The Magestone

They are two strangers whose people have been at war for a millennium.Mereth a Dales trader crosses the sea to Estcarp and the archivalcitadel at Lormt seeking clues to the fate of a missing heirloom anancient jewel of Power. At the same time an Alizonder hound lord Kasarian finds that an ancestors key opens a magic gate to distant Lormt. Alizonders are wolfish tyrants who fight with sadistic poisons and feedfallen leaders to their dogs but they have always abhorred the sorceryof Witch World. Now to Kasarians horror a maniacal baron seeks tounleash the dark wizards of Escore -- using Mereths long-lostMagestone stolen from Kasarians murdered father! Two strangers two foes suddenly share a common cause and a legacy moredire than either could imagine....