During the Time of Naming, the gods appointed the years to pass in cycles of twenty, with each year represented by an animal. Each cycle is known as a "Turn" - hence, someone born over forty but under sixty years ago would talk of being born in a particular year "two Turns ago". The years pass in the following order: Whereas this Yearly Reckoning is used throughout the civilised lands of Titan, the people of Hachiman follow a different calendar.