Measurements

Measurements

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Measurements

Wyrlde’s measurements grew out of the post-Bitter Road era and were “a significant mess” by the time of the third Emperor, who declared certain standards and unified all of the chief measures through a set of fixed adamantine objects named Grains, Drams, Seeds, and Tips. They reside today in the Imperial Palace on Zefir, rumored to be stored in a sealed block of crystalline material. Copies of them are used in many places, alongside far more common tools developed from them for measuring. What follows are some of the common measurements used for four common needs: Weight, Volume, Length, and Area.

Certain measures are uncommon, and used often in special circumstances or are merely adaptations based on need. The one exception is the Coinweight, which is fixed and genuinely used everywhere. Beyond that, any measure where the portion is not standard (a multiple of 5, for example) is a Customary use, such as Feet, Miles, Vials, Sups, Flasks, and Cups, or Feet.

Length / Distance

US

 

Unit

 

US

 

Unit

 

US

 

Unit

1.61mm

(1.61 mm)

1 Seed

 

24 in

3 Hands

1 Pace

 

6190 ft

3 Furlongs

1 Mile

.3 in

5 Seeds

1 Tip

 

9.9 ft

3 Yards

1 Perch

 

1.95 mi

5 Furlongs

1 Line

1.58 in

5 Tips

1 Link

 

16.5 ft

5 Yards

1 Fathom

 

9.77 mi

5 Lines

1 League

8 in

5 Links

1 Hand

 

82.5 ft

5 Fathoms

1 Chain

 

48.85 mi

5 Leagues

1 Stadian

11.06 in

7 Tips

1 Foot

 

412.7 ft

5 Chains

1 Rod

 

244.25 mi

5 Stadians

1 Station

3.3 ft

5 Hands

1 Yard

 

2,063.3 ft

5 Rods

1 Furlong

 

1,221.25 mi

5 Stations

1 Journey

Note that Feet, Paces, Perches and Miles are all customary units used less formally.

Area

125 sq mm

5 Seeds

1 Palm

 

4.2 Sq Ft

5 Qebish

1 Scroll

 

0.3 Acres

5 Barens

1 Hall

625 sq mm

5 Palms

1 Furrow

 

21 sq ft

5 Scrolls

1 Spot

 

1.5 Acres

5 Halls

1 Acre

4.8 sq in

5 Furrows

1 Qibit

 

105.1 sq ft

5 Spots

1 Space

 

7.5 Acres

5 Acres

1 Field

24 sq in

5 qibit

1 Qashit

 

525.6 sq ft

5 Spaces

1 Room

 

37.7 acres

5 Fields

1 Stead

1.2 sq ft

7 Qashit

1 Koof

 

2628.sq ft

5 Rooms

1 Baren

 

188.5 Acres

5 Steads

1 Vill

A Koof is a Customary measure. Qebish are equal to five Qashits, but are not often used.

Weight

0.5 G

0.5 Grams

1 Seed

 

11 Oz

5 Pebels

1 Ergot

 

86.1 Lb

5 Stones

1 Heft

2.5 G

5 Seed

1 Grain

 

21.6 oz

35 Coins

1 Ingot

 

430.6 Lb

5 Hefts

1 Mark

17.5 G / .61 Oz

7 Seeds

1 Coin

 

15.4 oz

7 Pebels

1 Pound

 

2152.9 Lb

5 Marks

1 Ton

12.5 G

5 Grains

1 Dram

 

3.4 Lb

5 Ergots

1 Skrupel

 

5.4 Tons

5 Tons

1 Heave

2.2 Oz

5 Drams

1 Pebel

 

17.2 Lb

5 Skrupels

1 Stone

 

26.9 Tons

5 Heaves

1 Manist

Not that Ingots and Pounds are customary weights.

Volume

Trade requires variable measures for dry goods and liquid goods, but they generally stay within a set range and are not too different from each other. They do not, however, mesh well with other systems.

Apothecary

.1 ml

 

Seed

 

150 ml

30 Spoons

Gill

0.5 ml

5 Seeds

Clust

 

200 ml

40 Spoons

Flask

0.3 ml

3 Seeds

Pinch

 

250 ml

50 spoons

Cup

1 ml

10 Seeds

Dram

 

500 ml

2 Cups

Pint

5 ml

5 drams

Spoon

 

625 ml

125 Spoons

Jar

15 ml

3 Spoons

Scoop

 

750 ml

3 Cups

Bottle

25 ml

5 Spoons

Vial

 

1000 ml

4 Cups

Quart

50 ml

10 Spoons

Sup

 

2500 ml

2 ½ Quarts

Flagon

75 ml

15 Spoons

Phial

 

5000 ml

5 Quarts

Gallon

100 ml

20 Spoons

Shot

 

10,000 ml

2 Gallons

Jug

Shipping

500 ml

2 Cups

Pint

 

33,000 ml

3 1/3 Gallons

Pack

625 ml

125 Spoons

Jar

 

50,000 ml

10 Gallons

Bushel

750 ml

3 Cups

Bottle

 

75,000 ml

15 Gallons

Vat

1000 ml

4 Cups

Quart

 

150,000 ml

30 gallons

Barrel

2500 ml

2 ½ Quarts

Flagon

 

250,000 ml

50 Gallons

Butt

5000 ml

5 Quarts

Gallon

 

350,000 ml

70 Gallons

Shead

10,000 ml

2 Gallons

Jug

 

500,000 ml

100 Gallons

Drum

25,000 ml

2 ½ Gallons

Crock

 

1,000,000 ml

2 Drums

Crate

Dry Goods

15,000 ml

15 Quarts

Bag

 

66,000 ml

2 Packs

Block

20,000 ml

20 Quarts

Chest

 

132,000 ml

2 Blocks

Trunk

25,000 ml

25 Quarts

Sack

 

264,000 ml

2 Trunks

Bale

33,000 ml

33 Quarts

Pack

 

1,056,000 ml

4 Bales

Crate

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