THE HIGH

HISTORY OF
IMPILTUR
by George Krashos
The history of Impiltur and its four great dynasties spans more
than an age. Born in the shadow of the demon-tainted realm of
Narfell, the kingdom owes its roots to the continual human
diaspora that was a feature of the Chondathan race. The melding of
Chondathan and Nar cultures that followed secured the solid
foundation that would see our kingdom dominate the Easting
Reach and nurture the founding of such kingdoms as Milvarn,
Velprin, Aglarond and Damara.
Beset by a myriad of foes, most notably the dark legacy of fiends
left behind after the fall of Narfell, the men and women of Impiltur
have braved and tamed this land, and in so doing have endured
Talonas dire regard, the depredations of the orcs and the scourge
of the hobgoblins.
Now with the crowning of a new king, Impiltur must wake from its
somnolence and prepare itself to once again seize the mantle of
greatness that many had considered lost to it forever. A golden age
looms on the horizon, for as surely as the sun rises of a morn, so
too must Impilturs glorious history be made and remade anew as
the seasons turn and heroes stand tall.
Relamphras, Royal Sage of Impiltur
The Regency Annals
Year of the Lightning Storms (1374 DR)
- The Foehammer has blessed us on this day of blades, and while
we have bathed in scarlet, we now bask in glory. Our lands
increase and the bards sing of our deeds. Verily this is a day of
triumph for the line of Inrath!

Verily sire. But this day is not yet done and as the Moonmaiden
relents, will be swiftly followed by another.

King Meldath the Magnificent conversing with Duke Harnaeth

Durlarven
Year of the Thousand Enemies (443 DR)

The High History of Impiltur

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The Riildath (Modern: Rawlinswood and Forest of Lethyr) is settled

by moon and gold elves of Shantel Othreier fleeing the persecution
of the Vyshaan of Aryvandaar. Establishment of the first
settlements of Lethyr.1
The moon elves of the Yuirwood travel to the forest of Saerdath
(Modern: Grey Forest), and establish the realm of Larlotha.2
Ulutiu, a minor sea deity, exiles himself to the Astral Plane. His ice
necklace sinks causing the formation of the Great Glacier.3
Dwarves of Dareth led by Ulnorn Emberaxe trek south seeking to
reclaim the lost delves of Sarphil.
Ulnorn establishes the dwarven realm of Felimar in the mountain
range they name Thorordmorn (Modern: Earthspur Mountains).
The Great Glacier continues to grow, expanding south to cover the
lands that will eventually be known as Vaasa and Damara. 4
The elves of Lethyr use High Magic to stop the spread of the Great
Glacier southward and to regulate temperatures, thereby
preserving their forest lands.5
The Nar human tribes and the hobgoblins of the northern
mountains and tundra, pushed south by the expansion of the Great
Glacier, come into conflict with each other and the elves of Lethyr. 6
The Nar defeat the hobgoblins in battle and force them west and
south into the uninhabited lands of Caerthiilor where the
hobgoblins establish the realm of Haekrukkha. The Nar humans
settle the plains on the northern fringes of the Riildath.
The hobgoblins of Haekrukkha raid the forests of Larlotha for the
first time, beginning over a century of skirmishes, attacks and
invasions between the two realms.
The dwarves of Felimar begin construction of the great
underground city of Halrunedar (Modern: Earthfast).
The city of Halrunedar is completed this year.
In response to forest fires lit by the hobgoblins of Haekrukkha, the
elves of Larlotha begin their final, genocidal war against the
humanoids.
The dwarves of Felimar ally with the moon elves of Larlotha
against the hobgoblins.
The hobgoblins of Haekrukkha are defeated and their realm is
shattered by the combined forces of the dwarves and moon elves.
The elves of Larlotha, led by their warrior-queen Eldratha, suffer
grievously in the final battles losing almost a whole generation of

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young elves in the fighting. The few surviving hobgoblins flee to

the sanctuary of the Giantspire Mountains.
The moon elves of Larlotha begin a Retreat to Cormanthyr with the
marriage of their ruler and queen Ildranna Starflowers to
Coronal Miirphys of that realm. Within fifty winters only small
pockets of elves reside within the Saerdath.7
The Scattering of the Tusks: Defeated by the forces of Mulhorand,
the surviving gray orcs summoned during the Orcgate Wars flee
northward into surrounding lands, coming into conflict with the
elves of Lethyr. Felling trees and dying by the thousands under a
storm of elvish arrows, the orcs construct crude boats and cross
the Easting Reach.
Fall of Felimar to a great horde of orcs led by their fearsome fourarmed chieftain Namrane. Halrunedar survives the onslaught and
many fleeing dwarves seek the sanctuary of its gates.
The orc shaman Vas the Redeye unites the orcs and establishes
the realm of Vastar (Modern: The Vast).
The orcs of Vastar overwhelm the elven city of Yrlpahon. 8
Year of Furious Waves
Jhaamdath is destroyed by elven High Magic and a tide of
migration commences to the lands of the Inner Sea.9
Year of the Stone Giant
The Great Conflagration: Narfell and Raumathar begin their final
war a decade-long cataclysm that involves the summoning of
demon lords and an avatar of Kossuth. At its conclusion, both
nations lie in ruins.10
Year of the Flickering Sun
Construction begins on Dun-Orthass (Modern: Citadel of
Conjurers) at the command of Nentyarch Rheligaun of Narfell.

Year of the Starry Shroud

Dun-Orthass is completed in the early days of this year and the
demon lord Eltab is summoned there along with a host of demonic
servitors.11
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Year of Recompense
End of the Great Conflagration with the destruction of both Narfell
and Raumathar.12
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Year of Old Beginnings
Impil Mirandor, a refugee from the former lands of Jhaamdath,
establishes a settlement known as Impils Tor atop an abandoned
delve of Felimar at the site of present-day Lyrabar.13
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Year of Silent Screams
Impil rescues the Nar clan chief Mauthok from a rampaging vrock
whilst out hunting, forging the first ties of friendship between the
native Nar clansmen and the Chondathan settlers.
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Year of Ample Rewards
Impil dies of natural causes and is succeeded as ruler of Impils Tor
by his son Ornrath. The Nar clan chief Mauthok and his three
brothers attend the funeral and reaffirm their ties with the
Mirandors.
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Year of Elven Delights
The now thriving settlement of Impils Tor is re-named Lyrabar by
Ornrath Mirandor, harking back to its dwarven roots and
encouraging tentative trade ties with the xenophobic dwarves of
the surrounding mountains.14
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Year of Forgotten Smiles
The Nar warrior Nurith establishes the holding of Arnafel
(Modern: Hlammach).
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Year of Hostile Hails

Ornrath dies from shaking fever and is succeeded by his son Inrath
as ruler of Lyrabar. The Nar clan leaders of the surrounding region
travel to Lyrabar and pay their respects.
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Year of Goodfields
Nar folk begin to settle permanently in numbers in and around
Lyrabar, leaving their clans and pledging fealty to Inrath.
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Year of Leather Shields
The two Nar clan leaders Herglaun Dunblade and Carndoon
Durlarven come to Lyrabar and swear oaths of fealty to Inrath and
his house.
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Year of Splendor
Inrath Mirandor establishes the kingdom of Impiltur and crowns
himself king, beginning the Mirandor dynasty of Impiltur. 15
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Year of Enchanted Hearts
The settlement of Chessagol (Modern: Tsurlagol) is founded.16
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Year of Monstrous Appetites
Fisherfolk found the settlement of Elnar (Modern: Dilpur) and
name it for their leader.
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Year of Happy Children
King Inrath becomes the first human to walk the halls of
Halrunedar, as he establishes a trade agreement with Ironlord
Dorn mac Emmath. Human traders come to call the dwarven city
Earthfast, which in time lends its name to the mountain chain
where the dwarven city is located.
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Year of the Angry Centaur
King Inrath is slain in battle against marauding hill giants and is
succeeded by his son who is crowned King Inrath II.17
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Year of Broached Gates
King Inrath II recruits the Stonesword mercenary company led by
Garyann Obarskyr out of Dathtar (Modern: Telpir) and conquers
Arnafel, re-naming it Hlammach to commemorate the deeds of one
of his warriors who saves his life in battle.
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Year of Honors Price
King Inrath II is slain in a border clash with raiders from
Chessagol. He is succeeded by his eldest son who is crowned King
Varanth I.18
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Year of Fell Traitors
King Varanth leads an army west and takes the settlement of
Chessagol after a siege.
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Year of Ruins
King Varanth is captured and ritually sacrificed to the demon
prince Orcus by Nar clansmen on the northern fringes of the
realm, bordering the Earthfast Mountains. He is succeeded by his
eldest son who is crowned King Tamarth I.19
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-75 DR: Oathbound

