Of Truth and Beasts — Barb Hendee; J.C. Hendee

To keep young journeyor Wynn Hygeorht out of the way for as long as possible, the Guild of Sagecraft gives her a tedious mission. But Wynn has her own plans. Along with her companions, the vampire Chane Andraso and Shade, an elven wolf, she sets out in search of a dwarven stronghold that may well be the last resting place of a mythical orb -- one of five such mysterious devices from the war of Forgotten History.

Now a direct descendant of that war's infamous mass murderer, the Lord of Slaughter, is tracking Wynn. If only that were all she had to worry about...