This Path is practiced almost exclusively by the thaumaturges of the Sabbat. Though it is not widely seen outside that sect, a few Camarilla Tremere have managed to learn the secrets of this path over the centuries(Most seem to have been, from personal experience, the Alastors/Astors, hunters of the Camarilla Tremere, to aide them in their duties). The Hands of Destruction has an infamous history, and some Tremere refuse to practice it due to rumors that it is demonic in origin.

Level 1 - Decay

This power accelerates the decrepitude of its target, causing it to wither, rot or otherwise break down. The target must be inanimate, though dead organic matter can be affected.

(1 BP causes 10 years of aging every minute touching)

Level 2 - Gnarl Wood

This power warps and bends wooden objects.

Fifty pounds of visible wood may be gnarled for each blood point spent on this power (the thaumaturge may expend as much blood as she likes on this power, up to her per-turn generational maximum). It is also possible to warp multiple visible objects -- like all the stakes an opposing team of vampire-hunters wields.

Level 3 - Acidic Touch

The thaumaturge secretes a bilious, acidic fluid from any portion of his body. The viscous acidic corrodes metal, destroys wood and causes horrendous chemical burns to living tissue.

The damage from an acid-augmented hand-to-hand attack is aggravated and costs one blood point per turn to use. A thaumaturge is immune to her own acidic touch.

Level 4 - Atrophy

This power withers a victim's limb, leaving only a desiccated, almost mummified husk of bone and skin. The effects are instantaneous; in mortals, they are also irreversible.

(Touch required, 2 BP)

Level 5 - Turn to Dust

This fearsome power accelerates decrepitude in its victims. Mortals literally crumble to dust at the mere touch of a skilled thaumaturge, aged beyond death and into putrefaction.

(3 BP per 10 years of aging)