The Chelish nobleman Quaid Robilad disappears during a visit to Katapesh'sNightstalls. Even though his wife offers a hefty reward for information about his whereabouts, Robilad is never heard from again. The incident nearly starts a war between the two countries.1
4604 AR in environment
The Torch subsides after almost two years of scorching the Numerian hilltop from which it ignited. Except for a few surges a year, the flame settles down into a bonfire with unusual properties that eventually leads to the foundation of a smithing village around it, called Torch.23 That fire stays continuously lit without fuel for more than a century until it mysteriously extinguishes in 4714 AR.45
Deaths in 4604 AR
Prince Knoldaman Odranti, ruler of Ustalav, dies in the same year as his radical, anti-monarchist son Leiralt Odranti, now known as 'The Lost Prince'. Leiralt is murdered by a conspiracy of the nobility of Ardis. The members of this conspiracy are never brought to justice by Knoldaman's successor, the new queen Maraet Odranti.6
