This is going to require a stroke of luck, but i'm trying to track down four books that i read a few years ago. They're in a series and are set in a AD&D compatible world (as far as i my aging memory can remember!) but i can't remember any placenames enough to be sure. A lot of spells and abilities used certainly seem very familiar. All the usual critters like Orcs and Dragons are present as well.
All i can remember is the main character is a female wizard called Jalarial who is accompanied by a barbarian named Anvar. There's also a Dwarf in the party and i'm fairly sure one other. I remember them travelling to another plane/dimension in book 3 and also an aged sage called Shekiness who lives in these underground catacombs in the desert. I think he dies in the last book although he's cropped up throughout the series.
Like i said, it's a long shot, but i've googled all the names and tried Amazon but no luck without an author or book title. Then it occured to me that an RPG forum might be quite a good place to try
If this jogs anyones memory, do please let me know! I know it's not much to go on, but I really enjoyed them first time round so I figured it was worth a try [img]smile.gif[/img]