Citadel's Shadow II, Session 38

Citadel's Shadow II, Session 38 was a session of the Citadel's Shadow II campaign, played on 4 August 2019 (UTC) (3 August 2019 for some participants).
== Personnel ==
===Game Master===
*GM: played by Alden Loveshade (trip drawing)
*GM: played by Michael Lee Viviano (main adventure)
===Player Characters===
*Fern the Siegemaster: inventive fox-person student played by Rail Runner
*Juan de Fulmando: sword-wielding human alchemist played by Alden Loveshade
*Validk Amryln: human mage, professional exterminator played by Ezra S
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=== Prominent Non-Player Characters ===
*Alarra Gormann: deposed Princess of Bortania
*Eri Snow: singer and dancer at Madame Maude Lynn's Theater of Thrills
*Jinxi: androgynous jester with poppet Jack
*Kyrie Kelevan: priestess of Damira
== Events ==
=== 1742 ===
Ulthrane 45 (Restingday): Validk Amryln, a human mage and exterminator, bought a ticket for a drawing for a round trip from Trynser City to Milspar, Millisymph, and back.  Separately, Fern the Siegemaster also bought a $10 drawing ticket, and, as victims of Storm Audrea that the drawing was benefiting, Professor Chalk and Kyrie Kelevan got one for free for a separate drawing for victims.
Meanwhile, Scorpia Lee decided to try to steal a ticket by pickpocketing from a man who bought one; the man, a former slave and now journeyman armourer named Williams Freedman, noticed and screamed, "Hey, this girl just stole my ticket!"  She ran away, but was caught by mercenary Frank Osha, known to his friends for being a "nice guy--when he's drinking."  She tried flirting with him, but with a crowd watching, he said, "I'm not going to ruin my entire career just because you think you're sexy."
The noon drawing was overseen and announced by two female mages, Ivory Tresa and Ebony Tresa.  Winners included Princess Alarra Gorman, Giles Mumfret, Kyrie Kelevan, and Validk Amryln.  Eri Snow, Jinxi, and Williams Freedman did not exactly win, but had tickets that were chosen in a second drawing.  In that, if a Gate could be kept open for longer (i.e. a critical success), those tickets would count as winners.
Master Donghai Ping had previously purchased round trip tickets for himself, his wife Donghai Xiang, son Donghai Chang, his guard Juan de Fulmando, and one intended for his cook Heva de Fulmando,  Juan said, "Master Ping is pretty upset right now. He was going to show off his cook Heva on the trip, but with Fuylu and him doing the restaurant, Ping is cookless."  Master Ping planned to attend the 100th anniversary of  Los alquimistas del ratón morado aka The Alchemists of the Purple Mouse in Fulmando, Millisymph.
Fern the Siegemaster saw Validk Amryln, and pointed him out as an exterminator who had worked at St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth.  Jinxi, Juan de Fulmando, and Kyrie Kelevan had dinner at Razda's Lharasian Eats, then later traveled to Greystone Castle which was close to the Armsmen's Charter Building in St. Tanta Plaza.  They planned to be there before the 6 p.m. release time of Sardaster follower Dindre Wendorth.  Wendorth had been associated with the attack on Professor Chalk with Kyrie that led to a fire at their then residence of Balsten Arms Building.  Validk had also gone to the same area, coincidentally arriving at the same time.
While Validk hid, the others had split up.  Fern and Juan stood by the fountain in the central area, looking at it and even throwing in a coin.  Kyrie and Audrea stayed near some office buildings that were largely out of site of the castle exit.
Kyrie gestured that there was someone in an area; Juan thought it might be another Sardaster follower.  But soon Fern saw behind that corner was Jinxi, not in regular clothes as they had discussed, but in full jester regalia.  (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 2019 08 03)
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