1355 DR


 * Zhentil Keep betrays its allies in the Citadel of the Raven, murdering non-zhent elements in the midst of a zhent-sponsored orc attack. They take the Citadel and leave few survivors.
 * Divinations reveal Zhent treachery before the Citadel is actually taken. Melvaunt sends its army to the Citadel ostensibly to relieve the garrison from the orc attack but actually to prevent Zhentil Keep from attacking the eastern Moonsea cities. The Zhentilar out-maneuver the relief army and rush to attack relatively-undefended Melvaunt. Melvaunt manages to hire an army of mercenaries from Hillsfar and deploy them by boat against the zhents while they are still a days march from the city.
 * Yulash falls in civil war and Zhentil Keep and Hillsfar move troops in to the town.
 * After retrieving the key to a closet in the Twisted Tower, Elminster and Storm Silverhand return home, only to be confronted by the lich Raerlin, who had hid his phylactery in said closet. After a brief but violent struggle, Storm manages to destroy the phylactery, defeating the lich.


 * Helm Dwarf-friend becomes the sixth Ruling Master of Sundabar.
 * Amril Zoar, scion of the exiled Waterdhavian family of the same name, slays two secret Lords of Waterdeep and badly wounds Open Lord Piergeiron. After being apprehended, he is spared execution by the intercession of Storm Silverhand of the Harpers.
 * The Lord Chancellor of Melvaunt declares the Treaty of the Ride void. Zhent troops are no longer welcome on Melvauntian soil and Melvauntian ships are no longer at Zhentil Keeps disposal.


 * The Knights of the North are founded after the Zhentarim take hold of the Citadel of the Raven.
 * The Promenade of the Dark Maiden is built northeast of Skullport.


 * Shaerl Rowanmantle is sent by Vangerdahast to Shadowdale. Shaerl Rowanmantle and Mourngrym wed.
 * The play Windbag of Waterdeep, by Tholdomor "the Wise" Rammarask, is first performed.
 * The book Lines I've Lived By is written by Mirt of Waterdeep.
 * Ashemmi reveals that she is love with Sememmon, the Lord of Darkhold, and that she is an undercover Harper agent. Sememmon's feelings are mutual and he protects her.
 * Retreat of the elves from Cormanthor reaches its peak.


 * "Elminster at the Magefair": Elminster and Storm Silverhand travel to a magefair.


 * This year is known as the Year of Retreat in the Black Chronology.
 * A group of 40 elves arrive in Velden, Tethyr. They purchase a recently completed ship for four times it's worth and set sail towards the west by highsun.
 * Dwalimar Omen, an agent of Zalathorm], departs Halruaa in the Realms Master, a special skyship equipped with the Astrolabe of Nimbral, to collect dangerous artifacts across Faerûn.