Citadel's Shadow II, Session 67

Citadel's Shadow II, Session 67 was a session of the Citadel's Shadow II campaign, played on 16 February 2020 (UTC) (15 Februrary 2020 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
*Minigallith "Miss Mini" Atakares: half-elf mage played by Alden Loveshade
=== Prominent Non-Player Characters ===
* Audrea Daleos: human mage of Shining Luck Mages' Guild
* Eri Snow: fox-person entertainer at Madame Maude Lynn's Theater of Thrills
* Jinxi: androgynous human jester at Madame Maude Lynn's
* Kyrie Kelevan: human priestess of Damira
* Rajzhela Carnelian: student at St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth
== Events ==
=== 1742 ===
Heris 32 (Middleday) (continued): Audrea Daleos, Eri Snow, Fern the Siegemaster, Kyrie Kelevan, Minigallith Atakares, and Rajzhela Carnelian left Shadowfall Night Market in Shadowfall and headed for Madame Maude Lynn's Theater of Thrills in Delctra's Cauldron Borough.  They learned the man who had attacked them and that Fern had shot had been dragged off.
Eri asked Miss Mini if she was going to perform before the main performance as it was amateur night; Mini decided she would, while Fern debated about performing.  Audrea asked if that was anything like amateur night at the Purple Door where the girls danced unclothed.
Rollo Morliss, Madame Maude Lynn's theater manager, complained about Eri coming in late; it was explained that she and the others had been attacked.  The group got seats in the dress circle.  Mini, remembered her mother Gina Atakares bringing her there before; they sat in one of the front boses overlooking the stage.  She thought about singing, "The Ballad of Moptop Marley."  Looking up where she had sat before, she and Fern saw six of the Lords of the Green sitting there.  Fern, Mini, and others had seen those six ride rampantly down the street, knocking things over and injuring people.
On stage, Madame Maude Lynn introduced Rico Wylde, a student at  St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth.  He performed a humorous song about "The Scotsman."  He was well received.
The next performance was by Slammy Killmaster with Phithy Anvil.  Most of the crowd was baffled by the music, although there were a few enthusiastic supporters; Mini was not among them.
Next was Primrose Tunk, a halfling who told jokes and riddles; he was thrown off the stage, although a jester's arm corralled him before he got outside.
Rico saw Fern and Miss Mini backstage, although Rajzhela surprised him there.
Fern went next, and tried performing some acrobatics tricks, which did not work very well.  Fern jumped out, tumbled, and stumbled.  Fern tried it again, and barely grabbed a rope provided by someone in the rigging--Sly Delgarro.
The group noticed that in the bottom box, which was more prestigious, were shadowy hooded figures and one with a mask and snakes for hair.  (She had liked Slammy).
Mini performed "The Ballad of Baron Reef Rainyfeet."  It was a mocking song about an imaginary noble. It mentioned both him riding on a horse and reffered to green, both of which related to The Lords of the Green who recently ran disturbingly through town (whom Mini smiled at during part of the song).  There seemed to be both nodding and muttering among the lords.  Otherwise, Mini was well-received.
The final amateur performer was Miki Syles, a 12-year-old singer who did quite well.
The winner was announced: it was Miki.  However, as Miki was too young to work there, the offer went to the second place performer, Minigallith.
The performance for the evening was announced; it was different from what Eri had told the others.  It was "The Lords of Green Things Ride Through the Black Pot Borough."  Jinxi and three other regular actors hopped out on stage wearing chicken-wire horse costumes with both horse and rider legs in the form of long stuffed stockings loosely attached to the bottoms.  As they hopped out, the legs went flying everywhere.
The names of the fake lords were Lord Edward Low-Renti, Lord Johan Braved-ass, Lords Deke Da-Venal and Hunter Baloney.  Two more came out named Lords Andrew and Dustin Sued-n-Ran.  They rode and knocked over mannequins, a fruit cart, and generally created havock on their ride to "where the dancers dance and the hookers hook."
Primrose Tunk portrayed a small innocent child holding the hand of his mother (Bernadette Glearin).  After a tomato cart was supposedly knocked over off stage, tomatoes were thrown which hit Primrose; Primrose and Bernadette fell over.  A TCMF sergeant appeared wearing a sword and blowing a whistle; the lords took off.  The largely physical comedy concluded (and Primrose was heard backstage cursing at being hit by tomatoes).
Jinxi apologized on stage for throwing the tomatoes, but made a joke out of the "apology."
Mini and Fern looked at the real lords in the box.  Lord Lorienti was glaring at the stage, Alblano, Bravadas, and Davenos were laughing hysterically; and the two Sulerand lords were gone.
Lorienti said, "Answer me, fool! Do you expect to be able to mock us to our faces?"
Jinxi responded, "Oh, we would never, my lords! The characters depicted in our performance were idiots, jackanapes, and otherwise horrible people with no concept of behaving in society! I wouldn't associate myself with any of them if I was you!"
Rollo Morliss and Madame Maude Lynn dragged Jinxi off stage, and the crowd laughed.  The show was over, and the audience left.
Mini talked to Miki and said she was sorry Miki couldn't perform for pay.  She also said maybe they could perform together some time as Mini and Miki or Miki and Mini.
Rollo talked to the engineering "Miss Fern," and expressed concern about the safety of the theater building, wanting to know if it could be fireproofed--that night.  Fern had some ideas, none of which could be implented quickly; Mini said she knew a spell to extinguish fire.
The medusa, who said she could be called Lady Slither, said, "You may rest easy, Mr. Morliss. Those hooligans will not bother you tonight."  After Lady Slither left, Jinxi said, "Jinxi:"So, like do the snakes poop inside her head?"  Mini chastized Jinxi for that.
The group went outside, and saw Constable Thuddeus Gunch and Deputy Blackeye Snarkin, both of Delctra's Cauldron Borough.  The nobles who had been in the box were identified as the ones who had ridden through town, knocking into people and carts.  (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 2020 02 15)