Difference between revisions of "Gorahyan"

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== Accuracy ==
 
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The ''gorahyantee'' in the D'ni neighborhoods keeps proper{{contested|reason=DayLength does not match the exact yahr duration}} 30-hour days, but the clocks are presently approximately 11 hours and 36 minutes off of actual Cavern Time based on explorers' observations in September of 2018.
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For many years, the ''gorahyantee'' in the D'ni neighborhoods displayed the wrong time. Explorer technicians managed to fix the issue on May 5, [[2021 CE|2021]]<ref>{{Discord message|url=https://discord.com/channels/341414079673401346/666793701296570378/839564549899812944|author=Chogon|channel=#moula-announcements|server=Official Cyan Chat|text=<nowiki/><!-- The nowiki prevents an incorrect paragraph break after the first line -->+ Fixed in Neighborhood Age clock improved accuracy, tracking animation.}}</ref>.
  
 
The ''gorahyan'' in Relto is broken, and does not keep time.
 
The ''gorahyan'' in Relto is broken, and does not keep time.

Revision as of 11:34, 17 June 2021

Gorahyan
Gorayan.png
Location Bevin, Relto

A gorahyan (gorayån) is a form of public clock found in D'ni, particularly Bevin and other D'ni neighborhoods. There is also a Relto page that adds a clock to an explorer's Relto.

Appearance

The clock is composed of a sphere, held at an angle in a semi-meridian mounting and raised on a pillar or stanchion like a globe. Around the globe's equator is marked with the D'ni numerals from one to twenty-five, representing the 25 "bells", or partahvotee, of the D'ni day, with a dot midway between each numeral. The zero bell is represented by the "single digit 25" ( | ) symbol. A downward-facing magnifying lens is affixed to the pillar as well, allowing observers to see the current partahvo as marked out on the globe, and the globe rotates clockwise as viewed from the front.

Before the fall of D'ni, the bells were marked by actual chimes. However, if the gorahyantee were the source, the mechanism is no longer functional.

Accuracy

For many years, the gorahyantee in the D'ni neighborhoods displayed the wrong time. Explorer technicians managed to fix the issue on May 5, 2021[1].

The gorahyan in Relto is broken, and does not keep time.

Terminology

It is unclear whether the term "gorahyan" only applies to these clocks, or if it can be applied to other timekeeping devices such as Aitrus's watch, Gehn's watch, or the tahvo timer in the Ahnonay workshop.

  1. Chogon at May 5, 2021 18:09:47 (UTC) in #moula-announcements on Official Cyan Chat:

    + Fixed in Neighborhood Age clock improved accuracy, tracking animation.