Citadel's Shadow II, Session 61

Citadel's Shadow II, Session 61 was a session of the Citadel's Shadow II campaign, played on 5 January 2020 (UTC) (4 January 2020 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 "Miss Mini" Atakares: half-elf mage played by Alden Loveshade
=== Prominent Non-Player Characters ===
* Deldin Zlomar: student at St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth
* Lyndara Xlayde: student at St. Bassard's
* Oscar Ragnar: student at St. Bassard's
* Rajzhela Carnelian: student at St. Bassard's
* Rico Wylde: student at St. Bassard's
* Royce Hammer: student at St. Bassard's
* Scorpia Lee: student at St. Bassard's
* Katerina Smartcat: cat professor at St. Bassard's
== Events ==
=== 1742 ===
Heris 21 (Landsday): Fern the Siegemaster learned that fellow St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth student Royce Hammer was working on refining metals into what could 'conceivably' be used to create better sharp tools (weapons).  Fern, who knew Metallurgy, gave him some ideas.  Royce didn't seem very friendly, but was receptive.
St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth's After-Class Exercise Club activities were held roughly every three days or so, although not on a schedule known to students.  Minigallith "Miss Mini" Atakares learned that Nyssa Antellios, Sister of Surrea, one of the instructors with the school's defensive class, was also involved, which greatly pleased Mini who planned to become one of the Sisters.
Prof. Katerina Smartcat, assisted by Minigallith "Miss Mini" Atakares, went out after dark with students Deldin Zlomar, Fern the Siegemaster, Lyndara Xlayde, Oscar Ragnar, Rajzhela Carnelian, Rico Wylde, Royce Hammer, and Scorpia Lee.  Mini knew Deldin, and thought she might have dated him, but with her memory loss wasn't sure.
The group was going to the Giela Bortanye neighborhood, which was the Bortan enclave in Delctra's Cauldron Borough very much near the top of Paytern Hill.  To understand Bortan, Mini used magic to borrow the language from Rajzhela.
Prof. Smartcat had Fern and others, including Rajzhela, climb up Gammick's Quarry while Mini went with Prof. Smartcat on the road.  Suddenly, there was a sound of falling rocks--Rajzhela fell!  Fortunately, she caught herself, and chuckled about it.  While Fern said it would be good to have a rope with a hook, Professor Smartcat said it was important to practice without that as the equipment wouldn't always be available.  She added, ""It sucks, but learning how to get hurt might be necessary too."
After Rahzhela said a rock she had put her foot on dozens of times had "popped right off," Lyndara said, "I saw Rajzhela sneak an extra plate of waffles in the cafeteria this morning. Surely that had nothing to do with it."
Prof. Smartcat said, "Alright, quiet now. What we're going to do tonight is sneak over close enough to the Bortans to maybe overhear some of them talking. We're just trying to see if we can hear anything about how they feel.  The ones we have that understand Bortan are me, Mini, Rajzhela, and Deldin."
Fern and Lyndara climbed a building and secured a rope which Prof. Smartcat climbed.  Rico then tied it around Miss Mini, and Fern, Lin, and Raj tried pulling her up.  In spite of Miss Mini only weighing 90 lbs., they only got her a few feet off of the ground before she slipped back down.  Miss Mini said, "I guess there are some advantages to being the weight of a cat."
The group looked for something they could use as a pulley; Scorpia found a old spool from a weaver's wheel, and Lin found a big spike to use for an axle.  Fern tried to get it all working together.  It was a struggle, and Fern and some others looked as if they wouldn't make it, but working together everyone got up.
At near 21:00 hours, Rajzhela told Professor Smartcat that some men on the roof of one of the Bortan buildings who were about 20 yards away were looking at them.  The group decided to act like they were doing work on the building they were on, while Miss Mini talked out loud about how she'd be glad when they were through, trying to act innocent.  One of the men asked what they were doing, and Miss Mini said she should ask them the same question; she and the others were on "official business."  She then said, :"After I get off work, do you know a good place to go for a drink?"  The men said, "Yes, yes, let's have a drink!"
The group heard some people approaching from down the road, and decided it was time to leave--casually.  Before leaving, Mini continued to talk to the men about getting a drink.
The approaching people ended up being a crowd shouting in Trynsern and broken Bortan.  The three Bortan men on the roof said, "It's a trick! It's the Verintalian bastards!"  Mini asked who was trying to trick them, when the crowd started throwing rocks at the windows of the Bortan buildings.
The group decided that with a possible fight between Bortans and Verintalians, they wouldn't be noticed, and left.  While Mini talked about contacting the authorities, they heard whistles showing the authorities were already on the way.  Prof. Smartcat said the group would meet at the bottom of Gammick's Quarry.  The professor and Mini decided to keep in touch by using mental magic, but it could not be sustained for a long period.
At the quarry, Fern fell!  She was badly heard, almost passing out.
Meanwhile, Mini saw a pair of horsemen, members of the Trynser City Municipal Force, approach, and told them about the Bortan-Verintalian conflict.
Back at the quarry, Rajzhela told Fern not to move, and Fern didn't.  Mini sent a mental signal to Professor Smartcat about what happened, and started doing first aid on Fern.  Fern had hurt both legs which were swelling.  Fern's legs had sprains, fractures and bruising in addition to other bumps and scrapes on the arms and other parts of her body.  Mini was too fatigued to use healing magic, but Professor Smartcat said she could cast it once, and did.
The group eventually got Fern back to the dorm at St. Bassard's.  Mini and then Henna Brenafar cast enough healing magic to heal Fern.   (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 2020 01 04)