Citadel's Shadow II, Session 37

Citadel's Shadow II, Session 37 was a session of the Citadel's Shadow II campaign, played on 28 July 2019 (UTC) (27 July 2019 for some participants). This file also includes a short follow-up (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 2019 07 27+).
== Personnel ==
===Game Master===
*GM: played by Michael Lee Viviano
===Player Characters===
*Fern the Siegemaster: inventive fox-person student played by Rail Runner
*Juan de Fulmando: sword-wielding human alchemist played by Alden Loveshade
=== Prominent Non-Player Characters ===
* 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 44 (Lordsday) (Festival of Leathane) (continued): Eri Snow, Fern the Siegemaster, Jinxi, Juan de Fulmando and Kyrie Kelevan continued to investigate the disappearance of the Fourth Ring of Leathane. Some of them had followed Loving Heart Priestess Kay Ishida who led them to the prime suspect, sister Priestess Pilar Montecar, who was in her room. Kay had just come out, and ran into Kyrie. Kay asked Kyrie if she had been following, and Kyrie, who was sworn to tell the truth, obviously avoided answering. Juan told Kay he and others were looking for the two missing priestesses; with the fight that had happened, they might have been injured--as was Kay who had a black eye. Juan offered to treat her eye, but Kay yelled out a warning for Pilar, who was one floor up and directly above. Kyrie tried but failed to silence her.
Fern went upstairs to Pilar's door. Juan suggested Kyrie got outside and tried talking to Kay, but Kyrie ran outside and Kay followed her.
Someone noticed someone was on the roof--Pilar. Fern went in her room, then went out the open window. Juan went outside to cover the other side.
Pilar jumped to another roof, and the group--and others, including Eri and Jinxi and some Divine Pleasures priestesses--kept an eye on her. Fern jumped after her, but twisted her foot, fell on her bottom, and started sliding down the terra cotta roof. Fern slid off, Eri caught her, and they both suffered minor damage. Pilar climbed to a third story roof.
Juan called for Jinxi, then got a younger woman in working class civilian garb who called him "Uncle Charlie" trying to grab hold of him (for a big hug). He avoided her, and called on Goddess Samorojia for speed. In a couple of seconds, he ran toward where Pilar was (she on a roof, he on the ground) extremely quickly.
Pilar jumped again at three stories up, but tumbled, and had to grab hold of the gutter. Fern tried following her. Juan said, ""Pilar Montecar, there's about a dozen people all over here following you. We don't want you to get hurt. Just get yourself to a safe place and we'll help you. By Leathane, there's no way you're getting away. Cooperate and things can be better for you." He also told Pilar that Fern was there to help her--and saw a priestess of the rivial Divine Pleasures coming onto the roof through a dormer window to where Pilar was. With a crowd watching, Juan made a loud comment about this being a chance for everyone to see how the priestesses of Leathane worked together in a spirit of love. Fern kept an eye on the emerging priestess, who had a big stick, while Jinxi appeared over the top of the roof on the other side with a rope of knotted together handkerchiefs.
Fern intimidated the priestess with a stick and Pilar. She also helped Pilar get from hanging on the gutter to Jinxi's rope. Everyone on the roof got down safely. Fern worked to intimidate Pilar with a knife, but was told by both Juan and the Divine Pleasures Priestess Aria Enikano that the knife was unnecessary. Fern put it away.
The police took Pilar, Kay, and Kyrie into custody--Kyrie had gotten into a fight. Juan, Fern, and some priestesses helped those who needed medical help. Pilar and Kay were interrogated with help from Divine Pleasures priestesses. They learn that Pilar had decided to leave the Loving Heart sect of Leathane and join a third sect, the Undying Flame. She wanted to make the switch during the Festival of Leathane, and wanted Kay to come with her. Some priests of the Undying Flame had accompanied the parade as spectators, in civilian garb. They were going to recieve Pilar and hopefully Kay when it was over. However, the parades collided and Pilar saw the opportunity to present the Undying Flame with a gift for her joining... the 4th ring of Leathane. She hit Sister Jana with the salsa, took the ring, and gave it to one of her UF comrades waiting in the sidelines,
There were seven rings in total, two in Trynser (there was another in the Divine Pleasures temple in Lydaelia down south." The Divine Pleasures priestesses discussed the merits of raiding the Undying Flame temple. They decided to bring it up to their leader.
Pilar was arrested for theft. Kay and Kyrie were both arrested for disorderly conduct, though Kyrie was sprung by the Divine Pleasures priestesses.
As it was late and they were tired, Eri, Fern, Jinxi, Juan, and Kyrie decided to return for the night. Juan asked if anyone had seen Audrea Daleos, and Fern said, “:"Well, I can right away tell you that the probability of randomly finding a specific person in the crowd is very low." As randomness would have it, at that moment they saw Krendall Moulerbos who was with a girl who appeared to be intoxicated. Juan half jokingly offered to kiss Kyrie’s head to make it feel better, but she took it seriously and said no.
They made a quick report to Corporal Corvira Levlor, a female Thalosian officer of the Trynser City Municipal Force assigned to the Delctra's Cauldron watch. Corporal Akira Kinpatsu told them, “Apparently they didn't think they had sufficient evidence on one of the suspects in the Balsten Arms incident last week so they will be releasing him from Greystone Castle at 6 o'clock tomorrow evening.” He was one of the followers of Sardaster. The group quietly decided to try to follow him.
While the group walked Fern home to St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth. Kyrie said she hated to ask, but wanted to stay at Eri’s place for the night. Eri said sure, but Juan said Eri and Jinxi were sharing a room, each with their own bed, so there was very little room. Juan, on the other hand, had a room of equal size with one bed. Kyrie was used to sleeping on the floor, and Juan said he had extra blankets. Fern suggested building bunk beds, and was advised to wait on that until another day. They dropped Fern off, and the rest walked to Maisson Boulavier where the rest of them were staying (Kyrie just for the night).
They learned Audrea Daleo was outside. She finally told them she had drunk from a keg of beer kept in the basement by where she was staying in exchange for doing household chores. She had gotten drunk, and was found poassed out by own Ethel Boulavier. Juan got flustered trying to figure out where all three of them could sleep without incident. Finally, it was decided Kyrie would sleep on blankets on the floor while Juan and Audrea would sleep platonically in his bed,
Before going to bed, Juan told Kyrie it was customary where he came from, Millisymph, to give a good night mutual kiss on the cheek; Kyrie was not interested. He then said to Audrea, “"While we're still standing up and fully clothed, how about a traditional Festival of Leathane kiss?" She agreed, and they smooched. (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 2019 07 27) (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 2019 07 27+)
Ulthrane 45 (Restingday): Juan de Fulmando was woken up by Eliza Boulavier knocking on his door to tell him it was time for breakfast (this at a quarter to eight). Juan told her, through the door, he had a couple guests, but their breakfasts would be paid for. Audrea used magic to clean both Kyrie and her own clothes. Then Kyrie stood in the hall and, because Juan wanted to explain Audrea being there before Eliza or Ethel Boulavier saw the expulsed girl, changed in his room with Audrea told she could turn her back.
The group went to breakfast. They had a discussion, most of it after breakfast. Audrea had gotten drunk on a keg of beer, belonging to the home, which had been full four days before; and slept it off through the day until she was discovered by Ethel. Audrea could become a paying guest, but her days of doing housework for her room and board were over.
They discussed various possible job ideas, then Juan said he had talked to someone who was looking for temporary magical help. In addition to magical duties, Audrea would have to help with cleanup and housework at Yatzo's House of Ensorclement. She agreed to apply. (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 2019 07 27+)
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