There are few surviving examples of the Nar oral tradition of
recording historical events through poems known as sesta. A
court scribe recorded the sesta known to modern sages as The
Two Chieftains at the execution of the Nar shaman Hauthok
during the reign of King Tamarth. Consigned to the pyre, Hauthok
recited this sesta over and over till he expired, all the while
steadfastly gazing at an increasingly fearful Tamarth.
You know of the old blades

who in the dawn days came

to the cliffs to find a liege.
Herglaun, the son of Gathar,
had taken countless heads
and his beard was goldwoven.
Carndoon the irontongued,
was graybent but hale.
Long had they searched.
The tower white reached up
to the sky and had stout bones.
Inrath was the lord fair and
he gazed out for leagues
and was content at his hearth.
The seas had brought him
to the forests of the Annar,
and he had unfurled the lion.
His sight was keen.
Wisdom saw the old blades
forged anew in oaths of
service and ties of blood.
Inrath embraced his new
brothers and raised them up.
The Annar stood beside him
and the people sang songs
of great joy in celebration.
Three swords now one.
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Year of Gruesome Streams

King Tamarth leads a campaign against the rebellious northern
hold of Arglaun, burning its settlements and putting all of its
population to the sword.
Year of Shattered Relics
King Tamarth executes Lord Felran of House Briarmoon, a noble
family known to have embraced Nar ways and culture, accusing
him of treason. The noble families of Briarmoon, Darthrane and
Gilgauntlet openly revolt against the Crown.
Year of the Rising Flame
The rebel nobles are defeated at the Battle of Cardans Ravine and
King Tamarth executes all surviving males on the battlefield and
then sells their women and children into slavery.
Year of Sunrise
Emendarna Gilgauntlet, last surviving scion of her house,
assassinates King Tamarth and then escapes west and disappears
into the Grey Forest. Tamarths brother Loaraven succeeds him as
king of Impiltur.20
Year of the Smiling Hag
A virulent disease that causes his body to erupt with boils and
pustules strikes down King Loaraven, causing him terrible
disfigurement and great pain. Blaming a Nar Curse he continues
Tamarths abuses against the Nar population of the kingdom.
Year of the Faded Flower

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King Loaraven dies due to the lingering effects of plague and his
youngest brother Belrath usurps the vacant throne. Civil war
breaks out when his older brother and the kingdoms rightful ruler
Fendarn returns from fighting off an orc incursion from Vastar.21
Year of Spellspheres
Fendarn defeats and personally slays his brother Belrath at the
Battle of Three Bridges and is crowned king of Impiltur.
Year of Dreams
King Fendarn unifies his fractured realm by elevating the Nar
clans of Phaelith, Durlarven and Orbil to the nobility. As the three
oldest and wealthiest families of Nar stock in the kingdom, they
act swiftly to defuse racial tensions between the Nar and the
Chondathans.
Year of the Unknown Beloved
Queen Marlbara dies as a result of illness. By years end King
Fendarn has married Tirnil, sister of the head of the newly
ennobled House Phaelith.
Year of the Garrulous Gargoyle
King Fendarn survives a bout of heartstop and whilst incapacitated
appoints his brother-in-law Lord Loranth Phaelith as Kings
Sceptre (regent). Lord Phalelith comes to be known to all as the
Thronelord.
Year of Consuming Ice
King Fendarn suffers yet another bout of heartstop and again
appoints Lord Loranth to the office of Kings Sceptre, despite the
protestations of his eldest son Delrath, who considers himself
ready to rule.
Year of Frostbrands
King Fendarn dies of heartstop and is succeeded by Delrath. The
newly crowned king seeks to retire his uncle Lord Phaelith to his
estates and within a tenday is assassinated along with his consort
Queen Narasha while riding through Lyrabar. His twin brother
Delrorn succeeds him.22
Year of the Crystal Orb
After refusing to marry his son Crown Prince Telrorn to Lord
Phaeliths granddaughter, King Delrorn and his heir are
assassinated en-route to the kings summer estate on the eastern
fringes of the Grey Forest. Their deaths are attributed to bandits
and the kings stepbrother Torlorn, the blood-nephew of the
Thronelord, is crowned king.23
Year of the Caustic Blood
King Torlorn travels to Cormyr to attend the coronation of King
Imlon. He appoints his younger brother Morlorn as Kings Sceptre
in his absence much to the chagrin of his uncle Lord Phaelith. By
years end the two are in conflict as their respective agents and
supporters secretly agitate for the removal of the other.
Year of the Laughing Nightmare
Lord Phaelith openly revolts against the Crown asserting that a
teenage boy named Inrath is the son of Delrath and rightful ruler
of Impiltur. Disaffected nobles and outlying areas rally to the boy
king and the kingdom once more plunges into civil war.
Year of the Dazzling Dolphins
Led by Prince Morlorn and the Obarskyr mercenary company, the
forces of King Torlorn defeat the army of the Thronelord at the
Battle of Greenvale. Lord Phaelith and the purported King Inrath
are slain in battle and their bodies paraded through the streets of
Lyrabar to confirm their deaths.
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King Torlorn dies as a result of a jousting accident. His son and

sole heir Varanth is crowned king.24
Year of the Climbers Rest
Prince Morlorn Mirandor, uncle to the reigning King Varanth II
poisons his nephew and seizes the throne with the aid of the
Obarskyr mercenary family. Queen Ilithra and the heir to the
throne Crown Prince Baranth, take refuge in the Grey Forest. 25

Year of Clinging Death

Several clans of moon elves from Rilithar in the Sword Coast North
arrive in the Grey Forest via a portal and establish the realm of
Vedrymmell. They ally with the fugitive Crown Prince Baranth who
in turn recognises their sovereignty over the woodlands enshrined
in the Silver Arrow Pact.26
Year of the Quivering Mountains
With the aid of the moon elves of Vedrymmell, Crown Prince
Baranth defeats the treasonous Morlorn, the Usurper King, at
the Battle of Ilithras Smile and is crowned king of Impiltur. The
Obarskyrs are exiled from the realm.27
Year of the Orb Obsidious
With the aid of the elves of Vedrymmell, the first comprehensive
magical wards around the Citadel of Conjurers are established.
Year of the Moor Birds
Elnar agrees to become part of the realm of Impiltur due to a
culmination of circumstances, including several poor growing and
fishing seasons and an upsurge in pirate activity.
Year of the Mortal Promise
The Bonescourge Plague strikes the realm causing the death of
Crown Prince Inraths wife Princess Farah Croam of Westgate and
the crippling of his eldest son and namesake.28
Year of the Biting Frost
King Baranth dies of windchill fever and is succeeded by his eldest
son who is crowned King Inrath III.29

77 DR: Broken and Banished

The newly enthroned King Baranth of Impiltur penned the
following letter in his own hand to King Rhiiman the Glorious of
Cormyr in the Year of the Quivering Mountains. It remains encased
in dragon glass (magically enspelled glass of exceptional
hardness) in the Royal Archives at Suzail. It is said that for
centuries the Mage Royal Baerauble would make Obarskyr
younglings read this missive when their royal arrogance got the
better of them.
My brother Rhiiman, I send you word in time of trial and with the
blood of my people fresh-spilled. My usurping uncles head adorns
the gates of the palace royal in Lyrabar. It is not a solitary
adornment. With it are the heads of your first cousins Erendar and
Mardast. They died a traitors death under the axe of my
Firstsword. Your uncle Vaerom and his remaining sons Randeth,
Thaerind and Hadlon have fled the realm. They are declared

broken and banished. It is said that your kin flee to the Dragon
Kingdom where they will find succor and sanction for their deeds.
The line of Impil Mirandor rules this realm. I am rightful king of
Impiltur and will suffer no menace to me and mine. As the gods are
my witness, I will bestow fire and steel upon any who seek to
trammel my right to rule, for I have sworn solemn oaths to defend
my kingdom against any who would gainsay me. But having taken
counsel, I am urged to show restraint. To that end, I seek a pact
with you my brother. This pact is founded on the mutual
understanding and regard that one king must have for another. I
will foreswear my vengeance against the Obarskyrs and be content
in their exile from my lands on condition that I receive assurance
that Cormyr will not support them in fomenting rebellion across the
seas.
My herald Lord Delrath Tarrik will bring me your response. If his
head returns to Impiltur then I will know it is red war again. I have
wrested a throne from the grasping of my own blood. This lion
fears no dragons.
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Year of the Cockatrices Stare

King Inrath III marries the much younger Lady Malarna
Cairnstorm, who is crowned queen.
Year of the Resounding Call
King Inrath III dies of natural causes and is succeeded by his
eldest son who is crowned King Inrath IV.30
Year of the Imploring Widow
Encouraged by his conniving mother, the kings stepbrother Prince
Doraven instigates a palace revolt that leads to King Inrath IV
fleeing Lyrabar with a handful of loyal retainers including his
nephew Ellarath.31
Year of the Lost Profit
The ill-fated King Inrath IV is slain by assassins loyal to Doraven,
who crowns himself king of Impiltur. The sorely wounded Prince
Ellarath flees into the Grey Forest where he is harboured by the
elves of Vedrymmell and falls in love with the half-elf Kylarna,
marrying her later in the year.32
Year of the Great Dwarven Gate
Aided by King Irbruin of Cormyr, Prince Pendarn, second-son of
Inrath III and father of Ellarath, lands in Impiltur with an armed
host and with the aid of the elves of Vedrymmell defeats Doraven
at the Battle of Traitors Heads, claiming the throne for himself. 33
Year of the Jealous Spouse
Ellarath, known as the Faerie King is crowned king of Impiltur
on the death of his father.34 In the wake of his coronation, he and
Queen Kylarna visit the court of Vedrymmell and are slain by the
moon elf noble Relavar Mornthael, an obsessed admirer of the
queen. The clan archmage Taredd transforms Relavar into a
human by use of the Akh`Faen`Tel`Quess High Magic ritual and
places a geas on him compelling him to assume Ellaraths guise
and rule as king of Impiltur for a time, so as to redress the shame
brought upon their house. The death of Queen Kylarna is explained
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Year of Yearning Elves

