Citadel's Shadow II, Session 34

Citadel's Shadow II, Session 34 was a session of the Citadel's Shadow II campaign, played on 7 July 2019 (UTC) (6 July 2019 for some participants).
== Personnel ==
===Game Master===
*GM: played by Michael Lee Viviano
===Player Characters===
*Fern the Siegemaster: inventive fox-person student played by Rail Runner
*Juan de Fulmando: sword-wielding human alchemist played by Alden Loveshade
=== Prominent Non-Player Characters ===
* Eliza Boulavier: helper at Maisson Boulavier
* Eri Snow: singer and dancer
* Jinxi: androgynous jester with poppet Jack
* Kyrie Kelevan: priestess of Damira
== Events ==
=== 1742 ===
Ulthrane 44 (Lordsday) (Festival of Leathane): Eri Snow, Fern the Siegemaster, Jinxi, and Juan de Fulmando, were together for the Festival of Leathane. For those who didn't know, Juan announced that his ward, Fuylu de Fulmando, had become betrothed to Salomon Tilki, and that they had been friends for quite a while. The Tilki family which owned Lucky Starr's gambling house was also planning to take in Fuylu's younger brother Heva who was talented at cooking. The family was thinking about adding a tavern next to the gambling house. Juan also gave out friendship Leathane cards; he and the rest of the group did not see Audrea Daleos.
Those who worked that day got half the day off. The workshop was available until early afternoon then closed for the festival. The main festival events were at St. Tanta Plaza which the group headed to. Among other things, the plaza (which had not been damaged in Storm Audrea) had booths for activities and other attractions. Central Divine Circle priests were running the festivities; the actual Leathane priests and priestesses were apparently still in their own temples so far. Priests of other gods were "dragooned" into service as well. Among them were Kyrie Kelevan. The group saw she was helping at a fortune telling booth. Quietly, Kyrie said, "Don't waste your money here. Leathane does what she wants." But Eri said it was just for fun, and the group played.
Eri got that she could find love with a bit of effort; Fern got a fortune: "Poor Luck! Better luck next year!"  Juan got, "Good love to you if you play your cards right," as did Jinxi.  Juan interpreted that as meaning playing cards at Lucky Starr's as his ward Fuylu de Fulmando had just gotten betrothed to a member of the owning family.  Jinxi bought a second fortune--then said it was for Kyrie!
As Kyrie was on break, she joined them when they went to eat; food included chicken satay and chicken breasts. Fern saw Eliza Boulavier who joined them and asked where Audrea was; none of the group knew. They mentioned Audrea's friend Minigallith Atakares who had fallen during the Ulthrane 32 tenement fire, then saw Dase Bareface and his "gang" of Mugsey Dormp, Scorpia Lee, and Shermal Vott.
The group kept an eye on them while Kyrie said she had been doing research on followers of Sardaster who had attacked her mentor Professor Chalk twice. The professor hadn't been able to teach on the street since the last attack.  Eri had lived with and worked for Frederick Geise, a follower of Sardaster who was killed on New Year's Day of that year.  But she said he hadn't learned about the group.
A group of Trynser City Municipal Force officers were heading out of the headquarters marched from their headquarters up University Road. They saw Sgt. Zachary Black, who was leading the march, and Corporal Akira Kinpatsu, whom they talked to briefly. He said they were clearing the road for the Divine Pleasures parade which had to be rerouted due to the wrecked bridge on Commerce.
After Akira left, Fern and Juan saw Scorpia and Mugsey talking to one of the vendors, while Dase and Shermal were trying to steal some merchandise. They saw Delctra's Cauldron Borough Constable Thuddeus Gunch on a platform watching over everything, and alerted him to the attempted theft. The gang ran off. Jinxi had been going to ask if they could deal with the gang quietly, but Juan had already sounded the alarm and said he had no patience for a gang that had beat up Turgan Tin-Finger. Kyrie had to go back to work for another couple of hours.
They then heard brass rattles and bells to the northeast, and the beat of a drum to the south. They saw Princess Alarra Gormann sitting by herself, and spoke with her. The group talked, and generally agreed that equality was bad. Juan mentioned missing his family in Aborea, but did not mention that they were slaves. Juan told Fern about El ingenio de la Universidad de la luz de las estrellas (The Academy of Starlight Engine AKA The University of Starlight Ingenuity) the prominent Fulmando university.
The group then saw two processions. From the south came a procession of people in pink, more female than male, carrying drums and banners for "The Most Sacred Garden of our Lady of Love." From the north came a procession, largely in hot red, representing "Our Lady of the Seven Golden Rings." (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 2019 07 06)
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