#----- TSR 8472 base product TSR 8472 = title "Shadowdale"; leader ""; author "Awlinson, Richard"; cover "Easley, Jeff"; date April 1989; pages 335; system None; audience All; product type Novel; style Paperback; number Book One; series Avatar Series; price $ 5.95; contents Book; world Forgotten Realms; references "catalogue93", "catalogue94", "catalogue96", "catalog95", "catalog96", "catalog93"; description "\large{The gods walk the \Place{Realms}.} Banished from the heavens, they now roam the world, from \Place{Tantras} to far-off \Place{Waterdeep}, seeking to regain their full powers. Malevolent \God{Bane}, power-hungry \God{Mystra}, and \God{Helm}, guardian of the heavens, all know the lost \Item{Tablets of Fate} are the key. Possessing a mysterious amulet, four heroes, desperate to escape the dark elements of their pasts, find themselves drawn into this high-level power struggle, sought after by the fallen deities and their minions. But time is running out for the heroes---and the \Place{Realms}. Caught in the crossfire, nature itself revolts: strange, deadly creatures stalk the land, and even magic becomes unpredictable. The heroes must find the sage \NPC{Elminster}, the only mortal who may know the secret of the tablets. And the search begins in \Place{Shadowdale}. \Product{Shadowdale} is the first novel in the \Product{Avatar Trilogy}, TSR's newest epic saga based on the \Product{Forgotten Realms} fantasy setting.". #.....