Tilennan Astrology

Shudaraina (from Tilennan Cudàreina, from Cuda: Star) is the traditional Tilennan system of, also known as Tilennan Astrology or Terukian Astrology. It is a form of, focussing on the movement of Kae, (the ) and other astral bodies like Les (Selene) and Òre (Eos) through the constellations of the for electional, timekeeping, horary and natal purposes. The constellations were also used as a means of orientation and lie at the basis of many myths of the Ancient Tilennan Pantheon.

In the modern day, astrology has been classified as a and no longer serves any practical purposes. However it remains popular to practice astrology in Tilenno. A subculture names Sireunae has developed within the Tilennan Federation that still continues the ancient tradition of. Many myths surrounding the constellations and astral bodies are still well known and the Tilennan horoscope is still published daily in the Tilennan newspaper Glaela.

Constellations and Stars
Shudaraina destinguishes between 52 different constellations, 12 of which lie on the along the. They depict various animals, objects and people from Ancient Tilennan Mythology. In addition to the zodiac belt, Shudaraina also features the Pasaucha Belt, also called the Snow or Galactic belt, which lies along the of the. The Pasaucha Belt also features 12 constellations, of which 2 lie on the as well.

Zodiac
The Tilennan zodiac is compromised of 12 constellations, which have all been attribuated their own house, through which the sun takes 1 month to travel. The zodiac lies along the or the path the sun traces when compared to the stars as seen from earth. The zodiac starts at the March with the house of Dróchae (Wolf) and ends in the house of Càkima (Dancer).

Dróchae
The constellation Dróchae, sometimes also called Wolf, is the constellation of the first house of the Tilennan Zodiac. The sun enters this house on the March, and leaves again on. It is supposed to represent a howling and represents different myths featuring wolves.

The first story is the one of Dèraeno, who when hunting encountered a wolf cub, separated from its pack. She adopted him and raised him as a pet and had many hunting trips together. But on one of those trips, they found a golden bunny, which belong to Seile, the god of love. The wolf couldn't withstand its insticts and attacked and killed the bunny. Dèraeno was punished for her arrogance to think she was able to tame that which is supposed to be wild and was made to be a servant of the Rimei, lesser gods of the sea, to feel what it's like to be robbed of your freedom like the wolf was. As compensation the wolf was put among the stars. The moral of the story is: don't mess with wild animals, they might turn on you.

Another famous myth is that of Tirèso. He was an llama herder, who lived a secluded life in the mountains with his family. But at a certain point wolfs start attacking his herd. At first he builds a fence to stop them, but this isn't enough, so he builds traps, but once again this isn't enough. At last he builds a line of torches and this keeps the wolfs away. But by the time he had finished only one llama remained. The moral of the story: get your business in order, before it's too late.