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| Name | 10th Division |
| Kanji | 十番隊 |
| Romaji | Juubantai |
| Captain | Adelaide Pierce |
| Lieutenant | Adele Pierce |
| Division Specialty | Kidou Manipulation and Intricate Reiatsu Control |
| Division Color | Medium Violet Red |
The Tenth Division (十番隊, jūbantai), also known as the Weavers of the Aether, is one of the Gotei 13, headed by Captain Adelaide Pierce, based heavily on the Mystics of the Divine founded by Former Captain Lilith Maikeru.
Purpose[]
The Mystics are composed of men and women who share an uncanny relationship with their ability to read and understand reiatsu and the spiritual signatures of every person and thing around them. While most shinigami find strength from within, searching their individual power base to improve on their skills, Mystics reach into the natural energies around them, utilizing it to serve additional purposes.
These abilities oftentimes seem ethereal, superseding the standard use of the spiritual realm. Mystic ability arises from one simple understanding: all people and things of the spiritual realm are composed of reiatsu. Men, women, zanpakutou, clothes, buildings, food, and all organic life are manifestations of collected energy. When spirits expire, they are drawn into the life-and-death cycle where their souls are reincarnated back on Earth. But there is a temporal and physical gap between a person’s soul form and their human form. Only a small portion of that soul is truly reincarnated in the human form -- the rest is composed of organic earthly materials. Their physical forms and the remaining energy that is not accounted for on Earth dissipates and joins the assorted gathering of particles found throughout the rest of the spiritual universe.
The Tenth Division is considered quite beautiful.
Sadly, however, these spirits usually seem lost to their surviving friends and counterparts, unable to be reached again. The Mystics of the Divine work to bridge the gap between living shinigami and divided spirit particles. They strive to tap into the flow of energy constantly streaming around them. As a measure of their skill in mystic abilities and psychal prowess, a shinigami must first learn Soshi, which is the most fundamental facet for a shinigami that attempts to strengthen their ties to the spirits around them. It forges the first pathway of communication from mind to spiritual entity. Once this ability is mastered, the shinigami will be able to learn additional skills that further express their growing bond with the less noticeable aspects of the spiritual realm.
History[]
Chasing Shadows[]
- Main article: Chasing Shadows
Lies in Remembrance[]
- Main article: Lies in Remembrance
Techniques[]
Soshi[]
One of the standard dojo found on Tenth grounds.
Soshi (そし, Elements): Soshi refers to the purest elements of the spiritual realm that culminate into telekinesis -- the most basic, fundamental ability required of a shinigami to become a Mystic. A shinigami's journey in the Tenth begins with a keen awareness of the universe and an exceptional talent in reiatsu manipulation. The Mystic must be able to harness their spiritual energy and apply it in anomalous ways to the physical world.
With Soshi, the Mystic learns to move objects with their mind. Its range of effect is within a 15-meter radius. Soshi is capable of lifting large, bulky objects like wardrobes or benches with ease; at 5,000 reiatsu, this extends to being capable of lifting and throwing objects up to a mid-sized car. It costs the Mystic 200 reiatsu to perform this ability per turn. The reiatsu of others acts as a repellent to this ability, therefore, at no point can Soshi be used to levitate other spiritual creatures or people.
Hitomane[]
Hitomane (ひとまね, Mimicry): Mystics have the ability to read the most intricate fluctuations of spiritual energy. Therefore, whenever another summons an ability that utilizes some expenditure of reiatsu, the Mystic can temporarily imprint a map of the inner energy coursing through the target in their own mind. This imprint lasts for only a brief period of time, but within this frame, the Mystic can replicate the reiatsu paths and ultimately mimic the ability used. However, a mimicked ability lacks the efficacy and naturalness of the primary user.
All mimicked abilities are therefore 25% more expensive than normal, with no increase in potency, and can only be used in the same battle. Kai abilities and unique feats are particularly specific to the primary user and cannot be mimicked. Hitomane is also blocked if the Mystic lacks an item or insignia that is required to act in concordance with the ability. The Mystic can only copy abilities that do not require a mechanic unavailable to their race.
Tamashii no Chouwa[]
Tamashii no Chouwa (魂の調和, Harmony of Souls): As the Mystics have improved their harmony with the Departed Spirits, so have they better learned to react to the energy around them. By studying the way the Departed Spirits interact with one another and with Mystics of the Divine, a valuable lesson can be learned.Operating on the principle that the universe is underpinned by a fundamental connectedness of all things, the Mystic studies the way their own reiatsu interacts with the reiatsu of others. As a Mystic comes to know another shinigami, they learn the best way to resonate their reiatsu with this colleague and gain a decided advantage in combat. As long as the comrade is within 20m, they are able to replenish their reserves. Each turn, a practitioner gains as passive regeneration based on how familiar they are with the shinigami around them: shinigami with United Front grant 2% base reiatsu regeneration per turn, those with United Resistance grant 3% per turn and Fated Alliance grants 4% per turn. Because this ability requires harmonizing one's reiatsu with someone else, it can only be done to one individual per chapter/collaboration, and abilities that distort or adversely affect the control of one's reiatsu can disable this ability if the Mystic is no longer able to harmonize their energy with their comrade.
Sora Harukani[]
The Tenth Division meeting hall.
