Chosen of the One in Bloomington, MN

The first book in The Redemption series, an epic fantasy in which the heroes, the "chosen," must find three keys that will enable them to send Gar, the Lord of Evil, into oblivion, freeing the people from his corrupting influence; the chosen begin, however, ignorant of their call, each of them marked and damaged by Gar, which leads them to be rejected by those whom they would save.