Citadel's Shadow II, Session 13

Citadel's Shadow II, Session 13 was a session of the Citadel's Shadow II campaign, played on Feb. 24, 2019 (UTC) (Feb. 23, 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
=== Non-Player Characters ===
* Blackeye Snarkin: deputy constable in the Delctra's Cauldron Borough
* Hanna Gruskin: dwarven woman, sister of the late Vilburd Gruskin called "Packer"
* Jinxi: androgynous jester with poppet Jack
* Krendall Moulerbos: male human rat exterminator
* Dr. Manovar: physician at Delctra's Cauldron Borough Hospital
* Thuddeus Gunch: Constable in Delctra's Cauldron Borough
* Ursula Nidonge: female human mercenary
* Yagritte Ratreaper: female dwarven rat exterminator
== Events ==
=== 1742 ===
Ulthrane 13 (Hammering) (continued): When Juan arrived home at Maisson Boulavier. Eliza Boulavier, 15, told Juan she found a gigantic rat wrapped in a sheet under his bed.  Juan told Eliza not to worry about it as it was probably put there by a prankster, but inwardly suspected it was left as a threat.  However, the sheet the rat was wrapped in looked like the one that he, Fern the Siegemaster, and Jinxi had left at the Delctra's Cauldron Borough.   Juan asked Eliza if she knew who could have brought a rat into his room; she said, ""I don't know, who was that weird person last night? No, I don't really need to know."  Juan told her it was Jinxi who had fought the rats and then went to the hospital.  He also said, "Don't worry, Jinxi won't replace you, Eliza."  Juan got rid of the rat, but kept the sheet for Elixa to clean so it could be returned to Hanna Gruskin.  (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 2019 02 23)
Ulthrane 14 (Middleday): Juan de Fulmando met Fern the Siegemaster where she lived at St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth.  They heard that Professor Thaddeus Young was leaving to go to Starreach to do magical research.
The two traveled to Delctra's Cauldron Hall and met with Constable Thuddeus Gunch and Deputy Constable Blackeye Snarkin.  Juan told them about the rat under his bed, and Gunch said Juan's "companion" (Jinxi) had returned and gotten it, asking if it could be stuffed as a prop.  Gunch asked the pair if they could be there in hour to meet with others; Juan said he and Fern had work and school, but would try to get permission.  Gunch gave them each a note in Trynsern (which Juan had Fern read for him) saying that they were needed by the constabulary.
Fern and Juan then visited Jinxi in the hospital.  Jinxi said they wanted to go home, but the hospital wanted them to stay.  Juan said Jinxi could stay in his room for a while only after an official hospital release.  Jinxi said they owed for the hospital stay, but were told they could entertain some sick kids for the stay so far, but not for another day.  Juan said they would work it out and not to worry about it.
Fern debated on whether Jinxi staying or not would be the best option, and asked Dr. Manovar.  The doctor said if somebody could give Jinxi care for the next day, it would be all right.  When Fern reported that to Juan, Juan stubbornly insisted neither of them could take care of Jinxi for a day, and Jinxi could only stay with Juan if officially released from the hospital.
Later, Fern and Juan met in Constable Gunch's office with Hanna Gruskin a dwarf female named Yagritte Ratreaper, a human female named Ursula Nidonge, and a human man named Krendall Moulerbos. Krendall and Yagritte were each in full chain mail, while Ursula was unarmored.  Fern and Juan told the others what they had done in Packer's Cave, the cave of Hanna's late brother Vilburd Gruskin.  They said that Giles Mumfret, owner of Witch on a Stick, was still missing.  Krendall make a few comments Juan found insulting.  Krendall said they weren't going to divide the pay for the job with Fern and Juan, and Juan said he didn't need the pay, but asked for helping with one day's hospital stay for Jinxi who fought the rats and was in the hospital as a result.  Hanna said she'd see what she could do.  Krendell said they were going in the cave at noon, and he and Yagritte and Ursula left.
Juan and Fern learned that Hanna had given the keys to get into the cave area to Krendall, but has two more sets made.  Gruch said the city was paying the trio.  Hanna said the job wouldn't be charity; she has arranged with Sir Lyus A. Sleyden, attorney at Law, about getting salvage fees.  Juan borrowed a set of keys.  He reported to Master Donghai Ping who approved him going, and even gave him five jars of Alchemist's Fire he could use in addition to some rat bait and poisons that could use testing.
Fern asked her roommates about taking Jinxi out of the hospital and keeping them at St. Bassard's.  Roommate Sister Henna Lorraine Brenafar diplomatically said she didn't think it would be a good idea.  Fern realized it could put someone at risk.  She then debated about Jinxi leaving the hospital and finding food in the city without using money.
Fern and Juan went to the cave about half an hour early.  Juan wanted to get there before the others, and Fern wanted to test a rat trap she was working on developing.  They found Krendall and Yagritte were already there.  Krendall was mad, and said he'd told Ursula to be there at 11.  (He had told Juan and Fern they would be there at noon).  Juan and Krendall exchanged barbs until Yagritte made a comment that helped stop it.  Meanwhile, Fern found a spot where rats had dug to place her trap.  
Yagritte said she and Krendall were hired for a job up in Delternas; Ursula, who got hired later, was someone they used when they thought they would need her.
Fern's rat trap hadn't caught a rat (it didn't snap when she tried to disarm it) when Ursula came up--with Jinxi.  Juan started to object when he learned that Ursula had used magic to heal Jinxi who had been therefore been released from the hospital.  Krendall was upset about magic being used on a fool, but Ursula said she had recovered already.  The group decided to go in.
Ursula has a staff, Krendall has a shortsword, Yagritte was carrying two axes and a scythe.  Juan had a sword, Fern had a rifle, and Jinxi had...Jack, the poppet.  When Juan said he could unlocked the door, Krendall questioned how he would have the key--Juan said he was working for the owner.  
The group debated about whether or not using a rifle and alchemist fire would be safe to use in the cave.
Yagritte spotted the trap, and Juan and Fern told the others what they had seen, including the room with the barrels of whiskey and the dead body of Packer in the mine cart.  When they checked the room, Juan and Fern noticed a wine keg was smasked which wasn't smashed when they were there before.  They figured someone else had been there.  (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 2019 02 23)