Gratian ' s Journal Content . 30 Rain ' s Hand 4E10 Received a letter from the East Empire Company today . They say that some of the miners broke through the wall in shaft three of Raven Rock Mine and found some ruins . I hope this isn ' t another waste of time like that fiasco they sent me to in Cyrodiil . I ' ll gather my assistant , Millius and sail back to Raven Rock at first light . . . it ' ll be nice to see the old house in Solstheim again . 7 Second Seed 4E10 Finally arrived in Raven Rock and was surprised at the number of dark elf refugees living in town . They aren ' t really from mining stock , but I think they ' ll make fine workers one day . Millius and I spent a good part of the day clearing the ash off of the roof of my house . The damn volcano is still erupting almost day and night . If it wasn ' t for the ash covering everything it would almost look beautiful . 8 Second Seed 4E10 Millius and I are headed into Raven Rock Mine to have look at whatever it is the miners uncovered . I think I ' ll stop by the old Swing and Scoop and pick up a few supplies before we head down . Couldn ' t hurt to be prepared . 9 Second Seed 4E10 Looks like the miners broke right through the wall of an old Nordic barrow . I ' ve seen this sort of thing in Skyrim before . . . damn Nords have barrows dotting the landscape and almost none of them are ever marked on any maps . Looks like this barrow to something called the " Bloodskal Clan . " I ' m going to take some rubbings of the inscriptions on the tombs and see if I can ' t learn some more information from my history books . 10 Second Seed 4E10 It ' s been a few days and I can ' t find even a single mention of this clan anywhere . Millius and I decided to proceed ahead . We ' ve come to a dropdown point , but I can see a massive chamber below . Took the better part of the day to lower everything down and climb down the almost sheer drop . 11 Second Seed 4E10 It ' s been an astonishing day of discovery ! After exploring the large chamber beyond the dropoff , I was startled to find the strangest weapon I ' ve ever laid eyes upon sitting on a pedestal of sorts . The blade appears to be flawless , and is emitting a faint chilling glow . Bits of parchment I found about the chamber seem to call this " The Bloodskal Blade . " Not Certain if i should remove it yet , I think I ' ll sleep on it . 12 Second Seed 4E10 I ' ve decided against my own better judgement to remove the Bloodskal Blade from its pedestal . Millius seems completely against it , but we need to bring this wondrous artifact with us when we find a way out of the barrow . 13 Second Seed 4E10 I should have listened to Millius . The moment the blade was lifted , we were set upon by draugr . Millius fought bravely , but he fell . I was able to destroy the remaining ones , but I was badly wounded . I can barely stand . My only chance would be finding a way out of this place . But I fear that I ' m trapped . 14 ? Second Seed 4E10 Exploring has been slow . I can only move for maybe a few minutes at a time before I have to rest . My supplies are running low , and I ' m feeling weaker by the hour . The only progress I ' ve made is finding a strange door with markings on it that I ' ve never seen . There appears to be something to them I ' m missing , as they ' ve confounded my attempts at getting through . I ' ll have to study this further in order to make any progress . . . barely can keep awake . I ' m fairly certain that the key to the door involves the use of the Bloodskal Blade . When swinging the weapon , I ' m noticing a ribbon of mystical energy emanating from it . I think by swinging the sword in different directions , it ' s possible to manipulate this ribbon and solve whatever puzzle this door presents . I hope to get well enough to put this to the test soon . . . each swing is a huge effort . Last entry I ' ve lost track of time and my strength is fading . I can ' t even stand anymore . My wounds refuse to heal . I ' m afraid this tomb will become my resting place . If anyone finds this journal , please send these notes to my superiors at the East Empire Company and tell my wife that I love her . May Arkay guide me to my final rest .