The strength of a plant, like the strength of a thaumaturge, draws power from the foundations and roots of its existence. By channeling the essence of the plant, the bioarcanist frees it from its confines of dirt and mud and compels its growth to hinder and trap her foes.

Spend a point of Blood and use your simple action to activate Boughs Below. For the next 30 minutes you gain the ability to spend your standard action to ensnare a single foe as you cause roots to spring from beneath her. This effect is magical in nature and will function as capably on the 3rd floor of a hotel constructed from glass and steel as it would outdoors. If you succeed in an opposed challenge, your target becomes Grappled. Unlike a standard application of Grapple, you can move and act as normal without ending the effects. If an individual Grappled by this power attempts to escape, she must succeed in a static challenge using her Physical attribute + Brawl or Melee skill versus your Mental attribute + Occult skill. If the individual succeeds in the contested challenge to escape the Grapple, you may not retest using Willpower. You may ensnare any target within your line of sight, provided she is no more than 10 feet off the ground or floor.