Citadel's Shadow II, Session 90

Citadel's Shadow II, Session 90 was a session of the Citadel's Shadow II campaign, played on 4 October 2020 (UTC) (3 October 2020 for some participants). It also includes a short session played on 3 October 2020.
== Personnel ==
===Game Master===
*GM: played by Alden Loveshade
*GM played by Miley Spears
===Player Characters===
*Fern the Siegemaster: inventive fox-person student played by Rail Runner
*Juan Silvio-Vagle: sword-wielding human alchemist played by Alden Loveshade
=== Prominent Non-Player Characters ===
*Clarence Smartcat: professor at St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth
*Eri Snow: fox-person entertainer
*James Lippman: human herald
*Otto Mordh'Dhagai: human engineer and alchemist recruiter
*Yesenia Silvio-Vagle: alchemist and demon dust maker; sister of Juan Silvio-Vagle
== Events ==
=== 1742 ===
Damirin 9 (Restingday) (Festival of Damira) (continued): The Science Faire of the Festival of Damira, held in  University Ward Commons in Trynser City, concluded.  Professor Clarence Smartcat spoke to St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth students who had worked on the winning entry, an experimental steam engine.  They were planning to meet with a man who had helped fund the project.
 The professor said, "I must insist on attending this meeting with Mr. Otto Mordh'Dhagai. But first, we are running late and it is nearly time for announcements. We'd better hurry outside!"  They arrived just time for announcements by James Lippman (but after he was introduced).
James Lippman said, "First, there's a wide variety of good food and drink still available in the food court.  Second, shops in this area are open for your business. Please support them and look for some wonderful things for yourself or a loved one.  Third, the winner of the Festival of Damira Science Fair was St. Bassard's School and Home for Disadvantaged Youth. All the entries will be on display until the close of today's ceremonies."
The winning students were Chloris Jennigan, Fern the Siegemaster, Mugsey Dormp, Sherrod Urnen, Snowy Zeddick, and Turgan Tin-Finger (although their names were not announced by Lippman).
Lippman continued.  "Fourth, there will be entertainment here by many fine performers, with quite a variety I must say. Performers include the clogging Narflink-Hagmar Dancers fresh from Madame Maude Lynn's Theater of Thrills; Trynser City's own famed Vivimi String Quartet; and the world-renowned bard Mistress Mojarósa. In addition, Trynser City Municipal University's orchestra will perform a concert at their university.
"Fifth, the greatest announcement of all.  Due to the efforts of Prince Magister Colonel Leowine Arkelewyn Alexander Vandarvaskard OGB, his Fantom Force Four and others, I am extremely pleased to announce the long awaited return of the Imperial Crown Prince Roderick Charles Lucan Galderon, heir to the throne of the Empire of Trynser!  Three cheers for the Crown Prince!"
The crowd cheered.  Lippman said they wanted to fire a salute in Prince Roderick's honor, but were short firearmists.  Juan Silvio-Vagle, who was with his sister Yesenia Silvio-Vagle, had his dragoon pistol and his license to use it.  But he said because Fern was a winner he'd let her use it--with demon dust but no projectile, as required.  
Seventeen firearmists had their licenses and weapons checked, and lined up to fire without using projectiles.  They fired toward an open field; none of the weapons malfunctioned.  Fern thought one of the other shootists looked familiar, but didn't know him.
St. Bassard's students Chloris, Fern, Mugsey, Sherrod, Snowy, and Turgan, along with Professor Clarence Smartcat, attended a meeting with Otto Mordh'Dhagai.  Eri Snow and Juan Silvio-Vagle wanted to attend the meeting, but the professor politely said he was afraid that wouldn't work.  Juan warned Fern about dealing with Mordh'Dhagai, and Fern remembered having also been warned by Sir Lyus Sleyden.
Mordh'Dhagai said, "As you know, I invested 100 gold crowns in this project not for my benefit, but for the good of the Empire. I am, of course, very pleased at your success.  I am pleased and prepared to offer two of you students a position with the Mordh'Dhagai family. As I understand Fern the Siegemaster and Mugsey Dormp were in charge, the offer would go to them first."  He said they would be working in engineering.
Mugsey was excited.  But Fern said, :"Well, actually I'd want to give over the offer to anyone else who would want to....I still have school, after all."  Chloris was interested, but the professor said her mother might not approve (she was one of the few non-orphans at St. Bassard's).
