1347 DR in conflicts
- In Tethyr, Crown Prince Alemander V and General Sharboneth start a fire that consumes Castle Tethyr, killing both of them as well as King Alemander IV and the rest of the royal family. In the Ten Black Days of Eleint, from the 13th to the 22nd of Eleint, Tethyr is wracked with hysteria. Nobles are slain and many castles and temples destroyed, while hundreds of innocent folk with any connection to the royal family are murdered.[1] The Tethyrian civil war begins.[2][3]
- An evil creature appears in the Bloodstone Mines in Damara, killing hundreds of miners and bringing its bloodstone mining operation, responsible for almost half of Damara's bloodstone revenue, to a halt.[4]
- A Zhentish army allied with an orc horde wipes out Hulburg on the Moonsea. The city of Hulburg is no more. The only people that remain are a few in outlying areas.[1]
1347 DR in people
- Zhengyi the Witch-King rises in the realm of Vaasa,[2][3][1] creating Castle Perilous in just one night.[5]
- Drizzt Do'Urden arrives in Icewind Dale.[1]
1347 DR in magic
- Circa: Erratic but brilliant Halruaan wizard Random Riellor creates a version of the read southern magic spell usable by northern mages.[6]
Deaths in 1347 DR
- Alemander IV dies in Tethyr,[3] ending the Lions' Dynasty and House Tethyr.[7]
- King Virdin Bloodfeathers of Damara is slain in battle with the armies of Zhengyi.[8]
Miscellaneous
- The Wolf Winter strikes Damara, in which an early frost destroys the harvest, leading to starvation, and lycanthropic dire wolves invade from the north.[4]
- The construction of the Acropolis of Thanatos is completed. A thousand drow faithful of Kiaransalee congregate at the isolated temple.[9]
1347 DR in publications
- Novels
- Sojourn ends.[10]
- The Devil You Know Bryseis Kakistos story, part two.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 139. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ed Greenwood, Julia Martin, Jeff Grubb (1993). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 2nd edition (revised), Running the Realms. (TSR, Inc), p. 18. ISBN 1-5607-6617-4.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 271. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 R.A. Salvatore (1989). The Bloodstone Lands. Edited by Elizabeth T. Danforth. (TSR, Inc), p. 4. ISBN 0-88038-771-8.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (1989). The Bloodstone Lands. Edited by Elizabeth T. Danforth. (TSR, Inc), p. 3. ISBN 0-88038-771-8.
- ↑ Tom Prusa (1993). The Shining South. (TSR, Inc), p. 14. ISBN 1-56076-595-X.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (August 1997). “Book Three: Erlkazar & Folk of Intrigue”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Lands of Intrigue (TSR, Inc.), p. 29. ISBN 0-7869-0697-9.
- ↑ Reynolds, Forbeck, Jacobs, Boyd (March 2003). Races of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 89. ISBN 0-7869-2875-1.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 25. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
- ↑ James Lowder (August 1993). “Novel Ideas”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #196 (TSR, Inc.), p. 65.
- ↑ Erin M. Evans (2016). The Devil You Know. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 45. ISBN 978-0786965946.