Dragon magazine 409

Dragon issue 409 was released in PDF format only in March of 2012 as a PDF. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:
==Character Themes: Citizens of Splendor==
: By 	Andrew G. Schneider. p. 18 
Waterdeep themes: Play a Blackstaff apprentice, a clone of Halaster the Mad Mage, or a Masked Lord of Waterdeep. 
==Eye on the Realms: The Merendil Gold==
: By Ed Greenwood. p. 31 
Long after the Merendil family was exiled from Cormyr for attempted regicide, thieves and bandits continue to chase rumors of the gold that was left behind. 
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