The Bald Foot Curse. The Baldfoot Curse, #1

Rinad is a young halfling from Davkos and the grandson of the famous Erlos the Cursed. Rinad doesn't see his grandfather as a renowned adventurer. He was his best friend, and when he died, Rinad was devastated. He had always struggled with his faith. It bothered him that he shared his grandfather's curse, but with the passing of his grandfather, he became angry. He was having a crisis. No one around him understood.
He decided to go on a journey to see the world and traveled to Ranek Fenn, where he became entangled in the schemes of a criminal mastermind known only as of the hooded man. He rides in a caravan to the coast, making friends along the way. Then he and his companions desperately sail further up the coast to save a friend. The hooded man isn't finished with him and his small band of companions, though.
The criminal mastermind has objectives that could drive the nation into war and damn the souls of its victims to eternal torment. Rinad is about to learn that he is part of a much higher destiny than he ever dreamed possible, and while the halfling discovers his purpose, he must also come to terms with his faith or risk endangering his soul.