1250 DR


 * The mind flayers of Ch'Chitl plot to enslave Waterdeep, but their efforts are ruined when githyanki make a surprise attack and mortally wound the elder brain.


 * The fifth Emperor Chin of Shou Lung dies following a hunting accident. In death, he is granted the deific name "Yeh Tu", meaning "Hare", leading to rumor that he was assassinated by a jealous family member. His grandson becomes the sixth emperor.


 * The individual graves in Waterdeep are replaced by tombs, creating the City of the Dead.