1256 DR


 * An orc horde destroys Evershed, a settlement south of the Evermoors.


 * Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun, then known as "Khelben the Elder," leaves Waterdeep, but Blackstaff Tower is still occupied by his apprentices.


 * The Council of Guildmasters seizes power in Waterdeep after the death of Open Lord Ahghairon.


 * Ahghairon the mage, Open Lord of Waterdeep, dies.