Citadel's Shadow II, Session 95

Citadel's Shadow II, Session 95 was a session of the Citadel's Shadow II campaign, played on 29 November 2020 (UTC).
==Personnel ==
===Game Master===
*GM: played by Miley Spears
===Player Characters===
*Juan Silvio-Vagle: sword-wielding human alchemist played by Alden Loveshade
*Ragnar Rockbeard: human (?) fighter played by Rail Runner
===Prominent Non-Player Characters===
*Eri Snow: fox-person entertainer
==Events==
===1742===
Damirin 27 (Restingday) (continued): Juan Silvio-Vagle and Eri Snow visited the unconscious Fern the Siegemaster at a hospital in Trynser City.  The three had investigated an old limestone mine closed 'ages ago" in Gammick's Quarry.  They had been hired by Mr. Docylynn to find out why reports from the mine had not come in; they investigated, and had been attacked by flying demonic monkeys.
Juan suggested they return to the mine the next day after religious services.  While Eri wanted to stay with Fern, Juan convinced Eri that Fern would want her to help at the mine.
That night Juan had a dream that he would return to the mine in the morning, and would find "big help" there.  (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 20201129)
Damirin 28 (Godsday): After religious services, Eri Snow and Juan Silvio-Vagle returned by carriage while armed and with a couple of torches to an an old limestone mine closed 'ages ago" in Gammick's Quarry.  They had gone the previous day with Fern the Siegemaster, who ended up in the hospital after an attack by flying demonic monkeys.
Eri and Juan were almost to the mine when they say a "giant" chasing a man.  The man being chased said it was just a joke, but the "giant" Ragnar Rockbeard said it wasn't, and kept chasing and gaining on the man.  (The man had said, "You're big as a house and smart as a mouse.")
Disembarking from the carriage, Juan called for speed.  The chase continued, with the man barely missing being caught by Ragnar.  Juan began to run when the ground shook; no one lost their footing.  Juan believed Ragnar was the man he'd had the vision of who could help them.  Juan told that to Ragnar.
Juan and Eri agreed to split the $200 reward three ways with Ragnar.  Ragnar threw a rock at the fleeing man, and missed.
Juan said, "Ragar, Eri and I want to tell you what happened here. I saw you in a dream.  We were hired to take care of a problem in this supposedly abandoned mine, and to keep it secret.  One of us was almost killed, and is in hospital. We killed two flying demonic monkeys. There may be more.  If you'll join us, we can give you an equal share of our pay.  Are you interested?"
Ragnar said, "I'm in. Where to?"
Juan said, "We're very close. Follow me."  The main part of the mine had been closed and boarded up years ago, but Juan led them to a largely hidden side entrance.  Ragnar asked if it being boarded was a problem; Juan said it was as it had been closed by authorities of the City of Trynser.  The side entrance was about eight feet tall; to enter, Ragnar would have to duck.  Juan used an alchemical starter to light a torch, and the trio entered, Juan first, Ragnar second, and Eri third.  Juan had a sword and shield; Ragnar a huge axe and throwing axe, and Eri a lajatang.  The room smelled like sulfur.
After entering, Eri and Juan saw what looked like a flying monkey!  They had battled demonic flying monkeys when they entered the cave the previous day.  The monkey threw a spear at Juan who blocked it with his shield.  Eri aimed with a bow and arrow, while Ragnar couldn't see it in the relative darkness of the cave.  A second after the first throw, the monkey had another spear and threw it, this time at Eri.  Eri didn't dodge, and was bady hurt.
The monkey fired at Juan but missed, while Ragnar struggled to see it.  Juan attacked, but the monkey dodged.  Ragnar finally saw the monkey, which threw another spear at Juan who dodged and then hit it with his sword.  Ragnar threw his axe, but missed--and his axe went straight toward Juan!  With Ragnar's tremendous strength, Juan's life was in danger--but he dodged.  Juan hit the monkey and it vanished in sulfur-smelling smoke!
At Juan's request, Ragnar picked up the badly-injured Eri to move her outside--at Juan's suggestion to avoid moving her body around, Ragnar went from one to two hands.  Juan used first aid to help her, but she was still in no condition to fight.  Juan thought they should have brought lanterns instead of torches; setting down a lantern would be better than leaning a torch against a wall.
Juan and Ragnar re-entered the cave, and both saw a flying monkey.  Ragnar threw an axe; the monkey dodged.  The monkey threw a spear at Juan; Juan barely dodged.  The monkey threw again at Juan; as with the previous monkey, it could throw a spear every turn.  Ragnar and Juan both took quick, wild swings at the monkey; both missed.  As Juan and Ragnar were too close for the monkey to effectively throw a spear, it attacked while holding it and missed.
