Dragon magazine 413

Dragon issue 413 was released in PDF format only in July of 2012. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

Character Themes: Against the Matriarchs

 * By Erik Scott de Bie, illustrated by Milivoj Ceran and Hector Ortiz. p. 2-8

Being a male in a matriarchal society isn’t that bad. Just ask the bloodthirsty champions of Melee-Magthere, the powerful Sorcere adepts, the elder sons of the drow houses, and the wily mercenaries of the Bregan D’aerthe.

D&D Outsider: Driders on the Storm

 * By Jared von Hindman, illustrated by Jared von Hindman. p. 9

You definitely don’t want to wake up and find one of these critters in your sleeping bag.

Spin a Yarn: Jantharl's Surprising Journey

 * By Ed Greenwood, illustrated by Eva Wilderman. p. 19-51

Each year at Gen Con, Ed Greenwood, father of the Forgotten Realms, joins fans in throwing together a hilarious (and often ribald) tale, which is woven into a short story after the show. This is one such story.

Character Themes: Scourges of Lolth

 * By Erik Scott de Bie, illustrated by Kieran Yanner. p. 55-58

You are a female drow, and Menzoberranzan is your oyster. Dare you serve as the voice of Lolth in a powerful drow house, or would you rather sever all ties to the houses and thrive as a widow of Arach-Tinilith?

Character Themes: Fringes of Drow Society

 * By Doug Hyatt, illustrated by Craig J Spearing. p. 59-64

Given the cutthroat politics and backstabbing in drow society, sometimes it pays to be a lowly slave, an outsider, or a devotee of Vhaeraun or Ghaunadaur.

Eye on the Realms: The Six Horned Crowns

 * By Ed Greenwood, illustrated by Wayne England. p. 72-76

They appear one after another without explanation—orc skulls wearing crowns of gold—and then vanish without a trace. Who were these orcish “kings”? When and where will their crowned skulls appear next?