]] are dated using an odd sort of shorthand that doesn't seem to match up to the actual surface dates of the events. However, this is due to the way in which D'ni dates (written in base 25) were converted to our numeric system of base 10. | The journals that appear in [[Riven (game)|Riven]], [[Myst III: Exile|Exile]], and [[Myst IV: Revelation|Revelation]] are dated using an odd sort of shorthand that doesn't seem to match up to the actual surface dates of the events. However, this is due to the way in which D'ni dates (written in base 25) were converted to our numeric system of base 10. | ||
These dates are given in year.month.day form. For example, Gehn's journal in Riven states that Catherine arrived on "86.9.29", which is Leevotar 29, 9461 (surface date March 15, 1806). The year part of the date is in a shorthand form, much as we might write "04" instead of "2004", leaving off the century part of the year. The shorthand is based on the D'ni century (''hahrtee fahrah''), which is 625 years long, or <dni>100</dni> years in base-25 notation. The current D'ni century began in 9375 DE (<dni>%00</dni> in base 25), or | These dates are given in year.month.day form. For example, Gehn's journal in Riven states that Catherine arrived on "86.9.29", which is Leevotar 29, 9461 (surface date March 15, 1806). The year part of the date is in a shorthand form, much as we might write "04" instead of "2004", leaving off the century part of the year. The shorthand is based on the D'ni century (''hahrtee fahrah''), which is 625 years long, or <dni>100</dni> years in base-25 notation. The current D'ni century began in 9375 DE (<dni>%00</dni> in base 25), or 1719 CE.<ref>This would be the first ''hahr'' of the 16th ''hahrtee fahrah'', since the D'ni system began in 0 DE, unlike our Gregorian CE/BCE system, which has no year 0.</ref> The ''hahr'' 9461 DE is <dni>%3!</dni> in base 25. Dropping the century leaves <dni>3!</dni>, or 86 in base 10. | ||
For more information on converting between base 25 and base 10, please consult the article on [[D'ni numerals]]. | For more information on converting between base 25 and base 10, please consult the article on [[D'ni numerals]]. |