Dragon Issue #416

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Articles

Editorial: Misty Memories

By Stan!

This month we raise Ravenloft from the dead. Boys and ghouls, you’re in for a treat.

History Check: Strahd and Van Richten

By Sterling Hershey

Rudolph van Richten is the D&D game’s most esteemed vampire hunter, and though he has destroyed many creatures of the night, one legendary vampire has so far eluded him.

Character Themes: Twisted by Darkness

By Doug Hyatt

Your brutal deeds have caught the attention of the dark powers and turned you into a misshapen horror or a sword-wielding maniac haunted by past sins. Don’t worry — it’s not as bad as it sounds.

Life of Soth

By Claudio Pozas

How did the Knight of the Black Rose fall from grace, and what became of him after the Cataclysm? Brace yourself for a tale of love, honor, corruption, and terror from beyond the grave.

Bazaar of the Bizarre: In A Vampiric Vein

By Walter Kammerer

Vampire heroes need more than blood to survive. Here’s a small trove of magic items popular among children of the night.

Eye on Dark Sun: The Withering Ones

By Rodney Thompson

Kalak kept a horde of zombies hidden below Tyr, and now that the Sorcerer-King is dead, it remains to be seen whether these undead horrors suffused with defiling magic pose a threat to the city above.

Eye on Eberron: Rak Tulkhesh, the Rage of War

By Keith Baker

The mighty Rak Tulkhesh was destroyed long ago. However, some believe that his essence survives and grows stronger by feeding on violence. In these grim times, it won’t be long before the Rage of War is reborn.

Eye on the Realms: The Awakener of Golems

By Ed Greenwood

A mysterious figure has the power to bring inert golems to life temporarily, but to what end?

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