Dragon magazine 408

Dragon magazine 408 was released in PDF format only in February 2012. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

History Check: Corellon and Gruumsh

 * By Jeff LaSala. Illustrated by Wayne Reynolds. p. 5

This article gives a summary of the animosity between the core versions of Corellon and Gruumsh.

Character Themes: Reborn from Chaos

 * By Matt Goetz. Illustrations by Chris Seaman and Scott Murphy. p. 12

This article describes several themes available for characters whose origins begin in the Elemental Chaos.


 * Spells:
 * Bound by brass
 * Use cinderspeech
 * Me and this army
 * Blazing reprisal
 * Seed of chaos
 * Foment chaos
 * Command chaos
 * Warp the world
 * Storm the deck
 * Storm legs
 * Blitz rush
 * Blood and thunder

Elemental Patrons and Palaces

 * By Claudio Pozas. Illustrated by Noah Bradley. p. 19

This article gives players several tips on how to role-play a character who worships one of the powerful immortal creatures of the Elemental Chaos. It describes four such beings: Kristobal, Zephyria, Fumeran, and Lureq.

Bazaar of the Bizarre: Treasures of the Elemental Chaos

 * By Michael H. Haneline. Illustrated by Patrick McEvoy. p. 28

This article describes several items which originated in the Elemental Chaos.


 * Items:
 * Chaos storm dagger
 * Babau gauntlets
 * Hailstorm ki focus
 * Rift dancer boots
 * Elemental ward cloak
 * Ring of the djinn slayer
 * Wand of fiery hordes

Making Race Count, Part 3

 * By Matt Sernett and Robert J. Schwalb. Illustrated by Raven Mimura, William O'Connor, and Chris Seaman. p. 32

This article gives several new spells available to dragonborn, half-orc, and tiefling characters.


 * Spells:
 * Baleful glance
 * Dragon's dive
 * Arkhosian resilience
 * Triumphant roar
 * Untamed aggression
 * Revitalizing charge
 * Blood-fueled fervor
 * Killer's mind
 * Hellish gaze
 * Grim isolation
 * Hellfire shroud
 * Eternal returns

Eye on the Realms: The Enchanted Painting of Manyshields Hall

 * By Ed Greenwood. Illustrated by Chris Seaman. p. 44–47

This article describes the plight of Malthus Traganther and a powerful deepspawn who has magically been transformed into a painting.