Citadel's Shadow II, Session 28

Citadel's Shadow II, Session 28 was a session of the Citadel's Shadow II campaign, played on 2 June 2019 (UTC) (1 June 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
*Juan de Fulmando: sword-wielding human alchemist played by Alden Loveshade
*Sly Delgarro: recently released prisoner and reforming thief played by Mocha
=== Prominent Non-Player Characters ===
* Princess Alarra Gormann: roommate of Fern's, orphan daughter of an enemy warlord
* Audrea Daleos: mage and helper at Maisson Boulavier
* Eri "Crystal" Snow: singer and dancer
* Jinxi: androgynous jester with poppet Jack
* Sister Henna Brenafar: roommate of Fern's, peacemaker and Divine Circle acolyte
* Otto Mordh'Dhagai: Member of the demon dust-producing family, rival of Juan
* Rajzhela Carnelian: roommate of Fern's, quiet and shy half-Thalosian 
* Rollo Morliss: theater manager of Madame Maude Lynn's Theater of Thrills
* Yagritte Ratreaper: female dwarven rat exterminator
==Events==
===1742===
Ulthrane 31 (Hammering): Fern the Siegemaster and Juan de Fulmando were at Packer's Cave where they had just met Sylvester "Sly" Delgarro.  Juan took Sly to Maisson Boulavier to see about getting him lodging and possibly work (Audrea Daleos was having a hard time sticking to the job of assisting there in exchange for free room and board, living in a small room in the basement).
Fern made what repairs she felt were worth doing; things like taking a good leg from a bad chair to replace a broken leg on a good chair, and more involved repairs as well.
Juan spoke to Fern and Jinxi about planning a party for Audrea whose birthday was in two days.  Juan walked with Fern to St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth where Fern discussed possible ideas with her roommates Princess Alarra Gormann, Sister Henna Brenafar, and Rajzhela Carnelian.  As it was later in the evening, Juan was not allowed to enter the girls' dorm.  Fern said she thought there would probably be about 10 people there; Henna suggested a room at a tavern.  Princess Alarra was under restriction due to a recent fight with sister St. Bassard's resident Scorpia Lee, but said she would go anyway.  Henna and Rajzhela also planned to go.  Juan worked it out to get a room at the Dragon Behind.  (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 2019 06 01)
Ulthrane 32 (Middleday): Juan de Fulmando visited the Shining Luck Mages' Guild in hope of contacting some of Audrea's friends there for her birthday party.  Juan was told, "Our current students are not allowed to associate with former student Daleos. She was expelled as a bad influence."  Juan continued to try to get Audrea into a mages guild, or into St. Bassard's, or to get her recognized as a practicing mage.
On Groundhog Day, Eri Snow and Jinxi auditioned for regular employment at Madame Maude Lynn's Theater of Thrills.  Both Maude Lynn, mistress of ceremonyes, and her husband Rollo Morliss, theater manager, were impressed enough to hire them both.  Jinxi would be paid $40 per week, while Eri would get $50 per week.  Both were required to work 6 out of 9 days, 3 performing, 3 rehearsing.  Both had been already scheduled to perform that evening.
Sly Delgarro tried out for a position helping with rigging at Madame Maude Lynn's.  (He had also considered a position at Maisson Boulavier; Audrea was having trouble sticking to her work there).  While he did not have much in the way of theatrical experience, his climbing impressed them, including vaulting up, launching himself with his hands and landing on his feet at the top.  He was hired.  He would work for $40 per nine-day week, 3 days prep, 3 days show, 3 days off.  His training would begin in a couple of days.
Rollo was also happy with Fern's work of making repairs on props and the like.
Otto Mordh'Dhagai came in and said, "You have some impressive friends, Juan de Fulmando."  Otto was a round guy with a round bald head, wearing a monocle and a turtleneck sweater.  The Mordh'Dhagai family in general resented their loss of the monopoly to make demon dust in the Empire of Trysner and the competition with Master Donghai Ping and his employees including Juan.  Otto implied that Juan was moving into enetertainment and out of the demon dust making business.  After Juan's date, the now cleanshaven dwarven Yagritte Ratreaper arrived, Otto left; Juan warned his associates about Otto.  The group then had a discussion about demon dust, and whether lightning would cause it to explode (Juan said likely not unless it was contained).
Audrea, Fern, Juan, Sly, and Yagritte watched Jinxi and Eri; both did well.  Jinxi had written a skit for the "Groundhog King," inspired by the Rat King adventure, that played with people seeing shadows.   In the second half, Eri sang some upbeat (and bawdy) songs.
Otto said goodbye to Juan.  Jinxi and Eri joined the group, and they and Juan, Sly, and Yagritte walked Fern to St. Bassard's. Right as Juan and Yagritte were exchanging a kiss, the group heard a cry of "FIRE!"  (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 2019 06 01)
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