Taredd releases Relavar Mornthael from his punishment, and the
discovery of a suitably aged dead clone of King Ellarath in the
royal chambers sees the crowning of his eldest son Baranth as king
of Impiltur.35
Year of the Almond Eyes
King Baranth II is found dead in his royal chambers, apparently of
natural causes, but with many suspecting treachery. His conniving
brother Imindarth succeeds him but unexpectedly dies of drunken
asphyxia on his coronation night and is in turn succeeded by his
younger brother Tharaun.36
Year of Drawn Knives
After a failed assassination attempt, King Tharaun quells a shortlived revolt in Chessagol as it once again seeks to assert its
independence.
Year of the Wild Roses
Death of King Tharaun to natural causes after the longest reign of
any Impilturian monarch. His son Darthorn succeeds him.37
Year of the Port Stormed
King Darthorn succumbs to the Blacknail Plague and is succeeded
by his son Toaven as king of Impiltur.38
Year of the Delighted Dwarves
King Toaven brokers trade ties between fledgling Myth Drannor
and the dwarves of Earthfast, greatly enriching his kingdom in
doing so.
Year of the Lupine Embrace
King Toaven dies of natural causes and is succeeded by his son
Tarth.39
Year of Fraying Binds
King Tarth dies as a result of a fall from a horse and is succeeded
by his son Darthorn, who is crowned King Darthorn II. 40
Year of the Dancing Piper
King Dathorn II leads the fleet of Impiltur to a crushing victory
over a pirate flotilla out of Altumbel at the Battle of Splintered
Prows.41
Year of the Maidens Fury
King Darthorn II dies of heartstop and is succeeded by his son and
namesake who is crowned King Darthorn III.42
Year of the Thoughtful Man
Impiltur is ravaged by the Prayerbane Plague, which causes the
death of Queen Shardra and Crown Prince Thoraven. In despair,
King Darthorn III suicides by drowning and is succeeded by his
second son Auminath who is crowned king.43
Year of the Ladys Gaze
Chessagol rebels and secedes from Impiltur, led by the Shieldlords,
an adventuring company out of Northkeep.
Year of the Swallowing Mists
King Auminath dies in his sleep and is succeeded by his son
Larath, who takes the name Auminath in memory of his father. 44
Year of the Catoblepas
King Auminath II dies without issue and is succeeded by his
brother Forlath.45
Year of the Wavering Shadow
King Forlath is slain by four brothers of the Thornspar noble family
after it is discovered that the king has dishonoured their sister. His
nephew Meldath succeeds him and exiles the youths in question,
but takes no further reprisals against the Thornspars. 46
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King Meldath leads a military expedition into the Uplands, raising

the ire of local inhabitants known as Hillers, who join to form a
bandit army that raids into the lands of Impiltur proper.
Year of Omen Stars
The Hillers are defeated at the Battle of Black Arrows and
settlement of the Uplands begins in earnest.
Year of the Fiends Kiss
King Meldath I defeats an army of minor demons and their human
servitors led by the glabrezu Varkaloth "the Render and founds
the settlement of Oloth (Modern: Sarshel) at the site of his victory.
Year of the Striped Moon
Nobles of House Dorntower attempt to put a bastard child of
Forlath on the throne and overthrow King Meldath. The rebellion is
swiftly crushed and House Dorntower is exiled from the realm.
Year of the Hale Blacksmiths
Impiltur clashes with the hobgoblins of the Giantspires for the first
time.
Year of the Murderous Mire
King Meldath defeats an army of hobgoblins at the Battle of
Eraths Storm on the banks of the River Dunthelar (Modern: Great
Imphras River).
Year of the Argent Shafts
King Meldath leads a swift, naval assault on the lands of Altumbel,
annexing that region and adding it to the lands of Impiltur.
Year of the Cats Eye
King Meldath marches west and overthrows the Shieldlords,
reclaiming the city of Chessagol for the kingdom.
Year of the Hearth
Tensions between Proeskampalar and Impiltur result in military
clashes between the two realms through most of this year.
Year of the Bitter Root
King Meldath raises an army and defeats the armed host of
Proeskampalar, laying siege to that city.
Year of the Festering Heart
With the aid of mercenary sailors out of Altumbel, King Meldath
destroys the Proeskampalan fleet at the Battle of Blood and Salt,
and the city surrenders to him a season later.
Year of the Thousand Enemies
Seeking to open up lucrative overland trade routes with the
Moonsea and Myth Drannor, King Meldath marches an army north
from Proeskampalar into Vastar, but after initial successes is
defeated in battle and badly wounded. Impiltur struggles to hold
the mountain passes against the pursuing orcs.
Year of the Beardless Dwarf
King Meldath succumbs to his wounds and is succeeded by his first
son and namesake, who is crowned King Meldath II.47
Year of the Awakening Treant
Proeskampalar and Chessagol rebel once again, slaying the
Impilturian soldiery stationed in their cities and closing their gates
to King Meldath II. Weakened by the unceasing battles with the
orcs, he is no position to campaign against the rebels and retreats
east to defensive lines along the fringes of the Grey Forest.
Year of the Haughty Friend
King Meldath II is slain in a riding accident engineered by his
scheming brother who succeeds him and is crowned King Tharaun
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The death of Queen Larathae sees King Tharaun II follow soon

after. His son and sole heir Sharaun succeeds him.49
Year of the Wyvernfall
The orc chieftain Ulbror leads the Blackfang Horde out of Vastar
and into the uplands of Impiltur by means of countless, small
mountain trails over the Earthspurs. King Sharaun of Impiltur
leads a vanguard north but is defeated and he and his sons are
slain in battle. The dead kings son-in-law Duke Harandil Durlarven
arrives with the main army, which routs the orcs at the Battle of
Bloody Reeds. He is crowned king of Impiltur on the battlefield and
establishes the Durlarven dynasty.50
Year of the Cracked Bell
An increase in hobgoblin raids into the Uplands leads to the
construction of a chain of forts dotted throughout the region.
Year of the Burning Sky
King Harandil leads a military expedition north of the River
Dunthelar and routs a hobgoblin army at the Battle of Firewinds.

512 DR: A Bloody Field

The following account is from the memoirs of Orn (Sir) Neldraun
Relindar, heir to his house, and later in life, Swordward to King
Harandil. The original manuscript is kept in magical stasis due to
its age in the library of Thorngrove House, ancestral seat of the
Relindars near Lyrabar and is an acknowledged royal heirloom of
Impiltur.
When we came upon the battlefield where the king had fallen, Lord
Durlarven personally commanded that I remain behind with the
Lord Berestone, Helven of the Morninglord and what healers could
be spared. We began our task of tragedy and tears and scoured the
field for signs of the king and the royal regalia. Bralgath found the
naked and mutilated bodies of the princes Emernath and Telrorn.
Of the king and Crown Prince Suldorn there was no sign but late in
the day the kings signet ring was found on a severed orc hand,
confirming our worst fears. Our diligent search failed to find the
Lion Crown and the kings sword Faernthar, the gift from the elves
during the time of King Ellarath. Later, we came upon the corpse of
the Mage Royal Morlas, pierced through with a score of arrows, the
bodies of his apprentices dead around him and the ground
blackened and burnt, still singing with unleashed magic. On a small
hillock we found the Firstaxe Nemel, surrounded by a rampart of
slain orcs. The tuskers had done him honor and left him where he
had fallen, still in his golden armor and clutching the sword
Arasarl. The parade of dead friends and comrades was unceasing
and too many to give proper account. Fallen were the archpriest
Torinn of Tempus, the twins Garand and Hormur found back to
back, Baraun the Stout smiling up at the heavens, Kellegor the
Oldhelm my first teacher of the blade and most tragic of all,
Arlianna of Belgates, the swordmaid of my heart. As I crouched at
her side, struck dumb in my grief, good Berestone laid a hand on
my shoulder and gave me words of wisdom that I will keep to the

end of my days, It is enough that you loved her. Live yours days
with the joy that she knew it.
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Year of the Basilisk

