Dragon Magazine Annual 2000

Dragon Annual 5 was published by Wizards of the Coast in December of 2000. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

By Any Other Name (Part One): Sages, Shops, and Smithies

 * By Owen K.C. Stephens. p. 10

A method to generate a type of place first, followed by the name.

By Any Other Name (Part Two): Taverns

 * By Christopher West. p. 14

A method to generate the name before the type of establishment.

Fresh Starts

 * By Chris Wilkes, Illustrated by Terry Dykstra. p. 18

Twenty ways to launch new adventures.

Bazaar of the Bizarre: Secrets of the Master Smiths

 * By Christian Paul McLeod, Illustrated by Arnie Swekel. p. 28

A look at new building materials and masterwork items.

Dragon's Bestiary: Children of Tharizdun

 * By James Jacobs, Illustrated by Paolo Parente. p. 32-37

Who knows what terrible fiends still lurk in undiscovered cult temples from the time of the Dark God?

After the Dragon: The Kingdom of Cormyr Today

 * By Ed Greenwood, Illustrated by Rob Hinds. p. 58-68

A fragmentary review of the situation at court in Cormyr right after the events of Death of the Dragon.

Ecology of the Feyr

 * By Kevin N. Haw, Illustrated by Dennis Cramer. p. 96-101

Forgotten Realms Survival Guide

 * By Sean K. Reynolds. p. 102-107

Your primer to the new Forgotten Realms campaign setting.

Rogues Gallery: Heroes of Myth Drannor

 * By Carrie A. Bebris, Illustrated by Dev Madan. p. 108-112

The Cult of the Dragon takes center stage.


 * Durwyn
 * Corran D'Arcey
 * Ghleanna Stormlake
 * Kestrel