Inside Hammod's Tower (Malo) aka Orcs Attack!

The road to Malo was smooth sailing, but when we arrived at my old haunts, Malo was under attack.
 
Orcs Attack!
 
When we ran down the sounds of fighting, we first ran across the bodies of a few dead orcs. Then we ran into some live orcs guarding (and raiding) Hammod's Tower. When we made it past the first line orcs and ventured inside Hammod's Tower, we encountered another line of orcs as well as Hammod kneeling at the mercy of a very bold orc (we later learned of the Odzedoz Orcs tribe of Gersey Isle). As I entered, I heard them arguing:
 

"You can't kill me!" the gray-haired man pleads. "We had a deal. You and your men would attack the town and kill the other Oracles and I would get the book to Hulay."

The large, mohawked orc snorts. "The deal has changed. As big a risk as you are taking, weak-sack, I imagine that book is worth more than what you paid me. I'm thinking much more."

"You will anger Hulay!" says the old man.

"Then I will anger Hulay," says the orc.

The orc chief won the argument by beheading Hammod. Blood everywhere, and the chieftan ran further inside the tower. The orc took the book with him. Unfortunately, I guessed the chieftan was running for a window on my side of the building, so I ran to intercept him. But I lost him as I was covering first floor windows, and apparently he made his escape by Giant Vulture. I wish I had been there to catch him. Unfortunately, I got run down and attacked by another orc which attacked me on its way to the ships. I survived when the orc could no longer reach me, and took off for its ships.
 
Poor Hammod, but... we found bodies inside. So, he wasn't kidding about arranging with the Orc(s) to kill his fellow Oracles. I did business with him on many occasions. Makes me wonder what business he is really in, and what business my former boss was doing with him. This is a dark side to Hammod I could hardly have imagined.
 
I did find some void water vials (6) before we were interrupted in our informal investigation. (These were worth 50GP / party member.) I have one spare in case it becomes useful.
 
As a new party under Titus, this whole situation leaves us with more loose ends!
 
For Titus, we are trying to track the lead of the letter stamped with a rose, and identify the captain who organized the deadly assault on Titus.
For Malo, what book did the Chief orc steal for and then from Hammod? And what was Hammod up to? Who is Hulay? Who is behind the orcs?
And, according to Galerius, we could investigate the local void water (!) mine which is shutdown due to... accidents. Something does not add up, so I think we are going to investigate. Plus, there's a void water connection to Hammod, so perhaps some of these pieces tie together.
 
On a positive note, Galerius let us visit the tower again. I was able to look through Hammod's library, and I think I even have a few new spells to practice! We had a good chance to look for more evidence. I tried to memorize as much as I could from the last visit. I did not understand everything we saw, but I'm keeping my mind open that some of it may become useful and inform our new vocation as Titus's Adventurers.
 
I have restored some of my connections in Malo, though my reputation still seems tarnished by my 'void water' accident. And as a party, we have some new roots in Malo. Galerius was very generous with an award for our hand in defending Malo. And he seemed generous with information on the mining operation, like he wants us to investigate.