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The world of Alter Aeon has two natural satellites.

The first is the moon, called Gothos.  Gothos appears as a grayish
sphere that rises and sets much like the sun does as Alter Aeon rotates
on its axis.  Gothos completes an orbit around Alter Aeon every 27 days,
or 11 times a solar year.  It goes through several distinct phases as
it orbits the planet, going from completely invisible to a fully realized
orb and then back again.  Alter Aeon's calendar is based on these
cycles, with each month beginning in the middle of the new moon phase
of Gothos.  Gothos is believed to be as old as Alter Aeon itself.  Fikh
purports himself to be the god of the moon, although many associate it
with the god Draak.

Alter Aeon's second satellite is Drakdrol, an irregular icy mass that
is continuously in the umbra of Alter Aeon.  Drakdrol is much smaller
than Gothos.  It is not normally visible, but due to libration, Drakdrol
can be seen at certain times of the year as a crescent shape in the
nighttime sky.  Drakdrol's current condition is a result of the actions
of the gods Dentin and Draak, and thus it is associated with the two
deities.