King Harandil dies of natural causes and is succeeded by his son
and namesake, who is crowned King Harandil II of Impiltur. 51
Year of the Lyre
Lord Uthmere Dunblade of Dilpur founds the settlement of
Uthmere on the western fringes of the Great Dale. King Harandil
II, who sees this endeavour as an opportunity to expand his realm,
supports him.52
Year of the Waking Feyr
King Harandil II dies of natural causes and is succeeded by his
eldest son Thorodil.53
Year of the Brandished Axe
King Thorodil leads an army north to deal with hobgoblin raiders
from the Giantspires, defeating their shaman chieftain Grolag the
Blackmane.
Year of Writhing Darkness
The orcish realm of Vastar falls into chaos with the death of Ologh
the Overking at the claws of Iyrauroth the black wyrm. 54
Year of the Sunless Passage
King Thorodil orders the Grand Muster, a huge military
inventory and catalogue.55
Year of Loose Coins
The orc chieftain Grimmerfang claims the throne of Vastar after
defeating (and ceremonially spitting, cooking and eating) the last
of his rivals, ending the warring among the orcs for a time. Orc
raids into surrounding regions increase.56
Year of Dragons Dawning
King Thorodil is slain in battle against orc raiders and is succeeded
by his son Bellodar who is crowned King Bellodar I of Impiltur.57
Year of Fire and Frost
A Flight of Dragons assails the lands of the Moonsea, reaching
even to Impiltur and the environs of the Easting Reach.
Year of the Glimmering Sea
Dwarven clans of House Starforge leave their holds in the
mountains north of the Moonsea after being assailed by dragons
and travel west and south into the Earthspur Mountains, coming
into conflict with the orcs of Vastar.
Year of the Immured Imp
King Bellodar annexes the city-state of Chessagol, once again
bringing it under the hegemony of Impiltur.
Year of Many Serpents
A delegation of dwarves led by the High Old One Turbaern, travels
to Myth Drannor and recruits the wizards Beldossan the Short and
Alerathla Rubytresses Ilnatar along with a host of apprentice
mages from the Irithlium to enchant a thousand orcslayer blades
for House Starforge.58
Year of the Kindly Lich
King Bellodar defeats hobgoblin raiders at the Battle of Stone
Lances. The hobgoblins are pursued back over the River
Dunthelar, and the river defences are strengthened.
Year of Old Bones
The Great March: King Bellodar raises an army and after crossing
the Easting Reach at Uthmere, marches east through the
Auldgloam Forest. The settlements of Phandarel, Kelgrove Gard

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and Aerdar are conquered as King Bellodar and his army reaches
the shores of Ashanath. At years end, he sends an expedition
across the lake under the command of Duke Halthos Orbil but it
does not return.
Year of the Spellfire
King Bellodars expedition marches back to Impiltur, unwittingly
having roused some of the slumbering legacies of ancient Narfell.
He leaves behind a garrison at Uthmere led by Duke Tarrendril
Tarrik.
The gathered clans of House Starforge, led by their lord Tuir
Stonebeard, conquer the lands of the Vast, overcoming
Grimmerfang and his orcs and founding Roldilar, the Realm of
Glimmering Swords.59
Year of the Normiir
Duke Tarrendril Tarrik accidentally releases the demon Soneillon,
the Queen of Whispers from a demon cyst and becomes her
thrall. He returns to Impiltur and turns his family toward demon
worship.
The dwarves of Roldilar begin construction on the city of Sarbreen,
City of the Hammer (Modern: Ravens Bluff).60
Year of the Glaring Eye
Duke Tarrendril Tarrik braves the terrors of the Citadel of
Conjurers seeking to retrieve and use the powerful Narfelli artifact
known as the shiftglass of Orthass to free the demon lord Eltab. He
fails in his efforts but this task is passed down to later generations
of the Tarrik line.
Year of the Ensorcelled Kings
The Boldenbar and Shattershields dwarven clans of Roldilar finish
construction of the city of Sarbreen.61
Year of the Eagle and the Falcon
Nobles of House Orbil attempt to seize the throne of Impiltur and
assassinate King Bellodar. Their rebellion is savagely put down and
they are declared outlaw and consigned to exile. King Bellodar II is
crowned king of Impiltur.62
Year of the Soldiers Forfeit
King Bellodar II marches on Chessagol but a huge dowry and the
simpering regard of King Lamoth tempers his aggression and his
heir is promised to and eventually marries Princess Elthia of that
city-state.63
Year of the Sifting Sands
King Bellodar III is crowned king of Impiltur after the death of his
father and namesake.64
Year of the Gleaming Gates
King Bellodar III establishes the Kings Code, the realms first
complete and coherent system of laws.
Year of the Bloody Crown
The dwarven realm of Roldilar falls to the orcs in the Battle of
Deepfires and Sarbreen is abandoned. A number of dwarven clans
flee south to Earthfast and the Deep Realms, while other craftsmen
and non-combatants migrate to Myth Drannor. Humans remain in
the Vast and fight the orcs to retain their new homes.65
Human settlers move into the lands of the Vast following the fall of

c. 650
the Roldilar.66
661
Year of the Bloody Tusk
The forces of Impiltur led by Duke Hlintar Shimmercrag defeat an
orc horde southeast of present-day Calaunt, giving burgeoning
human settlements in the Vast the opportunity to thrive.
664
Year of the Falling Petals

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Elnar is re-named Dilpur by proclamation of King Bellodar III to

honour the passing of its most famous inhabitant, the sage and
loremaster Alathas Dilpur.
Year of the Covenant
King Bellodar III dies of natural causes and is succeeded by his
eldest son Morus.67
Year of the Bloodfeud
King Morus sinks into madness and turns on his brother Amarkos,
unjustly accusing him of plotting against the throne. Amarkos slays
his crazed brother in a wild sword fight when attacked at Court
and takes the throne of Impiltur.68
Year of Sundered Crypts
Duke Errendil Tarrik succeeds in retrieving the shiftglass of
Orthass from the Citadel of Conjurers and is beckoned to far off
Thaymount by the will of Eltab and the influence of Soneillon. His
efforts to free Eltab only partially succeed, with the demons
consciousness and portion of his demonic power transferring into
Errendils breathing mortal husk for the demon lord to control.
Year of the Wraithwinds
King Amarkos is killed whilst rafting through the treacherous
rapids of the Earthfast Mountains. His son Forvar succeeds him as
king of Impiltur.69
Year of the Zephyr
The Eltab-possessed Duke Errendil sires the half-fiend Agrosh,
sacrificing his bride, the unwitting Lady Varlora Shimmercrag in
the process.
Year of the Tritons Horn
King Forvar dies of heartstop and is succeeded by his brother
Kelvar who is crowned King Amarkos II of Impiltur.70
Year of the Rampaging Raaserpents
King Amarkos II and a host of mounted archers slay the great red
wyrm Malagarthaul Flaming Claws outside of Lyrabar, but the
king is sorely wounded losing an eye and a leg to the rampaging
wyrm.71
Year of Bound Evils
King Amarkos II dies and is succeeded by his eldest son Forvar,
who is crowned King Forvar II.72
Year of the Prisoner Unfettered
The possessed Duke Errendil Tarrik succeeds in summoning the
balor Ndulu, tasking him with freeing as many demons as he can
from the demon cysts scattered throughout the environs of the
Great Dale and whelming a fiend army.
Year of the Shorn Beard
Duke Errendils mortal husk fails, burned out by Eltabs demonic
essence, causing Eltabs consciousness to return once again to his
prison deep beneath the Thaymount.
Year of the Dowager Lady
In the waning days of this year Impiltur is attacked and overrun by
the Scaled Horde, an army of demons, half-fiends and tieflings
from the Auldgloam Forest. King Forvar II of Impiltur is slain,
bringing an end to the Durlarven dynasty. Agrosh the Scaled
Tarrik, seizes the throne and the majority of the kingdoms
population flees west to Chessagol or south to Altumbel.73
Year of the Sleeping Princess
The elven realm of Vedrymmell falls to the Scaled Horde when the
few High Mages of that realm unsuccessfully attempt to raise a
mythal with disastrous consequences. The demons ravage the

