Citadel's Shadow II, Session 94

Citadel's Shadow II, Session 94 was a session of the Citadel's Shadow II campaign, played on 28 November 2020 (UTC).
== Personnel ==
===Game Master===
*GM: played by Alden Loveshade (introduction only)
*GM: played by Miley Spears
===Player Characters===
*Fern the Siegemaster: inventive fox-person student played by Rail Runner
*Juan Silvio-Vagle: sword-wielding human alchemist played by Alden Loveshade
=== Prominent Non-Player Characters ===
*Eri Snow: fox-person entertainer
=== Special ===
* Chloris Jennigan: human student played by Miley Spears
== Events ==
=== 1742 ===
Damirin 26 (Lordsday) (continued): Professor Clarence Smartcat called a meeting of his material sciences and metalworking students at St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth in Trynser City. These included students who had worked on a science fair project for the Festival of Damira. They met in the workshop room.
Professor Smartcat said, "I assembled you here to give you some news. Of course you all know that our team won first place in the Festival of Damira Science Fair, with special credit to Fern the Siegemaster, Mugsey Dormp, Chloris Jennigan, Sherrod Urnen, Snowy Zeddick, and Turgan Tin-Finger. You may remember that Mr. Otto Mordh'Dhagai was kind enough to give us financial support, without which we would likely have never been able to work on a project as ambitious as the steam engine.
"While congratulations are in order, I also have a sad announcement. Mugsey Dormp and Sherrod Urnen will be leaving us to work for Mr. Mordh'Dhagai. I'll let them say goodbye."
Mugsey said he'd still be around, that he'd be doing "super secret" work, and would "always remember my humble beginnings at St. Bassard's." Chloris said, "Super secret, right," but did say she'd miss them after Sherrod said he'd miss everyone, and that they were a great group. Mugsey said they might need assistants.
Chloris suggested a going away party, and the professor agreed some students could get snacks and drinks from the cafeteria. Fern volunteered to cook, "patas de cangrejo verde en salsa de aceituna" (green crab legs in olive sauce) which was one of her specialties; the dish came out very well.
Rajzhela Carnelian came in, and learned from Fern there was a party going on. She told her a Mr. Docylynn wanted to see her outside, and was "wearing a gray overcoat and a hat, kind of creepy." Fern went out alone.
Docylynn said, "You remember you owe me a favor. A big favor." That was, "for not reporting that you shot and almost killed me when I was running for help for your friend, what's the name, Jinxi?" Fern confirmed that.
Docylynn wanted Fern to check on a mine closed 'ages ago" that was in Gammick's Quarry, an old limestone mine. Docylynn said Fern didn't need to know what was being mined there now. Fern knew the quarry was close to Packer's Cave where she and others saw the rat king. She also knew peopled lived in a poor neighborhood above it. Docylynn said that shipments hadn't come from the mine in two weeks. Someone else had gone to check, but hadn't returned.
For the owed favor, Docylynn wanted Fern to find out what the problem was and why the missing person hadn't returned--and to keep it secret. While Fern would work to repay the favor, Docylynn said he would pay two additional people $100 each, and recommended Fern find someone who was good at combat, and someone who knew the basics of demon dust. Fern said she knew a person who fit both. Docylynn had no advice on choosing a second person as the situation was unknown. Fern said she'd begin working on it the next day; Docylynn said he'd check back that evening.
Fern returned to the party. After it ended, she went to visit Juan Silvio-Vagle where he lived at Maisson Boulavier. After being greeted by Eliza Boulavier, she went to his room and inappropriately entered without knocking.
Juan said, "Fern the Siegemaster. Didn't anyone ever teach you to knock and wait for permission before entering a room?" Fern said, "Uh?.." Juan said, "OK, I'll teach you. Knock and wait for permission before entering a room." Fern said, "Ah. Got it." Fern then exited, closed the door, then knocked.
Juan rolled his eyes, then opened the door and said, "Fern, how nice to see you. Come in, have a seat."
Fern told Juan about the meeting with Docylynn. Eri Snow, who also lived at Maisson Boulavier, then went to Juan's room, and said she was back. Fern told Eri the situation, Eri joined the team to make a trio. Fern said that all three of them had to keep it secret. All three were free to investigate the next day. Juan and Eri learned Fern didn't know anything about the person who had previously been sent to investigate and had then disappeared. Fern did tell having made herself a suit of plate armor.
Damirin 27 (Restingday): Eri Snow, Fern the Siegemaster, and Juan Silvio-Vagle met in the morning at St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth in Trynser City. They took a carriage pulled by four brown horses and got the entrance of a cave that was a former limestone mine they were to investigate. The entrance to the cave, located in Gammick's Quarry, was boarded up with wood. It had an old "Do Not Enter" sign.
Fern put on a suit of light plate armor she had made, and the trio debated on how to get into the mine. Fern looked for, and found, another entrance. The trio tried being quiet, but Fern and Juan failed. They heard chattering inside that sounded familiar--it sounded like a flying demon monkey! Juan suggested Fern could use her rifle if there was no one in the way, but Eri suggested she be careful of firing near mine supports. Eri looked, and saw two monkeys; the trio went in.
Fern said she wished they had two firearms, but Juan, who hadn't brought one, said he didn't trust them. Fern fired, but the demonic flying monkey dodged, and threw a spear at Juan, who dodged it.
Fern drew a knife, and Juan drew his sword. The second monkey threw a spear at Eri, but critically failed and hit the first monkey, which attacked back. Juan prayed for speed.
Fern swung at a monkey, but it dodged. Juan moved in while Eri fired her bow; an arrow hit the second monkey. The monkeys had stopped fighting each other to fight the trio. Fern cut a monkey badly, but a monkey threw a spear at Fern and hit critically to Fern's torso. Fern yelped, but did not succumb to stress atavism--but struggled to stay conscious. Eri pulled Fern away.
Juan, now up to speed, attacked, saying, "By the name of Herix and all that is holy, return to Hell!" The monkey failed to dodge his sword attack; it was still active, but badly injured and moving very slowly. Fern was hit again, and Eri stood between Fern and the monkeys. Juan joined Eri.
The trio noticed the monkey didn't need to draw or prepare a new spear; they threw one right after another. Juan and Fern managed to dodge attacks. Juan hit the first monkey; it disappeared in a puff of smoke and sulfur! Juan said, "Praise Herix!"
Eri fired her bow, and hit the second monkey. It also disappeared in a puff of smoke and sulfur. With no demonic monkeys left, Eri and Juan removed Fern from the mine, and Juan's began treating Fern, who has become unconscious, pharmaceutically.
Eri hailed a carriage to take Fern--and there was a healer on the carriage. Fern was transported to the hospital. (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 20201128)
Note: The mine was later referred to as the Yiaa Mine, associated with the Yiaa family.
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