The Grave's Decay

(Published in the Dark Ages: Vampire core book.) This path may evolve into the Thanatosis Discipline.

• • Destroy the Husk: Turns a corpse into a pile of ashes.
• •• Rigor Mortis: Allows the Vampire to cause Rigor Mortis or extreme muscle stiffness in mortal or undead bodies.
• ••• Wither: Allows the Vampire to cripple an opponent's limb whether they are undead or mortal. The muscles shrivel up, the bones get brittle, the skin peals, etc.
• •••• Corrupt the Undead Flesh: This ability causes the victim to be stricken with a horrible, contagious plague.
• ••••• Dissolve the Flesh: An expansion upon the level one ability, this ability allows the Vampire to turn vampiric flesh to ash.

The Corpse in the Monster

(Published in the Dark Ages: Vampire core book.)

• • Masque of Death: Allows the Vampire to turn his/her body into a corpse-like state.
• •• Cold of the Grave: The Vampire enters a state of death where in they can temporarily feel no emotional or physical pain.
• ••• Curse of Life: The user causes a vampire to feel destructive aspects of his/her previous life, such as hunger, thrist, etc.
• •••• Gift of the Corpse: This ability temporarily removes the inherent weaknesses of a vampire, such as vunerability to sunlight, holy objects, etc.
• ••••• Gift of Life: This ability transforms the vampire into an assemblance of their former self. They lose their vampire weaknesses and gain the ability to eat, drink, etc.

Cadaverous Animation

(Published in the Dark Ages: Vampire core book.) This path evolves into the Bone Path of Necromancy.

• • Trace of Life: The Vampire can cause mild traits of life in a corpse, such as twitching.
• •• Call the Homuncular Servant: Allows the Vampire to cause a small, mobile piece of a corpse (like a hand) to reanimate and move about.
• ••• Raise the Corpse to Service: Allows the Vampire to reanimate a corpse into his/her bidding, although it cannot attack or do other complex tasks.
• •••• Call the Athanatos: Transforms a corpse into an undead warrior that the vampire may have trouble controlling
• ••••• Muster a Corpse Army: An expansion on Call of the Athanatos, this ability summons a number of corpse warriors that are controlled by the vampire's willpower.

MorTiS RitUaLs

Level 1

• Casting of Bones - cast knucklebones to gain good luck.
• Eldritch Beacon - create a beacon that draws ghostly attention.
• Howl from Beyond - curse the target to hear sounds from the shadowlands.
• Knell of Doom - hear when a death occurs nearby.
• Final Sight - see the last vision a dead person saw.
• Revivify the Cold Vitae - make dead blood drinkable.
• Corpse Light - Enchant a bone to burn with a cold, safe light.
• Preservation of Blood - Preserve fresh blood in a sealed vessel.

• Preservation of Lore - Keep books, scrolls and such things safe from decay.
• Draught of Rot - Mix a tainted water that sickens the living.
• Liquor of Lethe - Brew up a sleeping potion.

Level 2

• Eyes of Despondent Revelation - view the signs of decay and impending death on everything around you.
• Hungry Mold - brew up mold that eats through almost anything.
• Kiss of Ages - reduce corpses you feed on to nothing but dust.
• Skull of Warning - enchant a skull to scream when trespassers come near.
• Unearth the Hidden Corpse - create a compass that locates dead bodies.
• Eyes of the Grave - curse a target with visions of their death.
• Dead Man's Compass - Create a token that will guide you to a murderer.

• Avenging Poison - Mix up a poison that hurts only one who killed the person whose blood is used.
• Flame of the Dead - Creates a torch whose flame reveals the dead.
• Death Ward - A ward against ghosts and zombies.
• Infection - Curses a target with a horrid disease.

Level 3

• Fettered Minion - grant a ghoul extra strengths and raise their body as a zombie if they die.
• Graveyard Mists - create a mist that scares people and mutes sounds.
• Implacable Vigor - give a temporary boost of strength to the living.
• Malediction of Fetid Veins - levy a curse that causes vitae to rot.
• Rendering the Dead Flesh - Converts dead flesh into drinkable blood.
• Ark of Pestilence - Build a container of pestilence that spreads sickness to those near it.
• Dead Men's Tales - Reveals the knowledge in dead brains.
• Vapors of Hypnos - Summon a mist that sends mortals to sleep.

Level 4

• Mark of Despair - create a ward that causes fear and terror in ghosts that cross it.
• Peek Past the Shroud - enchant mold to grant the power to see through the shroud.
• Resurrection of Stirred Blood - break free from Torpor, or raise another from it.
• Veil That Bars Eternity - enchant a shroud to prevent decay of bodies.
• Unmake the Soul - Destroy a wraith forever.
• Undeath Ward - A ward against vampires.

Level 5

• Draught of Dust and Ages - gain temporary Willpower from places of death.
• Sanctuary of Living Death - raise an army of zombies tied to a specific location.
• Walk Through the Shroud - send your soul into the shadowlands.

• Refuse Death - Hold off death for a living creature.
• Tonic of Saturn - A potion that causes its drinker to age rapidly.
• Charm of Desecrated Beauty - A Ritual to create an object that gives protection from Presence.
• Charm of Indomitable Mind - A Ritual to create an object that gives protection from Dominate

Level 6

• Orpheus' Descent - travel to the underworld and bring something (or someone) back with you.

• Shadow of Undeath - Curse a mortal with all the weaknesses of vampirism and none of the benefits.
• Crafting the Undying Immortal - Raise an Athanatos that survives until destroyed.