Halbe novÆteros

The term Halbe novÆteros is the traditional year notation used throughout the continent of Vikressia and adjacent regions. The term is derived from the Mayyian language and means "Era of the New World", referring to the years following the Eminent Age Cataclysm. The term is typically shortened to hæ, which is placed after the year number but is often left out entirely for brevity (for example: 3333 hæ and 3333). The year notation begins from Year 0. This calendar era begins with the end of the Eminent Age Cataclysm as perceived by the contemporary scholars of the Nyketes Astrological Society, belonging to the Madiyyan Empire and later the Knadian luminarchy, which is marked by the fifth appearance of the Blight Star before present.

This term was first popularized by the Luminary calendar used by adherents of Knadianism, but would be maintained even after Knadian clerical forces were supplanted across large parts of Vikressia in the Revolutionary Ages and the aforementioned calendar's replacement by the Humanist calendar. While the term may have different names in Vikressian calendars distinct from the Luminary and Humanist calendars, the concept of using the post-Cataclysm eras as a form of year notation is a staple of calendars in the Vikressian cultural sphere.