Seven's Sawmill

Lamashan 27, 4708 - Andrian decided to ask around where the Seven’s Sawmill was and it is a true sawmill name. He also ask a few people about the Brothers of the Seven but no one ever heard of that name at all and he was getting asked why he was asking. He told us he will need to be more careful asking about things we need to know. Since we found out about the sawmill he decided to go down and check it out. It looked like a saw mill and with lots of noise sawing and banging going on. It took some time for someone to come to the door. He told him we was looking to buy some wood on fixing up the misgiving without saying the name or place he is fixing up. He was told they only do large orders and to come back later and Andrian agree to this. So, we went back to the Inn to check it out later tonight.

Later that night we came back and the saw mill was quiet with only the water wheel making any noise. There where still lights in the building. Andrian told us to wait while he would go and check it out. The first floor was empty but the next two had a few people each talking. He over heard the word Norgorber and Father Skinsaw. When he came back and told us. All of a sudden I remember the word Norgorber my teacher back home had fought against them and he told me they are a cult. Norgorber elevated himself to godhood. Not much was known about him because he kept his past secret. He is all about secrets, greed, poison, murders and other no good deeds. Norgorber is the father of the Skinsaw Temple. They use mostly small weapons like short swords, daggers hand crossbows because they are easy to conceal them. They wear mask to cover their identity and some go as far as making the mask from the flesh of their victims. They like to wear black because they work at night. They work well together for the common good and if they need to they will work with the Grey Master of Theives and other organization. This all came back to me, I should of realized who we were dealing with a few weeks ago. They are a bad group and sometimes kill because they just want what the victim had.

We decided to take this cell out. Andrian thought he could stop the mill wheel which would make the place quiet. He tried but could not do it on the first floor and had to check out the bottom floor first. When he checked it out he noticed four men talking in the corner. He wanted us to come down and help him take them out. We went down and it all went well we killed two and I was able to save one life and we knocked the other one out before they could give off an alarm. We bound and gag them. They had masks so they did belong to that cult. The rest of us went back up to the main floor where I cast my silient ritual to make the fight silence to anyone not in the room. I let Andrian put some explosive on the steps (this turn out to be our first mistake). Andrian went back down and after several minutes was able to stop the water wheels to stop moving. Andrian got back up before they came to check it out. We did hear them talking about why did the water wheels stop turning the lever was rusted shut and could not be moved. One of the said he would check it out.

As he came to the top stop he stepped on the explosive which we heard and he did not only that he got hurt from it. He yelled back that something was not right and they all came to the hole in the ceiling with hand held crossbows. They saw us and the battle began. We killed one shooting down at us and I thought the High Priest was there because we heard a voice commanding the fallen one to stand and fight again which he did (my second mistake it was not the high priest just a follower). We changed a few shots killing another one coming down the stairs. I told Lyk to take out the high priest so he charged up the stairs to what we thought was the high priest but was not and he was not able to kill him and that follower commanded the one fallen on the steps to raise trapping Lyk (my third mistake of this battle). They all turned on Lyk and cut him down. It did not look good as Lyk fall down the stairs with several cross bolts sticking out of him and two bad cuts we was be on my healing powers. Riley thought we should run but Andrian yelled attack and he ran up the stair followed by the rest of us. Riley, Carufinwe and Andrian killed the ones blocking the stairs and I was able to get past them to the true High Priest. I was able to get in a good Avenaging Flame strike on the High Priest setting him on fire for Lyk. The follower jumped into the hole to attack us from the rear where Riley was. The High Priest put fear into my mind and my only way to flee was to jump down thru the hole. I was able to break the hold on the fear and not jump. We attacked the High Priest taking him down the next time and Riley and Andrian little goblin girl was able to kill one with Riley running for his life because he looked hurt. With the High Priest down and only two follower left they decide to leave and they jumped in the water and escape death. We search the place finding a book that was written in three languages to hide their dealing. We took the ledger and put the bodies with their mask on their face to show they are part of the skinsaw murders. I put a note on the high priest stating this was one was a high priest of Norgorber one of the heads behind the murders going on in Magnimar.

Lamashan 28, 4708 - As we left Andrian stated we should carry Lyk as if he was drunk to get past any of the city guards. Andrian took us to a part of town that was part of the underground. He talked to somebody about burying Lyk without to many questions. Andrian paid the man and he took Lyk body off our hands. Andrian stated that we just killed an important person in this town and they would not believe us saying he was part of the skinsaw murders. We all agreed but it did not seem right at all me. This is not the way one should bury a friend who has saved my life many times. I will miss Lyk we was the only one I could talk to and trust.

We went back to the inn and Riley and Andrian took the journal we found and started to study it and try to figure out what it was telling us. I prayed to Torag for guidance for the rest of the day asking forgiveness in what I’ve done with Lyk.

Lamashan 29 and 30, 4708 - Rily continue to look at the journal with Andrian help. I continue to pray to Torag on what we should be doing. Should we go after these murders our selves or should we be going to the authorities. I just do not know the answer. I also sent time coping ritual we found into my ritual book.