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elven woodlands but are themselves greatly reduced in number by

desperate elven warriors who hold off the fiends long enough for
the survivors to flee via portal to other elven realms.74
Year of the Sleeping Princess
The hobgoblins of the Giantspires ravage the Uplands, burning and
eradicating the human settlements found there. Marching south
they clash with demons of the Scaled Horde and after a month of
skirmishing and slaying, retreat back north.
Year of the Twisted Horn
The Triad Crusade: An army dedicated to Tyr, Torm and Ilmater led
by the paladin Sarshel Elethlim travels by sea to ravaged Impiltur
and brings the Scaled Horde to battle.75
The paladin Belthar Garshin slays Agrosh, the self-styled king of
Impiltur, at the Battle of Horned Heads, leaving the throne vacant
once again.76
Year of Visions
End of the Fiend Wars and the Triad Crusade with Sarshel
entering the Citadel of Conjurers and shattering the Crown of
Narfell, defeating the balor Ndulu and the Scaled Horde.77
Year of the Proud Father
Sarshel Elethlim is crowned king of Impiltur, donning the newly
reformed and consecrated Crown of Narfell. He establishes the
Elethlim dynasty.78
Year of the Splendid Stag
King Sarshel of Impiltur dies of natural causes and is succeeded by
his son Halanter.79
Year of the Prophets Child
Oloth is re-named Sarshel by proclamation of King Halanter to
honour the passing of his father the former king, who breathed his
last there the year previously.
Year of the Gleeful Noise
King Halanter defeats orc raiders out of the Earthfasts and then
proceeds to launch an expedition into Vastar, burning a number of
orcish tribal encampments and greatly diminishing orcish strength
for a time. In gratitude the dwarves of Earthfast agree to the
Twinforge Treaty, a pact of mutual security.
Year of the Snowy Addax
King Halanter sponsors the re-settlement of the Uplands installing
a handful of Marcher Lords to rebuild and fortify the ruined forts
of the region, first established in the reign of King Meldath.
Year of the Cowl
King Halanter dies of natural causes and is succeeded by his son
Year of the Moaning Gorge
The three Paladin Princes of Impiltur defeat the returned balor
Ndulu and an army of fiends at the Citadel of Conjurors, at the cost
of the lives of Crown Prince Essys and Prince Araln. Nord, the
youngest of the three, is named Crown Prince of the kingdom.81

732 DR: The Shattered Crown

The famed Oghmanyte wandering priest, Maeranth of Nargard, a
now-ruined settlement west of present-day Sarshel, was slain by
the Zulkir Izarnal Kerthoon in the failed Thayan assault on the
House of Many Tomes during the Year of the Lazy Scribe (1079
DR). He exists to this day as a silent phantom, known to most folk

as the Silent Watcher, ceaselessly roaming the environs of

Impiltur. By the will of the Binder, the touch of the Silent Watcher
imparts new, random memories to those who steel themselves to its
cold embrace, and the clergy of the Wise God richly reward those
who share those memories with them.
Sarshel stood before the fiery demon, his hand tightening on
Dornavver as it almost pulled him forward, willing him to strike.
I know you Ndulu! Sarshel shouted, And I shall send you
back to the fire that spawned you.
In reply, Ndulus whip flashed forth, its passage assaulting the
paladin with heat and menace. Sarshel raised his shield, the
hooked thongs tearing at it hungrily, while he leapt high to bring
his sword down on the demons horned visage. Ndulu shifted at the
last minute so the blade only clipped his wing, scoring a deep
furrow that erupted with black ichor. Bellowing in pain Ndulu fixed
Sarshel with his gaze, willing his opponent to submit, but the
paladin shrugged off the balors sorcery and brought his blade up
once again.
You withstand me, mortal, Ndulu spat harshly, his voice a
soul-emptying promise of death, There are none left alive that
have done so.
Sarshel stood unmoved, assessing his foe, and looking for a
weakness. By all that was holy, his blow should have sent the balor
howling back to the Abyss, but the demon stood before him
unscathed. He glanced behind the demon and saw a gleaming
circlet resting upon a basalt plinth. On a whim, Sarshel circled left
toward the crown and Ndulu moved abruptly, his whip lashing out
to bar the paladins passage. Moving back a few steps, Sarshel saw
the demon visibly relax and deduced that the crown was an artifact
of power.
Your reign is ended, Ndulu, the paladin stated in measured
tones. The blessed Triad has seen fit to cleanse this land of your
evil. You cannot hope to prevail in this reckoning.
Hope is the preserve of mortals. I only know strength and I
have not yet decided whether to make you my slave or whether to
simply drink your blood for pleasure, Ndulu snarled.
This land has sampled enough of your pleasures, foul one,
said Sarshel grimly, It falls on me to seek redress.
With a yell, Sarshel feinted right and then charged left,
knocking aside the demons sword, and coming up to the plinth.
Focusing the power of the Just God, Sarshel brought Dornavver
down in a ringing blow that shattered the crown into golden
shards. A breath later, Sarshel felt a lick of searing flame as
Ndulus lash cruelly scourged his backplate. Sarshel spun to see
Ndulus whip of fire retreating as the balor was inexorably drawn
toward a spinning scarlet vortex that gave fleeting glimpses of the
horrors of the Abyss beyond.

Ndulu struggled with all his might, his claws gouging deep
into the stone floor of the chamber, but he could not resist the pull
of the summoning magic. As he entered the vortex fully, the
demons crimson eyes locked with those of the steadfast Sarshel.
The demons voice, festering with ill will and dark promise,
flared suddenly in the paladins mind and hissed, I will have my
vengeance on you and your blood, Sarshel Elethlim. Then the
voice and the demon were gone and all that was left was silence.
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Year of the True Believer

King Erynd dies and is succeeded by his sole remaining son Nord.
The new king begins a campaign known as the Harrowing of
Nord to ferret out and hunt down all fiends and fiend-worshippers
throughout the kingdom.82
Settlers from Impiltur settle the eastern shores of the Easting
Reach in numbers over the next fifty years, pushing inland south of
the Forest of Lethyr.83
Year of the Reaching Hand
The paladin Melethos gives the sword Ellendrin, the Weeping
Blade, to King Nord.84
Year of the Warriors Rest
The Harrowing of Nord ends with the defeat of the cambion
brothers Corfax and Hyaral and their tiefling family at the Fanged
Redoubt in the Earthspurs.85
Year of Many Tears
King Nord dies and is succeeded by his son Halanter, who is
crowned King Halanter II.86
Year of Wolfpacks
King Halanter II creates the office of War Captain bestowing it on
three younger sons of the Heltharn, Wintersun and Suncairn noble
families and charging them with raising three Swords (armies) of
the realm and defending it from all foes.
Year of the Leaping Lion
The Three Swords Striking: The War Captains coordinate a grand
campaign that crosses the Dunlethar River and assaults the
hobgoblin tribes in the forest fringes and Giantspire foothills. The
hobgoblins are slain in droves and the few survivors take refuge in
the deepest caves, vowing to have their revenge in generations to
come.
Year of the Maverick
Crown Prince Beldred travels to the royal courts of Westgate,
Cormyr and Tethyr and by years end is betrothed to Princess
Jarlea Ilistar of Westgate, niece of the ruling King Pendernath.
Year of Amber
Crown Prince Beldred is married to Princess Jarlea of Westgate.
Year of the Midnight Sun
King Halanter II dies of natural causes and is succeeded by his son
Beldred.87
Year of the Steadfast Dwarf
King Beldred lays claim to the throne of Velprin upon the death of
his uncle, King Samar. The Velprin court upholds his cousin
Tholeams claim however and Beldreds dream of an empire
across the Reach is unfulfilled.
Year of the Empty Throne
King Beldred leads the Scouring, a yearlong campaign into the
western parts of the Rawlinswood that slays and drives forth
pockets of demons that survived the Fiend Wars and the Battle of
Moaning Gorge.88
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After a series of bandit and pirate raids against the realms

western border, King Beldred rides to war against Chessagol.
Year of the Hungry Box
King Beldred defeats the army of Chessagol at the Battle of Red
Steeds and lays siege to their city.
Year of Cornerstones
The siege of Chessagol is lifted after that city-state agrees to pay
annual tribute to King Beldred and grants Impiltur generous trade
concessions.
Year of Thorns
King Beldred begins a grand tour of foreign realms, travelling to
Cormyr and then by portal to far-off Tethyr to the court of Queen
Sybille the Great.
Year of Forgotten Fame
King Beldred travels with Queen Sybille to Silverymoon, meets
with the newly appointed High Lady Mage Elue Dualen and then
travels on to Ascalhorn where he befriends the archmage Soargar
and invites him to take up the post of Mage Royal of Impiltur.
Year of the Saffron Orb
King Beldred leads an armed host into the Uplands to put down a
revolt of riverfolk led by the cambion Artras the Reed-Spawned,
defeating him at the Battle of Rendriths Sacrifice.
Year of the Sea Crossing
King Beldred travels by sea to the city-states of the Vilhon Reach,
unwittingly coming to the attention of Soneillon, the Queen of
Whispers, rekindling her hatred of Impiltur and the Elethlims.
Year of the Exploding Orl
King Beldred returns to Impiltur and sends his heir and namesake
to the court of Tethyr in the hope of a dynastic union between the
two kingdoms.
Year of the Wondrous Sea
King Beldred attends the wedding of his son to Princess Andreane
of Tethyr, only daughter of Queen Sybille, but dies unexpectedly of
natural causes. His son returns to Impiltur with his young bride
and is crowned King Beldred II.
Year of the Hooded Tracker
Princess Cyriana, eldest child of King Beldred II, is born. 89
Year of the Scratching Claw
The wanderer Talonar priest Garath Harnmettle, known to all as
the Plague Prophet, is slain by a fear-crazed mob east of Lyrabar.
With his dying breath, he curses the land and beseeches his
goddess to bestow her gifts upon Impiltur and the Elethlims.
Year of the Giants Oath
The Crow Plague: Death of Queen Andreane and Princess Laneesa
as the church of Talona unleashes a series of plagues on the lands
of the Easting Reach.
Year of the Thistle
Queen Sybille of Tethyr and her childless son Rising Prince Strohm
die in a shipwreck. As first granddaughter and next blood relative,
Princess Cyriana travels to Tethyr with her three younger sisters
Nelintra and the twins Atann and Alisande and is crowned queen. 90
Year of the Fell Firebreak
The Bloodpox Plague: The death of Crown Prince Halanter and
Princess Melindil sees King Beldred II sacrifice himself in a great
ritual to Ilmater that cleanses away the devastating disease that is
laying waste to his kingdom. With his daughters half a world away

