> [!infobox|right] > > #### The Second Sundering > > ![[5E_SECONDSUNDER.png]] > > ##### Historical Event Information > > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - bookmark-etch-solid-full.svg]] **Type**: | Cataclysm | > |![[ICON - question-solid-full.svg]] **Celebrated**: | No | > |![[ICON - sparkles-solid-full.svg]] **Seasonal**: | No | > |![[ICON - house-chimney-window-solid-full.svg]] **Location**: | [[Artimis]] | > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Scale**: | World-altering | > |![[ICON - head-side-brain-solid-full.svg]] **Legacy**: | ???? | <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - The **Second Sundering** was a world-altering cataclysm that took place between 1482 DR and 1487 DR, reshaping the fate of [[Artimis]]. Initiated by the Overgod [[Ao]]’s decision to remake the [[Tablets of Fate]], the event triggered a cascade of divine conflict, natural disasters, and widespread upheaval as gods, mortals, and entire nations struggled to secure their place in what was to come. Across the Realms, the years of the Sundering were marked by war, shifting lands, rising seas, falling cities, and the return of long-lost powers. Gods once thought dead walked again, chosen mortals wielded divine influence, and ancient conflicts reignited as the balance of power fractured. Entire regions changed overnight, while others were restored to forms not seen since before [[the Spellplague]]. The event culminated in 1487 DR with the return of [[Mystra]] and the stabilization of [[the Weave]], and the end of the chaotic Era of Upheaval. In its aftermath, the world settled into a form both familiar and altered, with the gods quieter, the land steadier, and the memory of those years lingering as a reminder that even the foundations of reality are not beyond change.