Dragon magazine 244

Dragon issue 244 was released in February of 1998. Its theme were wings, flight and air. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

Wyrms of the North: Klauth, Old Snarl

 * By Ed Greenwood. Artwork by Storn Cook. pp. 54-58

This article describes the male red dragon Klauth, one of the oldest and most fearsome wyrms of all of Faerûn.

Spells
Theller's argauneau &bull; Alaunghaer's enchanted triptych

Bazaar of the Bizarre: Miracles of Flight

 * By James Wyatt and Steve Berman. Artwork by Jim Crabtree. pp. 76-82

A number of magical items related to the gift of flight and control of air.

Magic items
Anklet of Feathers &bull; Clasps of Theol &bull; Cloak of the swanmay &bull; Cloud blend &bull; Cloud chariot &bull; Courier shaft &bull; Crown of the wind dukes &bull; Daedalus' wings &bull; Darkest bridle &bull; Flying windmill &bull; Gargoyle armor &bull; Greater apparatus of Kwalish &bull; Horeshoes of the asperii &bull; Mask of the aarakocra &bull; Ring of the ravenkin &bull; Rudder of the winds &bull; Saddle of the dragon steed &bull; Skyblight rod &bull; Staff of the lost winds &bull; Whirling scimitar

The Ecology of the Sphinx

 * By Johnathan M. Richards. Artwork by Scott Rosema. pp. 84-89

A detailed look at the sphinx and its habits, in its four varieties of androsphinx, gynosphinx, hieracosphinx and criosphinx.

ProFiles: Ed Greenwood

 * By Allen Varney. p. 112

A profile of Ed Greenwood and his relationship to his grandest creation: the Forgotten Realms.