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Shadow Ruins, Book One: The Crystal of Glath
By Barry A. A. Dillinger
Thein discovers his heritage after stealing an ancient relic from the Shrine. It is soon discovered that wherever the relic resides, that city and its people are ultimately destroyed.
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In this first of four novels, Thein, a young dwarf from the city of Acleron, visits a local shrine of heroes with his best friend, Alufin. While there, he is compelled to steal a rare artifact from one of the heroes' displays. Over the next few days, the guilt of his actions catches up with him and he finally confesses. His friend urges him to go to the Court Counsellor, Ionar, and when he does, discovers that the stone is actually his by birthright. Thein's great, great grandsire, Afner Thimlock, owned the stone. But it is revealed that the lands in which the stone has previously resided over the past millenium have all been laid under seige and been utterly destroyed, turned into ruins as their peoples have been scattered. This one fact is enough to spur the king's counsel to suggest that Thein take the stone out of the country and travel to the Lords' Table in the realm of Rantis. There, he can find the answers he seeks and how to deal with such a terrible device. His friend, Alufin, joins him, but they are suprised to learn that three others will be accompanying them as well. The famous Feligrim Brothers, Hendol and Telitar, renowned stargazer supreme and lorist of the realms, respectively, as well as the legendary Ancor Grelin, one of the greatest warriors the realm has ever seen, have volunteered to accompany Thein and Alufin to Rantis. Along the route, the group discovers the terrible news of the stirrings in the southern city of Eridach, where an ancient evil exists. Ryaarth, the shadow sorcerer, and an enemy to all the realms of Lartoria, has shown signs of renewed activity. His minions of old have been stirring as well. As the group travels through the realms, they soon realize that the relic's discovery may not have been coincidence.
