Citadel's Shadow II, Session 53

Citadel's Shadow II, Session 53 was a session of the Citadel's Shadow II campaign, played on 10 November 2019 (UTC) (11 November 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 Atakares: half-elf mage played by Alden Loveshade
=== Prominent Non-Player Characters ===
*Eri Snow: fox-person entertainer for Madame Maude Lynn's Theater of Thrills
*Katerina Smartcat: cat professor at St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth
*Rajzhela Carnelian: human/thalosian student at St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth
*Turgan Tin-Finger: goblin student at St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth
== Events ==
=== 1742 ===
Heris 9 (Restingday) (continued): Eri Snow, Minigallith Atakares, and Turgan Tin-Finger were on the fifth floor of the girls' dorm at St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth when Fern the Siegemaster arrived. The three wished Fern a happy birthday. Eri gave Fern a wooden box that contained a microscope.
Rajzhela Carnelian came in with Prof. Katerina Smartcat on her shoulders.  She said, "I was given the task of being a mentor for Scorpia Lee. I figured I'd approach her on her level with a slight bit of mischief, so I asked her to come out late at night and climb the rocks over at the Cut."
"When I got there, Scorpia had already arrived. And then I noticed Turgan sneaking and hiding. Well, nobody is going to out-sneak and out-hide Rajzhela, so I bushwhacked him." Mini asked what she did, and she said, "I stuffed him in a bag and hung him from the bridge. I thought he'd be able to get free."  She told Turgan that, as he worked in crafts, he didn't know how to get out of a simple knot.  Mini was very upset that she left Turgan there and didn't make certain he got free.
Fern and Rajzhela then discussed knot tying, which upset Mini.
Rajzhela started making amends by buying ice cream for the group, then went back in the dorm.
Mini asked Turgan what happened when he was spying on Scorpia.  He said, ":"Ah! Er... well, I was out at an hour before midnight for no particular reason... and I notice that Scorpia Lee is hanging around at the bridge over the Cut, so I says to myself, 'Ah! There is Scorpia Lee! Surely she is up to no good, so let's watch her!' So I watches her. Next thing you know I gots a bag over me and I'm hanging from the bridge!"
Eri, Fern, and Mini went to Prof. Katerina Smartcat's office.  While Eri waited outside, Fern and Mini talked to the professor privately.  Mini reported what she knew, and said she suspected former student Dase Bareface might have been involved, which the professor found unlikely.  Mini told the professor it was Fern's birthday, and the professor wished the fox-girl a happy birthday.  Mini asked about the professor's brother, Prof. Clarence Smartcat, and was told, "He's doing lovely. He's tearing his hair out trying to get the Damira's Festival project on track, though."
The professor asked Mini if she had ideas on how to deal with Rajzhela, and Mini said she would think about it.
Fern and Mini left the office, and saw some of the younger girls admiring Eri.  Eri decided she, Fern, and Mini could celebrate Fern's birthday at Oswald's in the Commerce Crossing building; it was relatively expensive, but Mini had eaten there with her "uncle" Sir Lyus Sleyden.  Mini said she would pay Fern's bill, and Eri, who tried to indicate getting the microscope was troublesome, agreed.  (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 2019 11 09)