1340 DR


 * The forces of Sembia engage in the Battle of the River Rising in Featherdale with the Cult of the Dragon.


 * A cult of Tharizdun forms in western Chessenta. It hires bandits, consorts with demons, and causes much havoc before an alliance of forces finally destroys it. Some credit the fact that Tharizdun did not gain a permanent foothold on Toril to the personal intervention of the goddess Mystra.


 * Drizzt Do'Urden begins his life on the surface.


 * 12 Eleasias: Tsarra Chaadren is born to Taalmuth and Malruthiia Chaadren.


 * Tyranthraxus, The Possessing Spirit, claims the Pool of Radiance. From the corrupted body of a bronze dragon, Tyranthraxus assumes control of the Ruins of Phlan, and rules from beneath Valjevo Castle until he is defeated by adventurers.


 * The novel Pool of Radiance takes place.
 * The novel Sojourn takes place.