Sorrin accepts the drink, calling out in the ***** tongue (romani), "Blessings of the spirits to you sister. Thank you." He then drinks from the cup, quick as he can. He wasn't used to drinking other Kindred's blood, so when he felt the surge of power enter his body he felt paralyzed for a moment, but then he shook it off and flexed his hand staring at it, knowing the discipline he now had....even if only temporarily.

"Thank you for this boon." Victor drinks from the cup, no stranger to consuming the blood of other Kindred. Hmm. Gangrel blood has its own unique flavor. Not bad, but I still prefer Caitiff blood. Even if Victor wasn't the melee type, he still felt the power rushing through him and could appreciate it. 

Alessandra bows before Nashwa as a thank you before taking a gulp of her blood. She sits back in her place and closes her eyes as she feels the power surge within her, almost relishing in it, even if it would last them a few hours at most.

Alana bows her head slightly in a thanks after she watches a few of her friends drink the blood. Reluctantly she forces the mild distaste away as she sips just enough of the blood for the new discipline to take force, just as long as she needed it before passing the cup to Misha.

Misha took the cup and drank, almost immediately feeling the warm power course through her. She closed her eyes and like a parent trying to control a rowdy child, got command of the Gangrel blood inside her and smiled, ready.

Nashwa unrolled a map and pointed to one of the known locations of an abyssal shadow creature and bade you all good luck. Should you return, the Taifa would be here to welcome you. The path from the ruined castle was well worn, and it was very dark outside. It was cold, and eventually the path worn away and the countryside was all that would greet you. There were no animals around, and in a short time you came to a cave like opening upon a steep hillside drop. Like a dark boil had burst, It looked inky, like a wound upon the earth - an open sore. As if detecting your presence, a monstrous horror emerged from the hole - something that appeared like a giant spider. It was not a physical thing, but like the darkest shadow had personified itself artistically into something familiar to you - a huge eight legged arachnid with very sharp features. It maintained the overall shape of a spider, and as it moved it was like the shadow was alive and it's shape fluctuated, like ink underwater. It skittered towards you at alarming speed and raised it's front legs, like pure black blades of Abyss ready to pierce your hearts.

MECHANICS
The Abyssal Spider is a horror created by the Lasombra through their manipulation of the discipline Obtenebration. It is a challenging opponent, but shouldn't prove difficult to defeat. Here are the rules, the victory conditions, and round by round DV values.
PREPARATION: You may Rouse your blood any number of times to activate any number of disciplines now. 
VICTORY CONDITIONS: You have three rounds to accumulate 12 margins of success as a group to destroy the creature.
EXCEPTIONS: No Willpower re-rolls, Blood Surging, or Disciplines that reduce damage.
WHAT DO I DO: For each round, each player rolls one pool depending on how you're attacking. If you're using the Gangrel Feral Weapons, this is Strength + Brawl, for example. You can brawl, melee or firearm - the creature will take damage either way. You can use disciplines.
MITIGATION: Instead of suffering physical damage, you can elect to suffer stains on a one for one exchange.

ROUNDS
ROUND ONE: DV1 The creature toys with you, like a cat with a mouse. Show it what you've got. Damage you do, or how much you take will be based off your margins versus 1.
ROUND TWO: DV3 The creature knows you are serious, it fights back more aggressively! Damage you do, or how much you take will be based off your margins versus 6.
ROUND THREE: DV5 The creature enrages! If it's not dead by now, It's not pulling any punches. Damage you do, or how much you take will be based off your margins versus 10.

EXAMPLE: In round one, Misha rouses her Blood to activate Feral Weapons. Using her claws, she rolls Strength + Brawl, getting 6 successes against DV1 and hits with a margin of 5. Damage now is done and received for her this round abstractly based on margin versus 1 now. Her claws do margin + 2 damage, so 7 damage total from Misha this round. 7 minus margin versus 1 is 6, so the spider takes 6 unhalved superficial damage from Misha in round one. Thankfully, Misha takes no damage this round as her total damage was higher than margin versus 1. In future rounds, if her margin is less than 6 or 10, she will take the difference in damage, even if she hits.

 Even with the Gangrel Feral Weapons, Victor wasn't as good as the others when it came to melee combat, so he pulled out his gun and shot the spider. It looked like it did a fair amount of damage. (4 margins)

Alana hisses in annoyance and willed her new blood  ( rouse check success). Upon her command, the beast assisted her, forming long sharp serrated claws where her nails previously were before she growled and lunged at the beast, attempting to stay out of the way of Victor's gun as well as digging and slashing her claws across the shadow spiders body. Her nails dig in but are less effective than she would have preferred, however they looked to do some damage (margin 2 success+2 claw damage).

Misha roused the Blood, and her vampire teeth elongated drastically like saber tooth teeth. She launched at the shadow spider and attacked, aiming to take a huge chunk out of it. (Margin success of 2 + 2 Feral Weapon damage).

Alessandra takes a deep breath and rouses her blood to activate the new found ability to grow claws from her fingernails, but also ends up making herself hungrier in the process. Despite this, she strikes out at the creature in hopes of doing some damage. (Margin success 1)

Sorrin doesn't see the need to use the Gangrel blood, and simply lets it sit within him, opting to use his blade as he lunges at the beast to cut it down. He blade does good work, taking off a pair of legs and an eye from the spider. ( critical success margin of 8)

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With a tactical combined effort, the shadow monstrosity dissipated under the unrelenting assault from the coterie - leaving behind not a single trace of it's existence but a bitter coldness. Misha turned and gave everyone a thumbs up smiling. "Well, thet wath eethee." she said, lisping through her comically large saber tooth canines. She noticed this, and in a moment, retracted them, running her tongue along her vampire teeth and smiling again.