Ragnar attacked with his axe and missed; Juan attacked with his sword, but the monkey dodged.  Ragnar attacked--but the monkey did a critically good dodge, and Ragnar dropped the axe.  Ragnar threw a throwing axe, hit the monkey, and it vanished with a puff of sulfur-smelling smoke.  As with the other monkeys, when they disappeared, so did their spears.
Juan saw a slight glow up ahead, and the two moved toward it.  Juan saw someone up ahead.  It was human, male, sort of light skin, brown hair and eyes, 5 foot 6 inches tall, 150 lbs. About late 20s.  Juan recognized the man as the one Ragnar was "talking to" earlier (while chasing).  They moved closer, and Ragnar saw the man, and told him to come closer.
Ragnar looked further, and in the darkness thought he saw a woman bathing, and said so.  A voice said, "I'll get you, my pretties, and your little dog too!"  Juan said, "In the name of all that is holy, that is not a woman bathing!"  Juan said they didn't have a little dog, but the being said "the little white one."  It apparently referred to Eri, who was a white furred fox-person.
The being was clownish, 6 ft 5 in tall, 200 lbs. wearing a clown suit. A flying monkey was with it.  The clown was floating above the ground while the monkey was in winged flight.  The being said "Scarivelcreon is my name, pretties!" and said he was a powerful demon.
Scarivelcreon said, "You have killed my monkeys, good for you!"
Juan Silvio-Vagle said, "How is that good?"
Scarivelcreon said, "Less monkeys, more money for me!"
Ragnar said, "You looking for trouble or something?"  Juan said, "If so, you've found it."
Scarivelcreon said, "Well! Ring around the rosy, a pocket full of spears! Thought you'd be pretty foxy, didn't you? Well! The last to go will see the first three go before her! And her mangy little dog, too!"  Scarivelcreon then threw an axe at Juan who luckily dodged.  The demonic clown was floating about 10 feet up, too high for Juan to reach, but within reach of Ragnar's wielded axe.
Another axe appeared in Scarivelcreon's hand, and he threw it at Juan who barely dodged.  Benny, the man Ragnar had chased, said, "Seriously, people, that clown will kill you! You haven't got a chance!"  Ragnar attacked, but the clown dodged acrobatically
Yet another axe appeared in the clown's hand, and he threw it and hit Ragnar.  It cut deeply, but Ragnar was extremely exceptional in both strength and in the amount of damage he could take, and fought on.
Juan realized he was virtually useless with no decent missile weapon and unable to reach Scarivelcreon.  So he tried diplomacy.  He said, "Look, Great and Terrible Scarivelcreon. We have intruded on your domain. We can leave now, and send in priests or priestesses who will banish you to Hell. Or you can let us go and we will leave things to be as they will be."  Ragnar stopped attacking, focusing purely on defense while waiting to see what the demonic clown would do.
Scarivelcreon said, "I just might consider that--for money!"  When asked, he said he wanted the reward money they had been offered for destroying him.
Juan said, "I can't do that. I follow the Mercenary Code of Honor. And I cannot deal with Demons. I have perhaps offered more than I should."
Ragnar said, "Let's f**king finish him already then."
The clown said they'd have six more rounds of combat, then talk; Juan said that left him out because the clown was floating too high.  The clown said then Juan would fight his flying monkey.
Ragnar swung at the clown--and critically missed.  It threw Ragnar off balance.  The clown hit, and the unbalanced Ragnar did not defend.
Juan and the monkey fought; Juan hit the monkey, but the monkey missed.
Ragnar swung at the clown--and critically missed again!  Again thrown off balance, the clown hit him.  Ragnar struggled to stay conscious.  Ragnar tried again, but missed the clown and barely dodged the clown's attack.
Juan hit the monkey critically well, and it vanished.  Barely holding onto consciousness, Ragnar swung his axe at the clown, and missed.  Scarivelcreon said, "What? That was my pet! That wasn't just another monkey! You killed my pet! Damn you all!"  Scarivelcreon disappeared!
Ragnar collapsed.  Juan performed first aid,  Benny got help, and several people together were able to move Ragnar and get him to a hospital.
Eri got $67 reward, Ragnar $67, and Juan took $66.  However, Juan also gathered useful material worth $300, and split that evenly four ways with Eri, Fern, and Ragnar.  (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 20201129)
Note: The mine was later referred to as the Yiaa Mine, associated with the Yiaa family.
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