-1087 DR Forgotten Realms Thay Mulhorand Unther 1realms18 [176650000] [WTC11836] [TSR9274] The Thurgist Adept (wizard) Thayd leads a rebellion of mages against Mulhorand and Unther, seizing the northern provinces of both empires as his own territory. -1081 DR Forgotten Realms Thay Mulhorand Unther 1realms18 [177380000] [176650000] [WTC11836] [TSR9274] Thayd and his conspirators are defeated. He is executed but prophesies that Mulhorand and Unther will decline. The Orcgate Wars -1076 DR -1069 DR Forgotten Realms 1 Thay Mulhorand Unther 1realms18 [177380000] [176650000] [WTC11836] [TSR1085a] [TSR9274] The Orcgate opens in the southern portion of the Plateau of Thay. Renegade Mulhorandi wizards employ Imaskari portal magic to open planar gates to an orc world. Hundreds of thousands of orcs inundate the northern territories of both Mulhorand and Unther. Mulhorand hires Nar, Raumathari, Rashemi, and Sossrim mercenaries to fight the orc invaders. -1069 DR Forgotten Realms Mulhorand 1realms21 [177380000] [176650000] [WTC11836] [TSR1085a] [TSR9274] The Orcgate is destroyed, and the invading orcs and their deities are defeated in the Priador. The Great Conflagration -160 DR -150 DR Forgotten Realms Narfell Raumathar 1realms15 [177380000] [176650000] [WTC11836] [TSR9274] [TSR9235] Narfell and Raumathar begin their final war--a decade-long cataclysm that involves the summoning of demon lords and an avatar of Kossuth. At its conclusion, both Narfell and Raumathar lie in ruins. Year of the Blue Shield 400 DR 1 Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [176650000] Escalant is founded on the Wizards' Reach by Chessentans. Year of the Torrents 625 DR Forgotten Realms Unther Aglarond Thay 1realms21 [177380000] [176650000] [TSR1121 p.40] The city of Escalant secedes from Unther, joining the League of Samathar. Year of the Scarlet Sash 679 DR Forgotten Realms Unther Aglarond Thay 1realms21 [177380000] [176650000] [WTC11836] [TSR1085a] [TSR9274] Uther recognizes the League of Samathar. Unther never recovers from the long, costly campaign to retain the Wizards' Reach, and the Second Untheric Empire ends. Year of the Floating Petals 823 DR Forgotten Realms Thay Unther 1realms18 [177380000] [TSR9274] Mourktar secedes from Unther. Year of the Spouting Fish 922 DR 2 Forgotten Realms Mulhorand Thay 1realms18 [177380000] [176650000] [WTC11836] [TSR1121] [TSR1085a] The wizards of Thay rebel against Mulhorandi rule and sack the provincial capital at Delhumide. Red Wizards declare Thay independent of Mulhorand. Battle of Thazalhar Year of the Spouting Fish 922 DR 1 Forgotten Realms Mulhorand Thay 1realms18 [TSR1121 p.4] [WTC11836] [TSR9235] [TSR9274] Mulhorand responds to the sacking of Delhumide by sending an enormous but ineptly led army to crush the rebellion. Though grossly outnumbered, the Red Wizards smashed the god-kings' troops with the assistance of an enormously powerful, mysterious extradimensional creature. Year of Flashing Eyes 929 DR Forgotten Realms Chessenta Unther 1realms21 [177380000] [176650000] [WTC11836] [TSR1085a] [TSR9274] Several Chessentan cities form an alliance under the leadership of the warlord Tchazzar and secede from Unther. The Alliance of Chessenta drives Unther back beyond the Riders to the Sky Mountains. Year of Fell Wizardry 934 DR Forgotten Realms Thay Rashemen 1realms18 [176650000] [WTC11836] [TSR1121 p.4] [TSR9235] [WTC11836] [TSR1085a] First Thayan invasion of Rashemen. The Red Wizards attempt to invade Rashemen through the Gorge of Gauros but are repelled. Year of Fell Wizardry 934 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [TSR1121 p.40] Thayans arrive in Escalant demanding tribute from the city. Year of the Guiding Crow 953 DR 1 Forgotten Realms Chessenta 1realms18 [176650000] Tchazzar of Chessenta conquers the cities of the Wizards' Reach. Year of Slaying Spells 976 DR Forgotten Realms Mulhorand Thay 1realms21 [177380000] [176650000] [TSR1085a] [WTC11836] [TSR9274] A Mulhorandi invasion of Thay is repelled at the River Thazarim. Year of the Howling Axe 1021 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [WTC11836] [TSR1085a] Thay strikes against the Harpers. Harpers go underground. Year of Warlords 1030 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [177380000] [176650000] [WTC11836] [TSR1085a] [TSR9274] [TSR9235] Zulkirs established as rulers of Thay. Year of the Tightening Fist 1074 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [176650000] [WTC11836] [TSR1121 p.4] [TSR1085a] [TSR9235] The zulkirs crush the last opposition to their rule over Thay. Year of the Prancing Korred 1082 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [TSR9235] Building of the fortress of Emmech, at the mouth of the Umber river. Year of the Seer's Fires 1086 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [176650000] Thay captures Nethjet and Nethentir of Thesk, extending the tharch of Lapendrar. Year of the Rose 1098 DR Forgotten Realms Thay Mulhorand 1realms21 [177380000] [TSR9274] A Thayan invasion of