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in Tethyr, Beldreds adolescent nephew Erynd is crowned king and

his sister Shaneesa appointed regent.
Year of Fell Pearls
The Ebontongue Flux: The death of young King Erynd II to disease
sees Shaneesa crowned queen, as there are no living male heirs of
the Elethlim line.91

886 DR: The Tears of Ilmater

The following excerpt is taken from Martyrs of the Broken God: A
Study in Sacrifice written by Brother Unril of Keltar and published
in the Year of the Immortals (1037 DR).
With his fast ended, King Beldred gathered the Ilmatari priesthood
at the holy fastness at Narlath and commenced the great ritual to
bring salvation to his kingdom. Leading the prayers to the One Who
Endures, Beldred sought to rid his kingdom of the vile pestilence
that had taken his family and devastated his people. For a day and
a night Beldred and the Adorned gathered around him, chanted
and prayed without respite, calling on their deity to bless the land
with the Tears of the Crying God.
On the third day, with an awe-inspiring ebon tapestry of clouds
formed above the kingdom, the heavens opened and the rain swept
down in a torrent, washing away the foul graspings of Talona and
cleansing Impiltur of the horrors of her Bloodpox Plague. The
clearing skies saw King Beldred standing alone in the Circle of
Aralthar, the clergy of Ilmater gazing upon him in silent reverence
tinged with admiration and sorrow. He had led the ritual to the
Broken God and through his personal sacrifice succored his people
from utter ruin. As he sank slowly to his knees, the names of his
dead children on his lips, Beldred succumbed to the virulence that
he had drawn into himself so that others might live.
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Year of the Twelve Teeth

The sorcerer Clymph, a renegade from Impiltur, raises the demonbuilt tower that bears his name.92
Year of the Shining Shield
Armsmen of Impiltur destroy the Russet Circle, a cabal of Talonar
clergy located in the Grey Forest who have been spreading disease
throughout the kingdom. The survivors flee west and north into the
Vast.
Year of the Burning Tree
The sorcerer Clymph builds Tower Threespires but is slain shortly
thereafter by demons in his own keep.93
Year of the Leaning Keep
Birth of Peverel to Queen Shaneesas sister Coranna and her
husband Lord Barander Crownsilver. He is anointed king at birth
and Shaneesa becomes Queen-Regent of the realm.94
Year of the Risen Sword
An army of Nar horsemen led by the chieftain Galush threatens
Impiltur but is defeated at the Battle of Twelvepikes on the banks
of the Soleine River.95
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King Peverel reaches the age of 16 and is formally crowned king of

Impiltur.96
Year of the Winding Road
Windyn Balindre, a merchant of Impiltur, pioneers the route of the
Golden Way to Kara-Tur.97
Year of Great Riches
Balindre returns from Kara-Tur laden with silks and spices. He
organises the Royal Company of Shou-Lung, obtaining a charter
from King Peverel, and establishes a caravan stop and trading
settlement at the site of present-day Telflamm.98
Year of the Spouting Fish
Tortoiscab Plague: Soneillon the Queen of Whispers returns to
Impiltur in the wake of the Rotting War and with the unwitting
assistance of vengeful priests of Talona unleashes a deadly disease
on the realm.99
Year of the Cracked Turtle
King Peverel and his two male heirs die as a result of the plague.
His sole remaining issue, the Princess Aliia, is deemed too young
to rule by the senior nobles at court and a new king is sought by
way of royal marriage.100
Year of the Fearless Peasant
Princess Aliia dies at sea whilst en-route to wed her betrothed,
Prince Rhiigard of Cormyr, bringing the Elethlim dynasty to an
end. Impiltur fractures into a seething cauldron of rival city-states
as powerful nobles under the fell influence of Soneillon war
against each other to gain the vacant throne. Beginning of the
Kingless Years.101
Telflamm established as an independent city-state by Windyn
Balindre, following the disintegration of Impiltur.102
Year of Fell Wizardry
The archmage Soargar casts a great warding spell that banishes
the demon Soneillon from the lands of Impiltur. Civil unrest
subsides and the lands of Impiltur are free of war for the first time
in a decade.103
Year of the Blazing Call
At the urging of Greatlord Arpalon Eirlthaun of Hlammach, the
first Sword Council is held, bringing together local rulers and
notables to discuss and seek to address regional issues. These
meetings continue every five years thereafter.
Year of the Guiding Crow
Soneillon establishes control over the shamans and chieftains of
the hobgoblins of the Giantspires and begins to unify them under
the banner of Ugruck Sharpteeth.
Year of the Wandering Gnome
Gnomes of Clan Goldburrow establish the Vault of Seven
Mysteries, a hidden temple to the gnomish deity Baravar, beneath
the Hill of Tombs in western Impiltur.104
Year of the Bent Coin
Telflamm annexes Nyth and Culmaster and is proclaimed a royal
city-state by Farlin Balindre, grandson of the famed Windyn
Balindre, who names himself Grand Prince.105
Year of the Orator
Balag, blood of Ugruck, is anointed as the Axe of Maglubiyet,
unifying all of the hobgoblins of the Giantspires under the control
of Soneillon.
Year of the Gaping Sky
Gorthas slays Balag in personal combat and is proclaimed Axe of
Maglubiyet.

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Year of the Dreamforging

Gorthas is slain in raids against the Nar horsemen. The chieftain
Malgrim is anointed as Axe of Maglubiyet.
Year of Spreading Spring
The retreat of the Great Glacier leaves the lands of Narfell, Vaasa
and Damara fully free of ice. Large-scale immigration begins to
these lands.106
Year of the Lions Heart
The retreat of the Great Glacier causes a greatly increased
birthrate among the hobgoblins of the Giantspires as they expand
their food sources.
Year of the Twilight Campaign
The rulers of Dilpur and Sarshel connive to have War Captain
Embrar Heltharn of Lyrabar assassinated at the time of the Sword
Council, plunging the lands of Impiltur into brief war before
Greatlord Araln Eirlthaun of Hlammach brokers peace between the
city-states.
Year of the Friendly Jackal
The twins Turgut and Turgur slay and eat the venerable Malgrim
and are both anointed as the Axes of Maglubiyet.
Year of Watery Graves
Turgut and Turgur disappear whilst exploring the deeper caves of
the Giantspires. The chieftain Aradrul is anointed as Axe of
Maglubiyet.
Year of the Dawndance
War Captain Imphras Heltharn unites the city-states of Impiltur
and leads them to victory over a hobgoblin horde from the
Giantspire Mountains, personally slaying Aradrul in the final clash
east of Lyrabar.107

1095 DR: Soargars Legacy

The following is an excerpt from the book From Arrow to Quill:
Lessons in the Art of Sagecraft by the sage Amphyr the Venerable,
published posthumously in the Year of the Bone Helm (1191 DR).
Amphyr was a bowman in the glorious defeat of the hobgoblin
horde that led to the re-founding of Impiltur under the aegis of the
Heltharn Dynasty. His is one of the few firsthand accounts of
Imphras the Greats entry into the tower of the Archmage Soargar
and what he discovered there following that great battle.
As our eyes grew accustomed to the light, details of the corridor
and the chamber within emerged slowly from the mist. We saw
golden coffers, statues, and magic - everywhere the glow of magic.
For a moment - an eternity it seemed to the rest of us - Lord
Imphras appeared to be struck dumb with amazement, and when
the Archmage Velgarbrin, unable to stand the suspense any longer
and trailing at the rear of the group, inquired anxiously, What do
you see? it was all he could do to get out the words, I see
wondrous things. As we entered the chamber the loremaster
Malither paced and turned slowly, pointing to and naming the
treasures he recognized. Turning to a rack of swords he lightly
touched each gleaming blade, and quietly recited, Palreth

Jhauraq the Paragon Blade Ashram Caercailyss the

Elftear Felithlil and then his voice trailed off in sheer
wonderment. Barolth turned to his lord and breathlessly said, This
is a trove fit for an emperor! which prompted Imphras to walk up
to a shadowed alcove where a shining crown rested on a velvet
cushion. Or a king, said Imphras quietly as he took up the Crown
of Narfell and placed it upon his head. After a breath, with no
prompting, all of us went down on one knee and bowed our heads
to the revealed majesty of our new ruler. A king had been restored
to the realm and loyal Soargar had finally delivered his legacy to
the kingdom he had loved so dearly.
1097

