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Sawpit & Sawyard
Where the Blight Becomes Visible
Long timber frames surround the sawpit, built for stripping and rough-cutting logs before shipment. Sawdust has hardened into damp ridges across the floor. Several unfinished trunks remain clamped in place.
One fresh cut is streaked through with thick black sap.
The affected timber matches the black-sap wood seen at Karland's Sawmill. Reiver's Right therefore provides direct confirmation that the corruption existed in living timber before the logs reached Macridi.
Nature or Crafting DC 15: The surrounding grain is sound. This is not normal rot, storage damage, or contamination from the sawyard.
Critical Success: The staining follows growth tissue inward from the rootward end of the trunks, strongly suggesting that the trees absorbed the corruption while alive.
Characters who investigated Best Fit Furnishings or Karland's Sawmill can reach the same conclusion without another check.
Optional Hazard: Stored Tension
The abandoned saw frames and haul lines remain under tension. Characters who carelessly climb through or manipulate the machinery can trigger a snapping cable or dropping timber. Use a simple level-appropriate mechanical hazard rather than turning the entire sawyard into a skill challenge.