1353 DR


 * Doust Sulwood retires to Arabel. Mourngrym Amcathra becomes lord of Shadowdale.


 * The Night Masks become the secret rulers of the city of Westgate.


 * The sorcerer Jariel is trapped in the undercity dungeons of Myth Drannor by his fiance Ozama.


 * The cat lords, a race that rarely reveals itself to mortals, descend upon Arabel, claiming to seek the remains of one of their long-dead heroes. Dozens of minor attacks against dishonest merchants are instigated by once-friendly house cats over several days before the cat lords depart.
 * Randal Morn, of the Morn family of Daggerdale, kills Malyk, a minor Zhentarim mage installed by Zhentil Keep as ruler of Daggerdale, in an attempt to free the dale from Zhent occupation. Folk of Daggerdale join Randal Morn in a roving band of warriors, fighting Zhent mercenaries for control of the dale.


 * This year is known as the Year of Masks in the Black Chronology.