Human/Quincy Racial Information

Humans since the beginning of time have been one of the existences that have first been created into the world. They have changed and adapted to survive through the times and some have even acquired abilities to be able to detect and be able to battle against the spiritual races like, Shinigami, Hollow, and Quincy. While most human are normal some possess vast abilities and can be separated into several groups like Advanced Humans, Fullbringers, or Quincy. Advanced Humans are those who possess vast and pure spiritual power that rivals that of Shinigami and Hollow but have not passed on into a spiritual body. They can manifest powerful multipurpose abilities that are used in combat against the other races.

Fullbringers are similar to Advanced Humans however their powers manifest via a token that is very important to them that is instead of their own body imbued with a powerful spiritual energy that allows them to eventually contain powers allowing them to fight against the spiritual races. These tokens can be then fused into their owner allowing them enlightened states of power similar to Shinigami’s Shikai and Bankai forms.

Appearance: This should be self-explanatory lol.





Awakened Potential: Non Fullbringer Humans are capable of awakening various powers to aid them in battle. These powers manifest in dangerous situations and scale in power with the evolution of the users soul.
[Human characters are allowed to claim a unique power at creation as opposed to a Zanpakutō.]

Blur: This is the human equivalent of Shinigami's Shunpo. They mastered this technique to keep up with the spiritual beings.

Blur:

Airwalk: In case it wasn't clear, most humans can't airwalk. The ones that can use an ability that does it for them. Or uses the Floater Device. The only exception is when using fullbring, as it does allow it.

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The Quincy are a line of spiritually aware human warriors. Originally a mixture of survivors of Hollow attacks and those who had lost loved ones to Hollows, the Quincy developed a variety of supernatural powers to hunt and kill Hollows before they attacked humans (and to destroy those who already had), including the ability to control Spiritual Energy. The Quincy are unique as far as races go in Bleach, because unlike the Hollow or Shinigami, Quincy are still technically human and reside in the world of the living.

Unlike the Shinigami, who use a sword as their primary weapon, the Quincy's weapon of choice is a bow. It is constructed from spiritual particles drawn from their surroundings, also unlike the Shinigami, who rely on their own innate spiritual energy (as a reflection of this, Quincies have white spirit threads like normal humans, while Shinigami have red spirit threads.) Quincy bows are summoned using an artifact called a Quincy Cross. The only limit to a Quincy's ability to create and fire arrows is their own stamina and ability to absorb ambient spirit particles. Quincies also have various tools and battle aides that can increase their power or serve as secondary weapons.

Another contrast between the Shinigami and the Quincy are their methods. While Shinigami purify Hollows, thus preserving the balance of souls between the two worlds, the Quincy destroy hollows, former soul and all. In doing so, the balance between the worlds is slowly tipped towards one side, endangering both worlds. This danger led to a Quincy-Shinigami war, which ended in victory for the Shinigami and the deaths of many Quincy. The Quincy line was closely monitored over the decades, as their numbers continued to dwindle. Later Quincy advanced the idea that since they were already among the living and still more numerous at the time, they could act as "first responders" to Hollow attacks, protecting humans until the less-numerous Shinigami could send a representative to finish the Hollow off. Embittered by the recent war, the Shinigami refused to participate, opting instead to allocate their limited resources to reacting to the most dangerous hollows and current Hollow attacks.

Appearance:

The final point of contrast between Quincy and Shinigami is their respective choice of uniform. While the Shinigami wear traditional, black, flowing hakama, the Quincy wear white, form-fitting, high-collared tunics. One peculiar recurring motif of Quincy is that of a cross, which appears frequently on their uniforms and artifacts. The cross is not the same shape among all Quincy (e.g. Uryū uses a Celtic cross, while Ryūken uses a pentacle). There is also a six-pointed cross that appears on the back of Uryū's Quincy tunic. While the differences between Quincy and Shinigami in costume and iconography are minor compared to the differences in weaponry and ideology, a few chapter cover images have exploited the black/white contrast to create a yin-yang motif, most notably chapter 189, "Resolve".





Spirit Weapon: All Quincies have the ability to create a unique spirit bow, and subsequently generate spirit arrows for the bow, using a Quincy cross or pentacle. The bow and arrows are both made up completely of reiryoku from the users surroundings, and last as long as the wielder's stamina and reiryoku reserves allow.

Reiryoku Absorption: Unlike Shinigami, who use their inner Reiryoku to fight, the Quincy fuel their abilities by absorbing the Reiryoku of their surroundings in the form of spirit particles. They primarily absorb them from the atmosphere, and have an easier time collecting this energy in environments with higher concentrations of spiritual particles, such as Soul Society or Hueco Mundo. To a sufficiently powerful Quincy, there is no difference between spiritual particles and spiritual energy as a source of power.

Reiryoku Manipulation: One can manipulate spiritual energy for offensive purposes. They most commonly reshapes spiritual particles into various types of bow and arrows, but can also concentrate spiritual energy into the form of swords or explosives. The Quincy can also use the energy they gather, or use silver tubes filled with spiritual energy (see below), to perform various offensive, supportive, and defensive techniques similar to the Shinigami Kidō. A Quincy's power can be significantly enhanced using the Sanrei glove. A Quincy needs to complete a week of intense training in order to be able to use the glove. The glove operates by repelling spirit particles, making it far more difficult for the Quincy to summon their bow. Any Quincy who is able to successfully utilize their powers while wearing the glove can thus reach much higher levels of power. This training is also the basis for the Letzt Stil. Later, when a Quincy becomes stronger they can take a more intense training regime using a second more powerful Sanrei glove. When complete, the Quincy gains access to Vollständig. The Quincy must wear this Sanrei glove at all times. As soon as they remove it they enter Vollständig and transform. When they revert from this form they must put the glove back on and regain power before entering Vollständig again, though another training session is not needed.

Letzt Stil: The Letzt Stil gives the user a tremendous amount of power, equaling a shinigami in bankai, but at the price of their powers upon it's completion. See main article for more information. After they lose their powers once, and regain them, they can use this form at any time, and do not need to wear or remove a senrai glove to enter this form.

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Vollständig: Vollständig is a quincy’s final form. It is equal to Bankai, Resurrection Segunda and so on. It grants Quincy access to a unique spirit weapon/s to use in place of their bow. They May also go through a slight transformation. They always gain a pair of Reiatsu wings.

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