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Timeline of Phlan

A historical timeline of events that have shaped Phlan and the surrounding region.

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  • 367 DR - Year of the Shying Eyes
    Founding of Phlan
    Founding

    On the north coast of the Dragons' Sea, the city of Phlan is established.

  • 400 DR - Year of the Blue Shield
    First Sacking of Phlan
    Disaster / Destruction

    Phlan is sacked by a huge army of humanoid races marching from Thar.

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  • 730 DR - Year of the Jovial Mage
    Valjevo Castle is finished
    Construction beginning/end

    Eighteen years after Milsor the Valjevo commissioned Valjevo Castle, it is completed.

  • 902 DR - Year of the Queen's Tears
    Zhentilar Keep declares war on Phlan
    Military action

    Melvaunt comes to Phlan's aid against the forces of Zhentil Keep and drives off its forces. Zhentil Keep declares war against both cities. The war last for four years.

  • 1303 DR - Year of the Evening Sun
    Ogres overrun Phlan
    Disaster / Destruction

    The human kingdom of Thar ends when ogres overrun the city of Phlan.

  • 1306 DR - Year of Thunder
    Dragon Run: Phlan razed
    Disaster / Destruction

    A flight of dragons and armies lay siege to Phlan. The city is razed.

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  • 1340 DR - Year of the Lion
    Ruins of Phlan
    Disaster / Destruction

    The Ruins of Phlan is slowly being reclaimed. A possessing spirit, Tyranthraxus, is slain by adventurers.

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  • 1350 DR - Year of the Morningstar
    Phlan siezed by Bane
    Disaster / Destruction

    Bane attempts to drag Phlan and other cities of the Moonsea into the lower planes. The Heroes of Phlan disrupt the scheme and the cities return to their rightful places.

  • 1375 DR - Year of Risen Elfkin
    Phlan occupied by Zhentil Keep
    Military action

    Zhentilar forces under the command of Hatemaster Cvaal Daoran march upon Phlan and seize it.

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  • 1380

    The first Lord Protector of Phlan: Cvaal Daoran
    Political event

    Zhentarim Hatemaster, Cvaal Daoran, dissolves Phlan's Council of Ten, establishing himself as its Lord Protector.

  • 1456 DR - Year of the Mithril Hammer
    Lord Protector Talaric Daoran dies
    Life, Death

    Talaric Daoran, despite the agreement between the people of Phlan and the fey of the Quivering Forest, sends loggers into the woods. The next day, he went missing from Valjevo Castle, never to be seen again.

  • 1480 DR - Year of Deep Water Drifting
    Phlan plagued by Barbarians from the Ride
    Military action

    In 1480 DR, attacks by local barbarian tribes led to refugees swarming toward Phlan.

  • 1488 DR - Year of Dwarvenkind Reborn
    Lord Protector Anivar Daoran dies.
    Life, Death

    Lord Protector Anivar Daoran dies in what appears to be an accident. Phlan descends into Anarchy.

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