Citadel's Shadow II, Session 60

Citadel's Shadow II, Session 60 was a session of the Citadel's Shadow II campaign, played on 29 December 2019 (UTC) (28 December 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
*Minigallith "Mini" Atakares: half-elf mage played by Alden Loveshade
=== Prominent Non-Player Characters ===
* Alarra Gormann: human princess student at St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth
* Lyus Sleyden: half-elf attorney-at-law and member of Order of the Orichalcum Throne
*Katerina Smartcat: cat professor at St. Bassard's
== Events ==
=== 1742 ===
Heris 14 (Middleday): In the morning, Minigallith Atakares discovered the billiken that had been with her for a few days was gone.  She looked for him as long as she could, and barely got to work on time.
Fern the Siegemaster attended a class taught by Prof. Nicholas Rondu at St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth.  He discussed a steam engine, saying, "Well, I think coal is the more efficient heat source for boiling the steam in every way except for cost. It is more compact and burns more intensely. But it's expensive and will have to come out of the project budget."  Fern discussed the possibility of using charcoal.  The professor left the room briefly when called by Dean Dreward Mostwick.
Prof. Rondu returned, and introduced a new assistant teacher, Minigallith Atakares.  Turgan Tin-Finger was very excited, and "ambush hugged" Mini.  Fern, on the other hand, said, "Well, that's nice, I guess."
Fern believed she had the project on the steam engine figured out, and told Mini about it.
A boy who was about 14 years old and wearing the uniform of the Imperial Page Corps came in and called for Fern the Siegemaster.  He told Fern, "You are hereby summoned to the Delctra's Cauldron Borough Hall to speak with Imperial Justice Deras Aaralien in two days. Details are in the letter,” and handed Fern a letter.  Learning that Minigallith was also there, he gave her a letter as well.  The letters read:
Imperial Justice Memorandum(Miss Fern the Siegemaster or Miss Minigallith Atakares) is hereby summoned to the Chamber of Justice at Delctra's Cauldron Borough Hall for discussions with Imperial Justice Deras Aaralien at the time of (1:30 PM Fern; 2:00 Minigalltih) on the 15th day of Heris regarding their testimony concerning the attempted murder of foreign royal personage Princess Alarra Gormann by Master Terron Gorgonshield on the 9th of Heris, 1742. The trial of Terron Gorgonshield is scheduled for the 20th of Heris, 1742. If you wish, you may be accompanied by legal counsel.
Mini said she should talk to Sir Lyus Sleyden to see what to do, and said Fern could go as well.  The page hesitantly mentioned that he knew Terron, and was crestfallen to learn that he had been duly witnessed stabbing and trying to kill Princess Alarra Gormann.
Fern brought up the idea that Terron might have been controlled to do the attack as Fern didn't think it logically to attack at a school dance with other people around.  Mini considered Fern's idea, but said she suspected it was a suicide attack, and was Terron's doing.  The page started to say something about Terron, but stopped until questioned.  He said that Terron was really haunted by what happened during the attack of Gormann's Horde from Bortania when he lost both of his parents when he was six years old.  Before the page left, he identified himself as Gavin Tradley.  
Mini went to help Professor Katerina Smartcat, which was her primary assignment at St. Bassard's.  Meanwhile Fern gathered the steam engine project crew together at the school's workshop.
Professor Smartcat said she might need Mini to fill in for her for a while the next day, but Mini learned that was because she was summoned as a witness in the same case, Terron being accused of the attempted murder of Princess Alarra, as Mini was.  The professor's time to appear was just 30 minutes after Mini's.  Mini suggested the professor could go with her and Fern, and the professor said Princess Alarra had been summoned as well.  Mini talked to Alarra, who agreed to go as well.
Mini asked Professor Smartcat if she should have the students call her Journeyman Minigallith or something else when not at school; the professor as she was an assistant, it could be that or just by name, and was largely Mini's choice.
Princess Alarra, Fern, Mini, and Prof. Smartcat met with Sir Lyus Sleyden.  Sleyden said the person judging Terron's case, mperial Justice Sir Deras Aaralien, was tough.  Sleyden asked the four witnesses/victims to explain everything that happened in detail which they did; Fern mentioned what the page had said.
Fern mentioned her idea of Terron possibly having been controlled in some way.  Sleyden asked if Princess Alarra had bragged about getting her own horde and rampaging through Trynser like her father had done; Alarra avoided answering, but Fern said she remembered the princess saying something like that.   While Mini found the idea of Terron being mind controlled to make the attack unlikely, Sir Sleyden said he would give advice that it be checked.  Mini said she could help George Tulwyn in a screening, but Sleyden said she was a witness and they'd want someone independent to investigate that.  Mini argued, then stopped, and said the billiken leaving had left her feeling grumpy.
Sleyden had each of them write what they hoped would happen in the case.  He said he would accompany Fern and Mini for free, and work things out for Princess Alarra with some Bortanian associates.
Later Mini told Eri Snow and her housemates Lon, Ptoma, and Supiji Sillavan about her day.  (Juan Silvio-Vagle had told Fern about his adventure in Aborea).  (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 2019 12 28)
Heris 15 (Sweatingday): Princess Alarra Gormann, Fern the Siegemaster, Professor Katerina Smartcat, and Minigallith "Miss Mini" Atakares spoke with Justice Deras Aaralien as witnesses and/or victims in the alledged attempted homicide by Terron Gorgonshield against Princess Alarra Gormann.  The sessions were grueling, although Sir Lyus Sleyden helped and Fern didn't find it stressful.  (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 2019 12 28)
Heris 20 (Mustering) The trial of Terron Gorgonshield in the suspected attempted murder of Princess Alarra Gormann was held in Trynser City.  Justice Deras Aaralien presided, while Sir Lyus Sleyden presented the case against Terron and Advocate Wiley Pharnks defended him.
The results of that trial: "By the authority of Justice Deras Aaralien, Terron Gorgonshield is ordered to be held at the Quarryside Juvenile Penitentiary until his 16th year, when further decision will be made upon his trial as an adult."
Sir Lyus said his sentence would likely be merciful as an adult if he behaved himself at the pententiary.  Princess Alarra was not pleased at Terron getting off as easily as he did.  They discussed the case and also the trip of Princess Alarra, Fern, Juan Silvio-Vagle, and others in Millisymph.  (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 2019 12 28)