Guardian of The Stone — Josiah Lebowitz

Alone in a world where strange and powerful monsters roam free and evil men prey on the weak, only one thing keeps Kren clinging to life, The Silex. But then, a chance meeting sends him on an adventure he never imagined possible. Love, sadness, greed, dark secrets, and seemingly impossible quests face Kren and his new companions as they undertake a perilous journey north. No one knows what lies at the end of the paths they have chosen but, as times goes on, Kren begins to see a new reason to live and even a chance for revenge, if only he can live long enough to find them.

Seven quests… Two hearts… One evil… One adventure… One Stone…