#2: Mercere Complications
(forging ahead with this one ... let me know if I need to adjust anything.)
Cycle 1: Combat (Coyotecode #151509) (Taurus is in Bull form.)
Roll: 4 + 3 Awareness + 0 Per = 7 Success
Roll: 8 + 4 Athletics + 0 Dex + 1 (.5Drago's Athletics) = 13 Success
Roll: 0 (no botch #151510) + 5 Brawl + 5 Str + 2 (.5(Drago + Aegis' Athletics)) = 12 Success
Cycle 2: Social (Coyotecode #151512) (Back in human form.)
Roll: 18 (1,9 #151513) + 21 Creo + 13 Corpus + 1 Stm (casting a spontaneous CHT CrCo20) = 53; Fatiguing casting = 26 Success
Roll: 7 + 2 OrgLore, OoH + 1 Int = 10 Success
Roll: 7 + 3 Aegis' Charm + 2 Pre + 1 (.5*Taurus' Charm) = 13 Success (Not quite the "bull in the china shop" 
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Cycle 3: Magic (Coyotecode #151515)
Roll 5 + 4 Parma + 1 Stm = 10 Success
Roll 7 + 3 Penetration + 2 Int = 11 Success
Roll 0 (botch dice: 0, 6 #151516) + 6 Magic Theory* = Single Botch Failure
- I was not sure what ability to use on this last roll, as none of the unused abilities seemed to apply. Didn't matter anyway.
Upon arriving at the Mercere House, Taurus and Aegis spent some time gathering information about what was going on, and how the House was organized. According to the staff, a group of thugs would show up from time to time demanding payment. If payment was not forth-coming, some minor but annoying mishap would occur to make life difficult for the staff. Lately, food bound for the House was spoiling in transit. The group convinced a member of the staff to help them set up an ambush for the thugs. When the thugs next appeared (one day earlier than expected; luckily they were spotted), Taurus and the group were initially attacked by a magical rat companion of the thugs. Taurus did not recognize the threat in time (one of the grogs took the magical hit), but the magus' Parma prevented further damage. After disabling the rat with a penetrating spell, Taurus transformed into his bull form and charged into the thugs, accompanied by the grogs, trouncing them soundly. The Mercere staff member took a wound in the fray; Taurus cast a spontaneous spell to stabilize him and the group returned to the House, having eliminated the threat. The House gave the Covenant a cedar wand that allows the user to cast Words of the Unbroken Silence.