1098
1100
1110
1122

1123
1127

1130
1164

1167
1169

1177
1185

Year of the Gleaming Crown

Imphras the Great is crowned king of re-founded Impiltur and
marries the wizard Sambral Mindosel. He establishes the Heltharn
dynasty.108
Year of the Rose
Impiltur and Thesk establish the Blackblade Treaty, a pact of
mutual defence and trade ties.
Year of the Bloodrose
The Warsword of Impiltur is formally established as the kingdoms
standing army.
Year of the Bloody Fields
Thay marches on Phent, but the combined forces of Impiltur and
Thesk led by Imphras the Great defeat the Red Wizards army.109
Year of the Rose Pearls
Imbrar is crowned king of Impiltur upon the death of his father
Imphras.110
Princess Ilmara founds the fortress-city of Ilmwatch to guard
against the return of the hobgoblins.111
Year of the Shattered Chains
King Imbrar proclaims that the River Dunthelar is to be henceforth
known as the Great Imphras River in honour of his father.
Year of the Luminar Procession
King Imbrar leads an army into the Giantspire Mountains to
eradicate the hobgoblin menace to the realm. Neither he nor his
men are seen again and his sister Ilmara is crowned queen. 112
Year of the Howling Moon
Queen Ilmara establishes the Warwands, appointing her aunt
Mhilra as its head.
Year of Long Shadows
Rise of piracy in the Inner Sea as Immurk the Invincible begins his
reign of terror. Aglarond and Impiltur begin building warships to
defend their merchant fleets and hunt the pirates in their own
lairs.113
Year of the Parchment Heretical
Queen Ilmara marries Rilaun of Sarshel, a young warrior half her
age.114
Year of the Earth Shaking
Imphras II is declared king of Impiltur at birth and his father
Rilaun takes up arms to seize the throne. He is defeated and
Ilmara rules as Queen-Regent.115
Year of the Majesty
Princess Delile Balindre renounces her loyalty to the throne of
Impiltur and declares Telflamm an independent city-state.116
Year of the Immoral Imp

1187

1208

1209

1212

1225
1233

Imphras II is crowned king of Impiltur upon reaching age

sixteen.117
Year of the Arcane Guise
The Red Wizard Sarros returns from an expedition to the
Giantspire Mountains, north of Impiltur, and presents many
treasures to his master Elzarr of the Crimson Eye, the Zulkir of
Divination.118
Year of the Gamine
Crown Prince Talryn attempts to have his senile father declared
unfit to rule and have himself crowned king. His conniving younger
brother Lashilmbrar and other unscrupulous nobles at court
succeed in forcing Talryn to flee into exile and thwart his efforts.
He takes refuge with the pirates of the Inner Sea.119
Year of the Blazing Banners
Impiltur and Aglarond contribute warships to an allied fleet that
defeats a great pirate flotilla led by Urdogen the Red near the
Dragonisle.120
Year of Oceans Wrath
Talryn returns to Impiltur upon hearing the news of the death of
his father Imphras II. The kings death however is a ruse
engineered by Prince Lashilmbrar who succeeds Talryn as Crown
Prince when his brother is executed for treason and has his name
stricken from the royal records.121
Year of the Winged Worm
The death of Imphras II sees Lashilmbrar crowned king of
Impiltur.122
Year of Many Monsters
King Lashilmbrar convenes the Coin Conclave, which formalises
the system of trade guilds or laern in the major cities of Impiltur.

1295 DR: The Loyal Regent

The man was old, nearing his hundredth winter, and he felt
Myrkul's caress with every painful breath he drew. Shifting
uncomfortably, he gazed out of the window at the four ships
moored in the harbour below. They all flew the blazon of his realm
proudly, but in truth it was a defiant, hollow image. The crossed
sword and wand on a dun field was now a blazon without meaning,
for the realm of Impiltur had fallen on dark times as war and
rebellion raged throughout the kingdom.
"A kingdom with a useless old, graybeard as regent," said the
old man ruefully to the tapestry-laden wall before him. The voice,
when it came, made him start and with an effort, rise out of his
chair.
"Not so useless, good Kuskur. You judge yourself harshly for
one who has been betrayed and blinded by love."
Kuskur looked down from craggy brows at the slight, raventressed woman who had silently entered the room. Regaining his
composure, he slowly bent on one knee, his left arm tucked behind
his back, his right hand moving with a flourish in the fashion of
Inner Sea courtiers since the raising of the Standing Stone.
"My fondest greetings, your royal highness. It gives me great
pleasure to see you again. I thank you for this audience and

Impiltur thanks you for the courtesies you have extended to "
Kuskur began hoarsely, but halted in confusion as he felt sharp
knuckles rap the top of his head.
"Oh, have end with the flowery phrases, Kuskur. You were
never so formal with my mother Thara and I want you to be at ease
in my presence. Queen of Aglarond I may be, but I am also the
Little Illi" you used to allow a sip of sunfire liqueur when her
mother wasn't looking! Up with you and let us sit and talk."
Kuskur gave the queen of Aglarond a measured glance as he
resumed his seat. Queen Ilione had grown into a strong and
confident woman and more importantly, a loyal and steadfast friend
of Impiltur. It was that friendship that had brought Kuskur, young
King Rilimbrar, and a scattering of loyal nobles, courtiers and royal
guards to Velprintalar.
"I have spoken at length with King Rilimbrar and he has
apprised me of what has befallen his kingdom. He is young and
although of a different temper to his father, he is a proud scion of
the Heltharn line, Ilione announced. He seeks aid to win back his
throne."
"Your royal highness " Kuskur started, but was once more
forced into silence, this time by the queen's upraised palm.
"I cannot give Impiltur what it seeks. Your kingdom will not
be reclaimed by Aglarondan swords," Ilione stated flatly. "We shall
provide you with sanctuary but I fear that this will be far short of
what you seek or need."
Kuskur closed his eyes, the disappointment making his mouth
twist in a grimace that he only mastered with visible effort. The sea
voyage from Lyrabar had been sufficiently long to allow him to face
his demons and give him the courage to sacrifice all that he had to
return his nephew to the throne.
"Your response is not surprising, your royal highness, and it is
one that I understand and respect. A usurper of my blood sits on
Impiltur's throne, and the blame for that rests with me. To absolve
myself, I seek a boon from the Queen of Aglarond. For the affection
your mother bore me, I beseech you to grant it," Kuskur stated
quietly.
"If it is within my power to grant, noble Kuskur, it shall be as
you ask," replied Queen Ilione as she raised a surprised finger to
wipe away the sudden tear that ran down the old mans cheek.
Kuskur looked deep into her eyes and said in a choked whisper, "I
understand that you have an apprentice. Fetch her to me."
1244

1253
1275

Year of the Defiant Keep

Lord Elphras, brother to the reigning King Lashilmbrar, travels to
the Great Dale and raises a castle near the Great Barrow; the
castle is mysteriously abandoned soon thereafter, and he is not
heard of again.123
Year of Beckoning Death
Plague racks the northern Inner Sea coast from Cormyr to the
Great Dale.124
Year of the Blade

1280
1294

1295

1296

1297
1317

1323
1336

1338

1340
1351

1363

1364

King Lashilmbrar commissions a band of hireswords known as the

Gauntlet of Doom to explore Redfang Peak in the southern
Giantspire Mountains.125
Year of the Manticore
Rilimbrar, younger son of King Lashilmbrar and Queen Thelmara,
is born.126
Year of the Deep Moon
The treasonous Prince Thaum of Telflamm engineers the
assassination of King Lashilmbrar, Queen Thelmara and Crown
Prince Imphras. His father Kuskur, brother to Lashilmbrar, is
appointed regent until Rilimbrar comes of age and can be formally
crowned king of the realm.127
Year of the Ormserpent
Thaum gathers a mercenary army and sails across the Easting
Reach to sack Sarshel and march on Filur, seizing the throne of
Impiltur. Prince-Regent Kuskur and King Rilimbrar flee to Aglarond
where they seek the aid of Queen Ilione. Her apprentice, known to
all as the Simbul, travels to Impiltur and slays Thaum. Thaums son
Imphras declares himself King Imphras IV.128
Year of the Black Hound
King Rilimbrar is restored to the throne of Impiltur and PrinceRegent Kuskur elects to go into self-imposed exile in Aglarond.
Thaums son Imphras is placed under house arrest.129
Year of the Singing Skull
King Rilimbrar marries Ilbritha Eirlthaun. 130
Year of the Wandering Wyrm
The Great Plague of the Inner Sea, also known as the Dragon
Plague, begins ravaging the coastal lands of Impiltur, Thesk and
the Aglarondan peninsula.131
Year of Dreamwebs
The Dragon Plague is declared over.132
Year of the Highmantle
King Rilimbrar has his daughter Princess Sambryl wed her second
cousin Imphras, though the marriage is never consummated.
Imphras IV, though considered a traitor and confined to the royal
tower at Filur, is officially recognised as Crown Prince of the
realm.133
Year of the Wanderer
King Rilimbrar, Queen Ilbritha, and Crown Prince Imphras die in a
mysterious fire in Filur. The infant Prince Soarimbrar the Younger
is crowned king and Sambryl is appointed Queen-Regent. The royal
court is moved to Lyrabar.134
Year of the Lion
Queen-Regent Sambryl decrees a new merchant guild or laern
for the Uplands region of the realm.
Year of the Crown
King Soarimbrar the Younger and his entire retinue are slain at the
hands of unknown assassins. His infant nephew Imphras V
succeeds him and Sambryl remains Queen-Regent.135
Year of the Wyvern
King Imphras V dies of a wasting sickness before he can properly
claim the throne of Impiltur. His younger brother Imbrar II
succeeds him and as before, Sambryl remains Queen-Regent of the
realm.136
Year of the Wave
Lord Uthrain of Uthmere is killed in a hunting accident and
succeeded by his son Uthlain. Adventurers soon discover that
servants of the Shadowmasters of Telflamm, who seek to
destabilize Uthmere, have perpetrated the death.137

1374

Year of Lightning Storms

King Imbrar II comes of age, takes up the Crown of Narfell and is
formally crowned king of Impiltur. The Lords of Imphras II are
dissolved and the former Queen-Regent Sambryl retires to Filur.

