Duty and Honor Series Q&A

by ObsidianJade

The Duty and Honor series (Red Duty, Black Honor, Bonds of Honor, Friendly Interest, and the RDBH Director's Cut) have generated a lot of questions - I figured it was past time I answered a few! Submit yours via review or PM - it helps keep me focused on my Bleach writing!

6. Character Sheets - Lieutenants

DUTY AND HONOR SERIES

CHARACTER SHEETS - OC LIEUTENANTS

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Name: Ise Minori

Current Rank: Lieutenant, Fifth Division

Former Rank: Sixth Seat, Ninth Division

Height: 5'8"

Weight: 130lbs

Hair: Brown, worn braided

Eyes: Hazel

Zanpakutou: Kurotora (Black Tiger)

Release phrase: 'Prowl through the shadowed night!'

Shikai special abilities: Enhancement of physical strength and focus of reiatsu to enhance kidou. Release takes the form of a high gauntlet with sharpened and extended fingertips, similar to Soifon's Suzumebachi but five-fingered.

Add'l notes: Minori has replaced the standard white himo-ties of her hakama with dark green ones, which match Renji's scarf and haori lining. It's partly a gesture of solidarity and loyalty, and partly because she likes the color green and wants something a little unique.

Family: Mother, Ise Inazami

Half-sister Ise Nanao

Unnamed Shinigami father

History: Born an unblooded Shinigami (non-noble descent), within the walls of Seireitei, as the second child of her mother, Minori spent her early years hero-worshipping her older half-sister, Ise Nanao. Wanting to emulate Nanao's Shinigami path, she joined the Soul Academy as soon as she could pass the entrance exams. A solid but unexceptional student, she performed reasonably well in all classes and graduated in the top third of her year.

She was accepted into the Thirteenth Division as an unseated officer upon graduating, and trained extensively in kidou and shunpo under the tutelage of the Division's Third Seat, Shiba Miyako. She obtained her shikai during this time and worked to refine her combat style, integrating all three skills.

Following Miyako and Kaien's deaths some twenty-five years later, she transfered to the Ninth Division as a fifteenth seat. An unshakeable work ethic and good team leadership skills saw her work her way up the ladder based on her performance as a patrol leader, trainer, and administrator, and she had been a Sixth Seat for just over a year before Renji selected her as Lieutenant.

Combat Stats:

Attack: 80/100

Defense: 70/100

Mobility: 90/100

Kidou: 90/100

Intellect: 80/100

Stamina: 60/100

Minori relies on her Flashstep abilities and kidou expertise just as much as her Zanpakutou, which is a short-range melee weapon. She's an intelligent and efficient fighter, but her energy-intensive combat style means that long battles are exhausting.

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Name: Morito Hitoshi

Current Rank: Lieutenant, Third Division

Former Rank: Fourth Seat, Eighth Division

Height: 5'5"

Weight: 145lbs

Hair: Sandy brown, worn in a low ponytail

Eyes: Grey

Zanpakutou: Akimichi (Sparkling Pathway)

Release Phrase: 'Split the sky!'

Shikai Special Abilities: Lightening-based power. Can transmit a charge/current along the ground (or other generally non-conductive materials, including wood, stone, etc., as well as conductive mediums such as metal or water) to incapacitate or destroy enemies. Works as an excellent compliment to Kira's abilities. At this time he cannot cast through air. Release adds an elaborate 3/4 sphere guard around the hilt, changing the color of the blade and guard to faintly luminescent gold, and two long wires sprout from the pommel to trail on the ground, presumably for conductive and/or grounding purposes.

Add'l Notes: -

Family: Names unknown.

History: The son of a courtesan and a minor noble, Hitoshi was trained from a young age to be a warrior and bodyguard. His father, a distant relative of the Kyouraku Clan, had Hitoshi as part of his entourage at one point when he was visiting the Kyouraku family estates. Shunsui, also visiting at the time, noticed Hitoshi's burgeoning reiatsu and recommended him to the Soul Academy. Already extensively trained in swordplay and hand-to-hand combat, Hitoshi aced these classes, although he struggled somewhat with the fine control of reiatsu necessary for kidou. He graduated in the top quarter of his class due to deeply rooted self-discipline and perseverance, and was granted an Unseated officer's position within the Eighth Division. Over the next eighty years he served with dedication and loyalty, and had risen to Fourth Seat by the time Kyouraku recommended him as Kira's Lieutenant.

Hitoshi's bodyguard training keeps him quiet and in the background of anywhere he's present; it's not in his nature to call attention to himself. He's not particularly sociable, but will occasionally go drinking with Iba and Ikkaku if they invite him along. Bar brawls are almost inevitable, and although Hitoshi often gets picked on during these brawls because of his height, he has more than enough muscle to make up for it. He has met Ichigo several times and has great deal of respect for him, often volunteering to go to the Living World in order to spar with him of his children.

Combat Stats:

Attack: 90/100

Defense: 70/100

Mobility: 60/100

Kidou: 60/100

Intelligence: 80/100

Stamina: 100/100

Hitoshi's intensive combat training and lightening-based Zanpakutou make him a formidable opponent. While not a creative tactician, he has studied martial masters and can apply their advice in combat situations. His disadvantage, like Kira's, lies with airborne opponents, as he cannot channel his Zanpakutou's lightening strikes through the air.