1358 DR

1358 Year of Shadows Also known as (1333 CR),(326 NR),(0 PR)


 * The Time of Troubles; gods walk the Realms. - The Avatar Trilogy ("Shadowdale", "Tantras" and "Waterdeep"). Destruction of Bane, Bhaal, Myrkul. Waukeen is imprisoned by an arch-demon. Leira is killed by the Cyric.
 * Dead magic and wild magic areas appear in the Realms.
 * Rise of the mortals Cyric and Midnight to godhood.
 * Mulhorand launches a fleet of ships to capture the Alaor from Thay; more than half the fleet sinks from storms and sahuagin attacks. Mulhorand spends the rest of the year defending its port cities against sea devil attacks.
 * The Summer Storms War claims the lives of many sahaugin of the Alamber as well as over thirty ships and 2,000 people of Mulhorand as the god-king's forces clash with the sea devils. The visitations of Sekolah, Anhur, Umberlee, and other lesser water powers cause many disruptions. The mythal barrier around Myth Nantar crackles and surges but holds against attempts to break the barrier.
 * The demi-power Malyk appears in the Underdark following Mystra's destruction.
 * Following the Godswar, the priesthood of Waukeen loses its' hold over the city of Nesme.
 * Shortly after the Time of Troubles, the temple of Leira in Westgate is looted and burned. A magical mesh chain helm of disguise covered with platinum coins struck with the glyph of the Lady of Mists goes missing, stolen by the Night Masks.
 * The Shadow Thieves of Amn lose the entire membership of the Shade Council and two-thirds of their assassin members thanks to the machinations of the gods. In response, they undergo a sweeping reorganization.
 * "Wyvern's Spur"(Ches): Flattery Wyvernspur is hunted and destroyed.
 * "Song of the Saurials": Moander returns to the Forgotten Vale and takes control of the settlement of Saurials, but is driven back into the Planes by Alias, Dragonbait, and others along with the "Nameless Bard" Finder Wyvernspur. Finder destroys Moander and becomes a demi- power himself.
 * End of the Ruathym/Luskan Wars.
 * Mourngrym and Shaerl have a son, Scotti.
 * Gilgeam kills Tiamat. Tiamat's deific essence is split into three pieces, one of which inhabits the red dragon Tchazzar.
 * The drow of Menzoberranzan raid Mithril Hall.
 * Arvoreen's Marchers form in Tethyr to patrol and protect the Purple Marches.
 * The Wandering Seed of the Goddess Wilaundaun Braer, Patriarch of Chauntea, disappears somewhere in the Fallen Lands or south of Weathercote Wood. The Glarathra vanishes with him.
 * The beholder crime-lord Xanathar is slain by adventurers, at the command of the Lords of Waterdeep. The Eye of Undermountain seems to have had a hand in this.
 * The Calishite mage Shond Tharovin unleashes the demilich Shoon VII on Zallanora Argentresses, a young female elf mage, and the spirits of the undead Qysar and the young elf switch bodies.