: Well, because Herons are named after their number in
: their class and the Acit El year, we have a pretty
: clear Heron name generation system.
: 1st element: Number. If initiated during the Cath Bruig's
: period of prosperity, probably between One and Six,
: but numbers as high as Fourteen have been seen,
: presumably raised during times of trouble.
: 2nd element: Year "1st Digit": Flint, Eagle,
: Motion, Heron Waiting, Pride, Vulture, Stone, Serpent,
: Lizard, Wind, Crocodile, Bloody, Rabbit, Jaguar,
: Obsidian, Devil, Monkey, Deer.
: 3rd element: Year cycle: Deer, Falling Sun, Bloody
: Jaguar, Cactus, Stalking Rabbit, Drum, Reed, Seeking
: Shadow, Tongue, Red Skull, Puma, Falling Eagle,
: Lizard, Rising Puma, Rain, Flower, Bloody Crocodile,
: Fleeing Jaguar, White Flower, Heron, Green Talon, Dog
: Star, Burning Skull, Bloody Sun, Fire Serpent, Burning
: Stone, Jaguar Claw, Sun Collar, Wind, Moon Stone, Moon
: Eagle.
The Acit El calendar seems remarkably similar to the Mayan calendar, and most of the terms used in the Heron names correspond pretty nicely to Mayan calendar cycles. Not all of them do, but most... and there could be fudges, mistranslations, and perhaps special dates as well.
