DragonLance: Riverwind The Plainsman: Paul B. Thompson and Tonya R. Carter

Preludes II, Volume I. To prove himself worthy of his beloved Goldmoon, Riverwind is sent on an impossible quest by the Que-Shu tribal elders: to find evidence of the true gods. With an eccentric soothsayer called Catchflea, Riverwind falls down a magical shaft - and finds a world of slavery, sorcery and rebellion. Together with a resourceful elf-girl, they make their way to Xak Tsaroth and find the Blue Crystal Staff of Mishakel. But which one is fated to go mad...to die...to find glory? Cover art by Clyde Caldwell.