Dalelands Beyond, Canon, and the Year 1374

Dalelands Beyond follows the established lore of the Forgotten Realms setting in the 3.5 edition, and supplementing with canon from the 3rd edition. The module itself is heavily based on the campaign Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land, set in the year 1374 DR, and all Forgotten Realms events up to this point in time are considered canonical. Rather than playing out all the events of the campaign verbatim, however, Dalelands Beyond deviates from canon from this point onward, telling its own parallel yet unique story.

The events central to the 4th and subsequent editions of Dungeons & Dragons (Spellplague, etc.) do not transpire on Dalelands Beyond, and never will, in order to provide as consistent an experience as possible for all players.

Note that the Forgotten Realms Wiki is considered a poor resource for researching canon, as its articles combine information from multiple editions of Dungeons & Dragons without proper attribution.

Useful Books on the Setting

 * Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land
 * Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting
 * The Grand History of the Realms