Sacking of Phandalin
Military action
951
When the orcs of the realm of Uruth Ukrypt had destroyed all game in their realm, they went in search of food and turned on the human settlements in the area, raiding them. Phandalin was one of these settlements, and in the Year of the Empty Hourglass, 951 DR, it was overrun and then abandoned. The town remained abandoned for centuries. During the orcish assault, the Forge of Spells is also ravaged and its inhabitants killed. Mormesk, the final defending wizard, was turned into a wraith and commanded his undead companions. The walls were scorched, and many of the worktops laid in ruin.