The Moons

Æøæ has two moons: Val and Aralve. Val is pronounced like "veil." Aralve rhymes with "valve." Val is a very large, quite elliptical moon that, other than being very large and very ovoid, is much like Earth's moon. Aralve is smaller, round, totally dark, and faster. At times, there is a conjunction between Val and Aralve, where Aralve passes directly in front of Val. This is called "The Eye of Val." This is considered a bad omen. Aralve can also visibly pass on the right side of Val or the left side of Val. During these times, commoners say: "The Eye of Val is not upon us today". This is considered a good omen. Aralve is a dark companion moon that is generally only visible from Æøæ if passing in front of Val, or one of the suns. If the "Eye of Val" happens to occur on the same day as any solar conjunction, this is considered a bad omen. Should the "Eye of Val" appear on the same day as a Trinary conjunction, this would be a very bad omen. If the "Eye of Val" should appear on the same day as a true Triune conjunction, this would be a very bad omen indeed. One Bardic story has the beginning of the end of time happening with such an event. Note that there have never been any lunar eclipses — that is, the shadow of Æøæ passing in front of Val. Scholars and Priests studying these events have no explanation for this.