A dwarf who's never seen sunlight discovers a stone that lets him shift between planes of existence.
For fifty years, Jabrami Ironmaker has known only the depths of dwarven mines. Then he unearths a mysterious black stone that grants him the power to phase into a shadowy parallel world. When this discovery drives him to venture to the surface for the first time in his life, he finds himself thrust into a realm of thieves, assassins, and political intrigue he never knew existed.
In the criminal underworld of Rivermarch, information is more valuable than gold, trust is a luxury few can afford, and a dwarf with unusual abilities quickly finds himself in over his head. Armed with nothing but his mining skills, dwarven determination, and his strange new power, Jabrami must learn to navigate a world where the shadows he can now access might be his only advantage.
Some stones change everything. Some discoveries can't be undone.
The Balance of Creation: Where a miner's curiosity unleashes a journey into forgotten powers.