Veddartha's Chalice

Veddartha's Chalice may be a simple wooden cup or a solid gold, jewel encrusted goblet.

Overview

The Chalice of Veddartha appears in many of the parables and legends that Scions tell of the First City and the rise of Clan Ventrue. Supposedly, the Ventrue clan founder drank his Sire's blood from this cup, rather than feasting directly from his veins, during his embrace. This is an important detail — Veddartha evidently had the strength, even after being drained of his life's blood, to raise a glass and choose to drink.

Whether or not the Chalice ever actually existed, Ventrue Scions know the significance of "'drinking from Ventrue’s Chalice." The expression simply means that despite all odds, a particular Scion has the courage and the determination to see things through, be it to fulfill an oath, finish a campaign, or fight a duel. Of course, some Scions of other clans (notably Brujah) use the same expression to mean "charging blindly ahead with no thought for the consequences to oneself or others,"

Occasionally, a Paladin undertakes a quest, often to the Holy Land, to “recover the Chalice from the Saracens." No one has ever discovered its resting place, or even conclusive evidence that it exists. However, rumors do filter back to Europe from Egypt that the loathsome Setites have a similar legend about a cup which their noxious god spirited away from a mighty warrior while the warrior was locked in combat. Most Scions think of this tale as allegory at best, but some Viziers aren't so sure.

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