Xin and his followers arrive in Avistan.
Emperor Halleck IV of Cheliax founds Korvosa in the frontier region of Varisia.
The Everwar ends. Efforts to expand into Belkzen and Varisia come to a close.
The runelords stir to life in Varisia. In the sleepy town of Sandpoint, gifted artist Jervis Stoot murders 25 men, women, and children. Runelord Karzoug awakens and begins to gather his power.
Runelord Karzoug is defeated by a group of adventurers; word of Thassilon’s mysteries begins to spread throughout the Inner Sea region.
King Eodred perishes, leaving Korvosa in the hands of Queen Ileosa, whose harsh rule brings about a time of plague and cruelty.
Adventurers from Magnimar reconstruct the lost Sihedron. Their efforts accidentally trigger the rise of the isle of Xin from the nearby sea, creating a tsunami that damages ports as far away as Hermea.
Other runelords emerge, chief among them Runelord Alaznist, whose damage to the flow of time threatens reality before she is ultimately defeated by heroes; New Thassilon is founded.