Taravada

The Taravada (lit. "heavenly map", from dav. "taaram" - "map" and "vada" - "sky, heaven") is an ancient (yet still prevalent) Zahrian study of celestial bodies, e.g. stars, constellations, planets and moons. This science is common not only in Zahria, but also other parts of Eastern Thir, although it exists there in slightly changed forms.

Constellations
The Taravada divides stars on the Thirian firmament into 12 signs that correspond to the three seasons of the Zahrian calendar: shardam (cold signs), degham (hot signs) and hava (wet signs). The constellations are as follows:
 * The Tree