Second Sundering

Lore & Background

The Second Sundering was equally cataclysmic to the First Sundering but occurred in recent times. Beginning in 1484 DR, the planet Toril experienced earthquakes, vast floodings, wars, droughts, and volcanic eruptions. By 1489 DR, these events had changed the world dramatically, both physically and culturally. While the Spellplague caused huge changes to the planet, the Second Sundering reversed most of them.

In Their Own Story

Between 1484 DR and 1489 DR, natural disasters flashed across Toril. Earthquakes, vast floodings, wars, droughts, and volcanic eruptions tore the world apart. This period marked a dramatic physical and cultural shift for the planet, effectively reversing most of the changes initiated by the Spellplague.

Reader's Guide

The Second Sundering began in 1484 DR with widespread natural disasters including earthquakes, floods, wars, droughts, and volcanic eruptions. These events continued until at least 1489 DR, causing dramatic physical and cultural changes to Toril that reversed most of the alterations made by the Spellplague. The event was also a multimedia project featuring six novels, an adventure series for D&D Encounters, a mobile game called Arena of War, and a comic book series titled Thieves of Calimport (though the comics were never released).

Did You Know?

• The Second Sundering began in 1484 DR, exactly one hundred years after the onset of the Spellplague.
• By 1489 DR, the event had reversed most of the huge changes to the planet caused by the Spellplague.
• The multimedia project included a free-to-play mobile game called Arena of War developed by DeNA.
• A planned comic book series titled Thieves of Calimport was announced but never released.
• The adventure Confrontation at Candlekeep was originally only available to Dungeon Masters participating in the RPGA convention playthrough before becoming public in October 2015.