Otto offered, "Much more than you might expect. $1000 per month."  (Months in the Empire of Trynser had 45 days or slightly more).  While that would be a lot for most students, Fern was already making more than that.  Fern planned to later to anyone who wanted to go with the offer.
Mugsey accepted.  Fern didn't get a chance to talk to Mugsey before being "grabbed" to go out to eat.  Eri, Fern, Juan, and Yesenia went to a "place that had a picture of a chicken."  Eri was excited about seeing a show afterwards.
They talked about the people who bought the weapons that Eri, Fern, Juan, Audrea Daleos, and Kyrie Kelevan had gotten.  They had paid in cash and with a golden chain that had little gold disks on it, which were symbols of major gods.  The Trynsern City Municipal Force had determined it was stolen, and had been returned to Mistress Mojarósa who had been one of the judges of the Festival of Damira Science Fair.
Fern remembered she sold the weapons, two crossbows, two large knives, and two shortswords, to two men.  She said they were wearing wooden clogs, which Juan said was quite unusual.  Eri wanted to discuss seeing a show, and named scheduled performers.  "Vivimi String Quartet; the bard Mistress Mojarósa. I've alrady seen the clogging Narflink-Hagmar Dancers at Madame Maude Lynn's Theater of Thrills; Oh, and there's that university orchestra."
Juan commented on the clogging dancers, and Fern asked if that might be related to the the two men.  Fern had met them in Delctra's Cauldron Borough, which was where Madame Maude Lynn's was located.  Eri thought it was just coincidence.  Fern wanted to travel to Twelve Rose Inn where the theft had occurred, but the group realized the show would be over before they could make that trip.  Juna reminded the group that Audrea and Kyrie had a part in the incident--and a claim to a fair share of the reward money--as well.  The group decided to watch the cloggers, although Eri, who had already seen them perform many time at Maude Lynn's, was not enthoused.
At the show, James Lippman announced, "And now, fresh from their enagement in Madame Maude Lynn's Theater of Thrills, the clogging Narflink-Hagmar Dancers!"  Fern said she thought two of the dancer looked familiar--like the men she sold the weapons to.  Fern asked who should talk to them; Juan suggested they go together.  Eri said she should be able to get the group backstage.
Backstage, Eri talked to one of the two men while Fern, Juan, and Yesenia were with her.  Fern thought his body language showed he stiffened up when he saw Fern.  Fern asked about the value of the chain.  The man said, "Worth what I said--say, I need to go change. Nice meeting you all!"  He then turned to leave.  Fern identified him to the group as one of the two men who traded the gold chain as partial payment for weapons.  The group said they wanted to talk to him about it.  The man, soon identified as Dilmen, got Omar, the other man who had been involved.
Fern told them the chain was stolen.  Omar said, "Oh dear," but did say they bought merchandise with "no questions asked."  He said they supplimented their dancing income, which wasn't much, from buying and selling.  Omar said to Fern, "We respect our clients' privacy. For example, we did not tell the people who bought the weapons that we got them from you. We protected your privacy as well."
Fern wondered if anyone has asked where the weapons came from; Dilmen said someone had asked, but they told them nothing about it.  Fern said, "I just think you'd be in more trouble if you didn't tell us that, as in this case you'd be thought of as the people who stole it.  So it's in your interests, pretty much."
Omar said, "As it happens, if the chain was stolen, that means that you bought stolen property. You'd be in the same situation as us."  He added, "We knew nothing about the background of the chain or of the weapons we bought from you."  Eri said maybe they should just let it go.
Fern said, "I think it'd benefit us both if the thief was found."  Omar said, "Benefit us both? As in, there's a reward?"  While Juan said, "Well....," Fern responded, "Well. You need stuff to sell, right? I happen to make many different things myself, so I could sell it to you for you to resell. I need someone to buy my stuff anyway."  Omar was interested, and learned Fern did woodworking, smithing, and more.  Omar said, "We may well be interested. We travel a great deal with the dance troupe, so aren't certain when we'll be in your area. How may we contact you?"
Fern identified herself as Fern, and said she could be contacted at St. Bassard's.  They discussed possible business, then Omar said, "All right. Good luck in catching your thief, then!"  Dilmen said, "We could tell them something."  Omar responded, "About our previous dealings? No, I am afraid not."  Dilmen was quiet.  (Citadel's Shadow II adventure 20201004)
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