Returning to Nashwa, she was not surprised at our success. She nodded slowly as you al approached

"<The Lasombra are masters of the Abyss, but tonight we can rest easy. You have passed the test, and earned our gratitude - and our friendship. Come, let us sit and discuss how we can assist you in your plight.>

The Taifa Gangrel, and as with Gangrel vampires in general, are masters of suburban and animalistic knowledge, ferocity, and spirit. As far as the vampire clans go, they are the ones closest to the Beast - in good ways and bad. It is not uncommon to see animal like features on them when they frenzy, or allow the Beast to control them. They are the closest personification of the Beast if it were to take a human form, and that is said extremely abstractly. With that being said, the Taifa Gangrel of Islamic Spain are one with the untamed, unpopulated land of Iberia, and can assist you in finding the general location of where the Satanic ritual will be held.

FACTION BONUS
When the time comes, the Taifa will work with you (in the form of animal scouts, senses, and tribal knowledge) to provide each and any of you who go out and try and search for the ritual site by giving a +2 dice bonus in any skill pool that involves investigation or searching.

<Good luck in your retrieval of the Chalice. It is said to be a highly religious artifact - some call it the Cup of Christ. You will most likely face Ordonio with heavy opposition. Come see us again when the moment is appropriate.>

"Thank you. I'm glad that we were able to prove ourselves to you." Victor says to Nashwa, before addressing his group "I guess that we should go to the library and stop Ordonio before he gives the chalice to the Angellis Ater."

SCENE TWO
THE LIBRERIA DE ULTRAMAR

The Libreria de Ultramar is one of the most famous libraries in Sevilla, Spain. It is usually well populated with the public and city officials alike, but at this hour of night, no one is around but security - at least, in this part of town. You know Ordonio is in there somewhere, most likely in the basement, or bottom floor according to your research.

The only question was, how were we going to get in?

BREAK IN: The library is not only a tourist attraction, but a well used source of information to the public and the government. It's heavily secure during the night, but not alarmed. DV4 to muscle your way in through force by breaking a door open, or a window, or some other means physically. 
COERCE THE GUARDS: A small force of security personnel tend to the library grounds in the evening. You could possibly convince them to let you in, but that would require a little help from your Disciplines. There's no way normally they'd let you in after hours, no matter the reason. Not to mention they're mortals and should not know in truth what you're doing. At all.
OTHER: Any other possibility you can think of, i'll entertain.

Alana leads the others towards the group, looking between the guards. She adjusts her fur coat and tilts her head, activating her awe. "Evening Gentleman. We're private investigators here for some after hour research. If you could please allow us inside?"

(6 successes v 1)

The guards hesitate only for a moment before allowing the group access, Alana offering them all a thankful nod. She hangs towards the back of the group and once everyone is inside, she wipes each of the guards memories, leaving them in a temporary daze as the door shuts and locks behind her. They walk away from the door and out of earshot before Alana nods. "Easy. We're in. Lead the Way."

Victor takes out his gun and starts leading the way down to where Ordonio's haven is located.

The library was dark and had the subtle scent of old books and ancient texts. Your shoes echoed in the large library and it took about an hour before you were able to find a massive thick door that didn't look like the others that led down - down into what appeared to be a stairway that led to a much more ancient underground complex under the library. It was cold, much colder down here than outside. What was more unnerving was that the darkness seemed much more potent down here. There was no light down here. Misha clicked on a military flashlight, slowly walking down the stairway, illuminating the way.

When you reached the bottom, you are on a vast bottom floor with no halls or rooms, only pillars with ancient writing on them supporting the upper level. The darkness goes on so far that the flashlight cannot find an opposing wall - just a large massive floor that stretches on. On the brick ground, there are footprints leading in various directions. A voice startles you, it comes from all directions, spoken in unison by what seems like dozens of voices both male and female.

"<The Abyss does not know death, only change. I know why you are here. Is your vision so small you cannot see the value of our way?>"

You can hear the shuffling of rapid movement in all directions. Misha shines the flashlight quickly, finding nothing, and for a moment, it is deathly quiet. She lowers her stance just a tad, tensing, ready to spring. "We are not alo-"

"<I offer you the chance to join the Darkness. Submit, or we will rend your flesh.>"

The sound of many things running toward you builds nearer. Within moments, by the sound of it, you sense many things will be converging on your position. You have mere moments to ready yourself for whatever lurks in this darkness.

Victor holds up his gun, ready to fire at whatever comes at them. In the light that Misha provided, he signs to the group to not get too far from the stairs, in case they need to escape.

Sorrin can't help but give a laugh at the shadows, "Hahaha, I'm sorry, I shouldn't be laughing, but I really find it far to funny." He draws his blade, "You aim to chastise US for having small vision? Whom here has limited themselves to the depths of the dark? True, the darkness is older, and far deeper than the light, and it's shallows cannot hope to match it's depths, but what is the point of following a path who's trail is long lost in itself?~ The Abyss may not know death, but do not mistake yourself for being what you study~" He brings his blade up to the ready position, "If you need an explanation, of that, simply stay where you are~ I'll come find you."

(am using Daunt as he speaks for the sake of effect, nothing more)

Alana readies her fists, seeing as they are surrounded by shadows, she'll temporarily heighten her senses to get a pinpoint on the enemies and attempt to call out their positions and numbers softly to whoever is closest to her, dropping it whenever Victor decides to fire his gun.