Talk:History of Cormyr (timeline)

Seems not much has happened in Cormyr recently. Is new information on Cormyr available???Engwallj (talk) 06:59, April 20, 2019 (UTC)


 * I dont believe there has been much information from sourcebooks since 4e Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide, save for a blurb in Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide, but there may be some novels set in Cormyr. I suggest looking here List of novels in chronological order in the lower sections.


 * Also this particular article is very scant. It definitely can be filled out with more robust information from 2e and 3e source material.Ruf (talk) 14:54, April 21, 2019 (UTC)


 * Can confirm that Fire in the Blood has Cormyr content, although the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide blurb sums up most of it (war, new Queen). I haven't properly read through the book yet (basically ctrl+f and checking citations this afternoon) so I don't know if it offers much else regarding the current state of Cormyr. Plenty of warfare though. HourHand (talk) 16:44, June 6, 2020 (UTC)


 * Dragon magazine 365 and Dungeon magazine 198 have the timelines and information to bring this page up to date with 4th Edition. I goofed and lost my own first draft of ammending this wiki page, but will likely return to add these. They partly cover/source the odd paragraph at the end, but do not include a few of the mentioned towns/cities. HourHand (talk) 18:40, June 6, 2020 (UTC)


 * That sounds great. I've been really digging a lot of the Cormyrean articles that have popped up lately. I look forward to your additions. :) Ruf (talk) 18:52, June 6, 2020 (UTC)

Big Update
And a big talk post - my bad. First off: I want to give everyone a heads up regarding a timeline contradiction. Dungeon magazine 198 dates Daerlun's annexation at 1397 DR. The earlier digital-only publication of Spellplague: The Wailing Years in Dragon magazine 362 (no longer available online, but is backed-up on Candlekeep) instead placed this event at 1394. This is important, as that timeline also has the Netherese enclave of Sakkors appearing over Daerlun in 1395, with Azoun V sending swordmages to restore order. I haven’t found any references to this in any other material, but there’s a lot to dig through. I decided to exclude any Dragon 362-exclusive events to stay in-line with the later material that is still available on the DMs Guild, which unfortunately means it now contradicts a few other articles - e.g. the Wailing Years - which understandably use DrM362’s comprehensive timeline. If anyone has any sources that can clarify this it'd be appreciated.

Other odd dates include the 1442 DR battle. Where? Against who? I wish I knew. I’ve included it just in case anyone is aware of a source to support this one. Most of DrM362’s timeline summarises events from books I simply haven’t read. Another fun parodox (with some obvious missing links) are the Goldfeathers. They are exiled, then executed, then restored to nobility. Not sure why the Goblin War is called the Goblin War... Into the Dragon's Lair is cited for that in the actual article, but the war doesn't seem to be given an actual name there, or in Death of the Dragon, or After the Dragon: The Kingdom of Cormyr Today from Dragon Magazine Annual 2000.

Many of the royal births could probably be removed from this timeline, but I feel they help the reader track some of the events, especially the various assassinations and fights for the crown. I left off the more personal adventures and antics of some of the royalty (see: Azoun IV) and things that happened in Cormyr but (as far as I know) did not have consequences for the country: e.g. the Golden Griffon Eyes in 1341 DR, Shandril Shessair and 1358 DR Wyvernspur in-fighting (The Grand History of the Realms p142)... and the Sword Heralds were excluded for lack of dates. (Volo's Guide to Vormyr p226)

On that note: this lacks a lot of dates from the novels, adventures and pre-4th Ed content. E.g. the ghost of Alusair (who still haunts the court) and the events of the Sage of Shadowdale Series. Anyone interested in filling in more of the gaps can find a thorough list of Cormyr content on the Candlekeep Forums: http://forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9685

This article still has a ways to go before it's 'cleaned up' and up-to-date, but hopefully this has made a dent and not heaped more work on the pile. HourHand (talk) 22:36, June 12, 2020 (UTC)