The dwarves of Clan Ironeater reclaim the ruined halls of Illefarn.
Waterdeep
The history of the city of Waterdeep.
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1357 DR
Hammer - Deepwinter
Dwarves reclaim the ruins of Illefarn.
Expedition -
1357 DR
Ches - Claw of Sunsets
Monsters attack farms north of Waterdeep.
Disaster / DestructionA many-headed snake monster attacks farms north of Asbravn, and no one locally can defeat it. The Red Cloaks of Asbravn send a carrier pigeon to Lord Piergeiron of Waterdeep reporting the attacks, and they seek someone who can slay the monster.
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1357 DR
Eleasis - Highsun
A new Beastmaster arrises east of Waterdeep.
Disaster / DestructionRumours are rampant in the lands east of Waterdeep that a new Beast Lord, a term given to those who breed rare, dangerous monsters such as owlbears and gorgimera, has arisen, as monsters associated with such men are suddenly increasing in number and seem to be working in concert.
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1357 DR
Marpenoth - Leafall
Waterdeep begins bolstering its griffon cavalry.
Military actionWaterdeep puts a high premium on juvenile griffons and their eggs when Lord Piergeiron begins bolstering the numbers of their Griffon Cavalry.
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1357 DR
Uktar - The Rotting
Truce negotiated between Luskan and Rauthym
Diplomatic actionWaterdeep mediates a truce between Luskan and Ruathym. However, Luskan and Ruathym, together with Tuern and the Whalebones, subsequently make an alliance to raid settlements down the Sword Coast.
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1357 DR
Uktar - The Rotting
Kobolds move in near Waterdeep.
Population Migration / TravelA tribe of kobolds takes up residence in the Maiden's Tomb Tor, unnoticed by Waterdeep.
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1357 DR
Nightal - The Drawing Down
Khelben Arunsun rescues Laeral Silverhand.
Life, Achievement/ WinKhelben Arunsun shatters the Crown of Horns, freeing Laeral Silverhand from Myrkul's evil influence. He returns to Blackstaff Tower in Waterdeep with her to help her heal; within three years, they are inseparable, and Laeral is often referred to as Lady Arunsun.
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1357 DR
Nightal - The Drawing Down
The Scepter of the Sorcerer-Kings is stolen from the Harpers.
Life, Achievement/ WinKhelben ""Blackstaff"" Arunsun steals the Scepter of the Sorcerer-Kings from a Harper vault called the Catacombs of Ordulin. He replaces it with an illusory replica.
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1358 DR
The Order of the Silver Chalice is founded in Waterdeep.
Founding -
1358 DR
Xanathar is slain.
Life, DeathThe beholder crime lord Xanathar is slain by adventurers under the command of the Lords of Waterdeep. Halaster Blackcloak, the Mad Mage of Undermountain, seems to have had a hand in this.
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1358 DR
Hammer - Deepwinter
Luskan is forced to withdraw from Rauthym.
Military actionThe Lords' Alliance of Waterdeep applies diplomatic and military pressure on Luskan, forcing them to remove their occupying forces from the island of Ruathym. Meanwhile, Luskan and the allied island nations of the Trackless Sea join in the Captain's Confederation.
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1358 DR
15 Kythorn - The Time of Flowers 17:00
The Time of Troubles begins when Lord AO casts out the gods.
Celestial / CosmicThe Time of Troubles is precipated when the gods Bane and Myrkul try to steal the Tablets of Fate from the overdeity, AO. Fed up with the gods for their habitual pursuit of power and negligence toward their mortal faithful, Lord AO relegates every god (except for the guardian god Helm, selected to protect the gates to the heavens) to walk among their followers on Toril.
Additional timelines
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1360 DR
The Silver Supplicant briefly reappears in Waterdeep.
MiscellaneousOne night in summer, a woman, clad in nothing but a falcon-head carnival mask, is observed walking from the City of the Dead in Waterdeep to that city’s south gate holding high what appears to be the real Silver Supplicant, when only fakes have been seen for the last 200 years.
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1361 DR
Skirmishes in Skullport
Criminal ActivityThe Chosen of Eilistraee from the Promenade have skirmishes with and attack the Dragon's Hoard merchant company's headquarters in Skullport.
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1363 DR
Battle of Daggerford
Military actionDevils emerge from portals in Dragonspear Castle and gather an army of ogres, kobolds, orcs, all kinds of goblinoids, and a black dragon. In the Second Dragonspear War, the Hordes of Dragonspear overrun and destroy the village of Way Inn and its namesake, before moving to attack Daggerford. The Hordes are defeated in the Battle of Daggerford by a hastily made alliance of dwarves, elves from the Misty Forest, paladins of Ilmater, mercenaries, local militia, and a troop of the City Guard of Waterdeep.
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1364 DR
Mirtul - The Melting
Droughts and unrest in Waterdeep
MiscellaneousIn Waterdeep, droughts, increased monster activity, and political unrest plague the city in the months before Midsummer. A green dragon named Grimnoshtadrano, the Riddling Dragon of the High Forest, and a mad bard and ex-Harper named Iriador "Garnet" Wintermist disrupt Shieldmeet, which nearly upsets the Lord's Rule.