Sora Harukani (空遥かに, Fair Skies): Members of the Tenth Division are capable of utilizing the energy around them with such careful precision that they can replace the spirit particles of the air around them with their own bodies, as well as the people and things they are touching. This ability allows the Mystic to travel anywhere within the user's Reiatsu Noukan range. This ability requires 750 reiatsu to use per person they are carrying.
It cannot be used to pass between separate realms. Furthermore, in order to access the distance that Sora Harukani allows, this ability requires two turns to use. The first turn will activate Sora Harukani. However, due to the necessary concentration required of this ability, hostile acts that either injure or require defense from the Mystic cancels the teleportation attempt. It is not until the second turn that the Mystic will successfully travel to their desired destination.
The Mystic cannot teleport into protected areas such as Las Noches.
Items[]
Koutaizumai[]
Koutaizumai takes the form of a silk ribbon that is approximately two feet in length. It is wound tightly around any body part of the Mystic's choosing and adheres by a link of reiatsu. The standard ribbon color is white, but once the link with the Mystic is made, the ribbon can change to any color of the shinigami's choosing.
All matter is composed of molecules and energy. Using the particles of reiatsu around them, Mystics can use Koutaizumai to shift the matter that composes their own body to create an illusion of transforming. The user's actual mass and size will stay the same. However, the senses of everyone around the Mystic will experience the object that the user will appear to be.
The Mystic is also capable of morphing into another's form. By allowing the other person to wear the ribbon, the user will establish a bond that gives the Mystic access to the other person's appearance and reiatsu signature. By doing this, however, the Mystic forfeits the ability to change into other objects.
Taidan[]
Tenth Division members reside in quarters on the Division grounds.
Taidan (退団, Dialogue): While understanding the spiritual universe, it is extremely important that the Mystics also understand their allies as well. Taidan allows the Tenth member to access a specific region of the cerebral cortex that lets them transfer messages through mind waves from one member to another. This item requires 100 reiatsu per turn to use if the message is sent to another Mystic.
Tenth members are also capable of using Taidan with other outside individuals as well. However, because the recipient does not possess their own Taidan, the Mystic requires ample knowledge of the target’s reiatsu signature in order to access the psychal communication region of the recipient’s brain. This ability requires great spiritual connection, therefore requires United Front. Under normal circumstances only Mystics can communicate back and forth, using their Taidan to transmit messages to one another, but once a user of Taidan is intimately familiar with the recipient's reiatsu they can attune Taidan more precisely to that person and allow messages to be received as well. This ability requires United Resistance or higher, and the 100 reiatsu cost also spent by the Mystic when the non-mystic connected to them sends a message back. The draining nature of this makes protracted conversations inadvisable, meaning for each message sent by either person, the Mystic expends reiatsu.Each cost is determined per person. If messages are sent to multiple individuals, each recipient requires their own expenditure of reiatsu.Taidan takes the form of minute speckles of granite. In order to wear Taidan, the captain or vice-captain draws an intricate line of reiatsu on the Mystic’s skull -- the specific position and design is customized by the member. The speckles of Taidan will then adhere to the reiatsu line, appearing as if a tattoo, and it will permanently remain there as long as the shinigami remains a Tenth Division member.
Division Grounds[]
The Tenth Division is considered the most beautiful division in all of Seireitei (unless Captain Uchiharu wants to argue). Lush and ambrosial, keeping a very natural appearance is key to maintaining a strong connection to the disparate souls of the spiritual realm. The paramount aspect is the lake in the center of the division, Kosui Shinkouteki. It is here where lost souls tend to culminate, providing easiest access to communicate with the Tenth Division Mystics.
The Tenth Division entrance is open to all shinigami during the daylight hours. Once nightfall comes, Tenth Division members are rotated to act as sentinels at the division gate.
Headquarters of the Tenth Division.
The Headquarters overlook Kosui Shinkouteki. All seated members have a desk within this building. Guests must check in at the front desk to alert the officer that they are visiting. The secretary is a female shinigami named Apphia Stradivari. Sixth to Twentieth Seats are found on the first floor. There are seven rooms on the first floor. Six rooms have two desks each. The seventh room has three desks, shared among the Eighteenth, Nighteenth, and Twentieth Seat. Each room is decorated according to the seated members' personal tastes. The second floor is for the Vice-Captain to the Fifth Seat. Each is a personal room, entirely for that seated member. The captain's office is the only room on the third floor, in the center of the building.
Pathways are often lined by beautiful trees like cherry blossoms, dogwoods, and Japanese maples. Many meetings are held throughout the Tenth Division. Members will often gather here for various announcements or events. There are multiple training areas found throughout the division, both outdoor and in training dojos, used for any sort of division growth. Members are free to train indoors or outdoors whenever they like.
All Tenth members will reside on the division grounds. Each apartment has two rooms with a small bathroom and kitchen. Seated members will have the option to upgrade to single-room apartments. Outside of the living quarters, there are outside courtyards with various seating areas and free space. The captain resides in a quiet, private area overlooking Kosui Shinkouteki.
Notable Members[]
| Name | Rank |
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| Adelaide Pierce | Captain |
| Adele Pierce | Lieutenant |
| Creed | 6th Seat |
| Apphia Stratavari | 17th Seat |
| Nevada Tegishahara | Unseated |
| Robin | Unseated |
| Sarah Brown | Unseated |