1 Grand History of the Realms, p.16.

2 Elminster in Myth Drannor hardcover, p.118; Rands Travelogue FR web column.

3 Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (III), p.268; FR14 The Great Glacier, p.5.
4 FR14 The Great Glacier, p.5.
5 Grand History of the Realms, p.31.
6 Grand History of the Realms, p.31.
7 Cormanthyr, p.34.
8 Cormanthyr, p.35; Lost Empires of Faern, p.126.
9 Unapproachable East, p.104; Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (III), p.268; Races of Faern,
p.85; Sea of Fallen Stars, p.5.

10 Grand History of the Realms, p.57.

11 Grand History of the Realms, p.57; Champions of Ruin, p.131.
12 Grand History of the Realms, p.57.
13 Grand History of the Realms, p.57.
14 Grand History of the Realms, p.57; Races of Faern, p.89.
15 Grand History of the Realms, p.58.
16 Races of Faern, p.89.
17 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
18 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
19 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
20 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
21 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
22 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
23 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
24 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
25 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
26 Grand History of the Realms, p.61.
27 Grand History of the Realms, pgs.61 & 78.
28 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
29 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
30 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
31 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
32 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
33 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
34 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
35 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
36 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
37 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
38 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
39 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
40 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
41 Grand History of the Realms, p.78.
42 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
43 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
44 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
45 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
46 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.

47 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.

48 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
49 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
50 Grand History of the Realms, 89; Cormanthyr, p.40.
51 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
52 Unapproachable East, p.122.
53 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
54 Cormanthyr, p.41; The City of Ravens Bluff, p.144.
55 Dragon#277, p.87.
56 Cormanthyr, p.41; The City of Ravens Bluff, p.144.
57 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
58 Dragon#277, p.89.
59 Lost Empires of Faern, p.128; Cormanthyr, p.42; The City of Ravens Bluff, p.144.

60 The City of Ravens Bluff, p.2.

61 The City of Ravens Bluff, p.2.
62 Grand History of the Realms, p.93; Dragon#277, p.87.
63 Dragon#277, p.88.
64 Grand History of the Realms, p.79; Dragon#277, p.88.
65 Lost Empires of Faern, p.128; Races of Faern, p.89; Cormanthyr, p.42; The City of Ravens
Bluff, pgs.3 & 144.

66 Races of Faern, p.89.

67 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
68 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
69 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
70 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
71 Dragon#277, p.89.
72 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
73 Grand History of the Realms, p.101; Races of Faern, p.89.
74 Cormanthyr, p.127.
75 Grand History of the Realms, p.101; Races of Faern, p.89.
76 Grand History of the Realms, p.101.
77 Grand History of the Realms, p.101; Races of Faern, p.89.
78 Grand History of the Realms, p.101.
79 Grand History of the Realms, p.80; Dragon#277, p.90.
80 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
81 Grand History of the Realms, p.103; Sea of Fallen Stars, p.24; Dragon#277, p.87.
82 Grand History of the Realms, p.79 & 103.
83 Unapproachable East, p.178.
84 Dragon#277, p.87.
85 Grand History of the Realms, p.103.
86 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
87 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
88 Grand History of the Realms, p.105.
89 Grand History of the Realms, p.84; Lands of Intrigue Erlkazar and Folk of Intrigue, p.29.
90 Grand History of the Realms, p.84; Lands of Intrigue Erlkazar and Folk of Intrigue, p.29; Lands of
Intrigue Tethyr, p.31. Note that this last source incorrectly asserts that Queen Cyriana had a brother
named Atann. This reference has been amended and corrected here to conform with the line of

Tethyrian monarchs set out in Lands of Intrigue Erlkazar and Folk of Intrigue and Grand History of
the Realms.
91 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
92 Unapproachable East, p.122.
93 Unapproachable East, p.122.
94 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
95 Grand History of the Realms, p.109.
96 Grand History of the Realms, p.79.
97 Grand History of the Realms, p.109; Unapproachable East, p.178.
98 Grand History of the Realms, p.111; Unapproachable East, p.178.
99 Champions of Ruin, p.136.
100 Grand History of the Realms, p.111; Races of Faern, p.89; Sea of Fallen Stars, p.17; Dragon#277,
p.86.
101 Grand History of the Realms, p.111; Races of Faern, p.89; Champions of Ruin, p.136; Sea of
Fallen Stars, p.17; Dragon#277, p.86. Note that this last reference incorrectly dates this event as 924
DR.
102 Grand History of the Realms, p.111; Sea of Fallen Stars, p.6.
103 Champions of Ruin, p.136.
104 Demihuman Deities, p.142.
105 Grand History of the Realms, p.113; Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (III), p.270; Sea of
Fallen Stars, p.6; FR6 Dreams of the Red Wizards, p.4.
106 Grand History of the Realms, p.116; Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (III), p.270; Races of
Faern, pgs.89 & 109.
107
Grand History of the Realms, p.118; Unapproachable East, p.122. Note that this source
incorrectly states that the kingdom of Impiltur is re-founded in this year; Forgotten
Realms Campaign Setting (III), p.270; Races of Faern, p.89;
Sea of Fallen Stars, p.6.

108 Grand History of the Realms, pgs.80 & 118; Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (III), p.270;
Races of Faern, p.89; Sea of Fallen Stars, p.6; FR6 Dreams of the Red Wizards, p.4.
109 Grand History of the Realms, p.119; Unapproachable East, p.163.
110 Grand History of the Realms, pgs.80 & 119; FR6 Dreams of the Red Wizards, p.4.
111 Grand History of the Realms, p.119; FR6 Dreams of the Red Wizards, p.4.
112 Grand History of the Realms, pgs.80 & 119; FR6 Dreams of the Red Wizards, pgs.4 & 6;
Dragon#277, p.86.
113 Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (III), p.270; Sea of Fallen Stars, p.6.
114 Grand History of the Realms, p.123; FR6 Dreams of the Red Wizards, p.6.
115 Grand History of the Realms, pgs.80 & 123; FR6 Dreams of the Red Wizards, pgs.4 & 6.
116 Grand History of the Realms, p.123; Unapproachable East, p.179.
117 Grand History of the Realms, pgs.80 & 123.
118 Dragon#277, p.87.
119 Grand History of the Realms, p.125; Sea of Fallen Stars, p.6; Pirates of the Fallen Stars, p.12. Note
that these last two sources dates this event as 1182 DR but this error can be attributed to a Cormyr
Reckoning to Dale Reckoning mistake.
120 Grand History of the Realms, p.125; Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (III), p.270; Sea of
Fallen Stars, p.6.
121 Grand History of the Realms, p.125; Sea of Fallen Stars, p.6; Pirates of the Fallen Stars, p.12. See
endnote XX regarding the dating of this event.

122 Grand History of the Realms, pgs.80 & 125; FR6 Dreams of the Red Wizards, p.4.
123 Grand History of the Realms, p.126; Unapproachable East, p.122.
124 Grand History of the Realms, p.126; Sea of Fallen Stars, p.6.
125 Dragon#277, p.89.
126 Grand History of the Realms, p.128.
127 Grand History of the Realms, pgs.80 & 132; FR6 Dreams of the Red Wizards, p.4.
128 Grand History of the Realms, p.132.
129 Grand History of the Realms, p.132.
130 Grand History of the Realms, p.132.
131 Grand History of the Realms, p.134; Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (III), p.271; Sea of
Fallen Stars, p.7; FR6 Dreams of the Red Wizards, p.4.
132 Sea of Fallen Stars, p.7.
133 Grand History of the Realms, p.137.
134 Grand History of the Realms, pgs.80 & 139; Races of Faern, p.89; Sea of Fallen Stars, p.7; FR6
Dreams of the Red Wizards, p.4.
135 Grand History of the Realms, pgs.80 & 140.
136 Grand History of the Realms, pgs.80 & 146.
137 Grand History of the Realms, p.147; Unapproachable East, p.122.