Mulhorand fails at Sultim. Year of the Dark Dawn 1104 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [TSR1085a] [TSR9235] Szass Tam, future Zulkir of Thay, is born. Year of the Bloody Fields 1110 DR Forgotten Realms Impiltur Thesk Thay 1realms16 [DRAGON346 p.70] [176650000] Thay marches on Phent, but the combined forces of Impiltur and the Theskian cities defeat the Red Wizards' army. Year of the Talking Spiders 1132 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [TSR9235] Creation of Long Portage. Year of the Cloven Stones 1159 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [TSR9235] Zulkir Szass Tam becomes a lich. Battle of the Singing Sands 1194 DR Year of the Bloody Wave 1 Forgotten Realms Aglarond 1realms14 [176650000] [WTC11836] [TSR9235] [TSR1121] Aglarond repels the first invasion of the Red Wizards of Thay. Battle of Brokenheads Year of the Sundered Shield 1197 DR Forgotten Realms 1 Aglarond Thay 1realms14 [176650000] The Thayans attack Aglarond again and are driven back. Year of Embers 1201 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [TSR1121 p.5] Yet another Thayan invasion of Aglarond. Battle of Lapendrar Year of the Broken Blade 1260 DR 1 Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [176650000] [TSR9235] Halacar of Aglarond launches an invasion of Thay, advancing along the Lapendrar. The Red Wizards destroy his army. Year of the Manticore 1280 DR Forgotten Realms Thay Mulhorand 1realms18 [177380000] [176650000] [WTC11836] [TSR1085a] [TSR9274] The zulkirs of Thay launch an invasion of Mulhorand that ravages Murghôm and the northern districts of that land. Sultim is nearly overrun. Year of the Watching Cold 1320 DR 1 Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [176650000] [TSR9235] The Great Inner Sea Plague ravages the coast. The Thayans withdraw from the Wizards' Reach to escape the disease. Year of Dreamwebs 1323 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [176650000] [WTC11836] The zulkir of enchantment leads an attempt to control the minds of influential people through their dreams. The efforts of the Red Wizards are eventually thwarted. Year of the Weeping Moon 1339 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [176650000] Samas Kul becomes Master of the Guild of Foreign Trade, a minor post at the time. Year of the Moonfall 1344 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [176650000] Samas Kul arranges the concession of a small Thayan Quarter in the city of Procampur, creating the first of the Thayan enclaves. Salamander War 1357 DR Year of the Prince Forgotten Realms 2 Thay 1realms18 [176650000] A Thayan army reinforced by fire elementals takes Escalant and Laothkund. Most of the Wizards' Reach is under Thayan control. The Horde Year of the Serpent 1359 DR 2 Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [176650000] [WTC11836] [TSR1121 p.6] The Tuigan Horde invades Thay. Although a small scouting force of Tuigans was defeated by Thayan magic, General Batu Min Ho proved a far worthier foe. Thousands of gnolls and the vaunted Griffon Legion are defeated at the mouth of Shar's Pass. Zulkir Szass Tam arranges a truce with the Tuigans and builds a great portal to transport them north to Rashemen. Dragonwall Year of the Helm 1362 DR Forgotten Realms 1realms18 Maligor, Zulkir of Alteration, of the Red Wizards of Thay attempts to wrest control of the nation from the Council of Zulkirs. His plan might have worked was it not for the intervention of Harper agents and the lich, Szass Tam, Zulkir of Necromancy. Red Magic Year of the Banner 1368 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [176650000] Thay places enclaves in Cimbar, Phsant, Proskur, and Tsurlagol. The zulkirs ramp up the production of magic items for export. 1369 DR Year of the Gauntlet 1 Forgotten Realms Thay Aglarond 1realms18 [176650000] Thay launches its latest invasion attempt against Aglarond in the winter. Szass Tam creates a vast army of undead to cross the frozen Umber Marshes. The animated corpses crash like waves against the Watchwall but fail to overcome the fortification. Year of the Gauntlet 1369 DR Forgotten Realms Mulhorand Thay 1realms21 [177380000] The island known as the Ship of the Gods explodes. Tidal waves swamp the Alaor and Bezantur, causing much destruction. Mulhorand briefly seizes the Alaor. Year of the Tankard 1370 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [177380000] Thay retakes the Alaor and rebuilds its shipyards and settlements with the aid of epic magic. Year of the Tankard 1370 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [176650000] Thay sets up enclaves in Westgate and Selgaunt. 1370 DR Year of the Tankard Forgotten Realms Moonsea Thay 1realms11 [176650000] [TSR11627 p.33] Rassendyll/Selfaril, High Blade of Mulmaster, weds Tharchion Dmitra Flass, First Princess of Thay. Year of the Unstrung Harp 1371 DR Forgotten Realms Thay 1realms18 [176650000] The Red Wizards begin to funnel gold and magic into Unther to oppose the Mulhorandi conquest.