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The Re-emergence of Phlan
In the Year of the Worm (1356 DR), two things happened that would mean a change for Phlan's future. First was the Flight of Dragons that surged through the northern regions of the lands of the Inner Sea. From time to time, due to causes unknown, great wyrms come down from the far north destroying all in their path. These are not the rare, opportunistic dragons seeking alliance with humanoid tribes, but rather huge waves of angry scaled monsters, bringing devastation where they travel. Many of the Moonsea and Dale towns suffered great destruction in the battles that followed. Yulash was utterly ruined by the attack, and Hillsfar was greatly damaged. The most telling blow was delivered by the body of a great dragon that fell into Hillsfar harbor, blocking that entrance for a month.
Much of Phlan was also smashed into a smoking ruin by these beasts. Strangely, it worked in the favor of those men who lived there. Most of the damage was taken in the already-ruined sections of the city, where various evil warlords ruled. The attack of the dragons broke their power, creating a vacuum in the control of the city and giving the men of Phlan a chance to re-establish themselves and their homes.
Yet this would not occur without leaders, and the reappearance of the Council of Phlan was the second great thing to occur in the city. Descendents of the last Council had survived all the turmoil, and many families wished to return to the land. These leaders were no great mages or mighty warriors, but traders, merchants, and clerics. Their leaders, who remain to this day, were the shrewd and resourceful merchant Ulrich Eberhard, the retired mercenary captain Werner von Urslingen, and Bishop Braccio of Tyr. They have been joined by their junior member, Porphyrys of the ancient House Cadorna. Together the Council has proposed exactly that which Valjevo accomplished so long ago, clearing the city by means of recruited adventurers. The promise of great treasure and the myth of the Pool of Radiance provides adventurers with an irresistable draw. The Council published notices and paid traveling bards to distribute the story of Phlan's waiting riches all around the Moonsea and beyond.