Shadowdale (novel)

Shadowdale, by Scott Ciencin, is the first book of the Avatar series.

"When the gods are banished from the heavens, they must travel through Faerûn in the guise of mortals.

When four companions, last survivors of the Company of the Lynx, find themselves in possession of a mysterious amulet, they must escape death at the hand of Bane, god of murder.

When magic itself runs wild, no one can say that the most innocent of spells will not destroy the world."

Note
The first three novels of the Avatar series were all originally released under the pen-name 'Richard Awlinson'.