Faction Statuses

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This thread's purpose is to keep all members updated and informed on the current status of all the primary factions. This will occasionally make note of individual members or sub-groups, but is mostly in use to allow us to understand the existing status-quo within the IC plot for each faction. Thus, if the Vandenreich invades Las Noches, that would be recorded here. Each new entry will come with a tweet about it, and all of them will be labeled by the OOC date when the entry was made. If it is of particular importance how much IC time has passed since the previous entry, that will also be noted. For now, we will start with one entry per main faction, the most modern entry needed.

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Soul Society

~Thirteen Court Guard Squads~

4/17/2017:

The Thirteen Court Guard Squads (AKA Gotei Thirteen) are presently in a state of turmoil and suffering. Squad Captains Kagami Murai (13), Raion Souretsu (9), Francis Grin (11), and Rose (4) have all disappeared or been killed in recent months, leaving the structure weaker, missing roughly a third of its combat prowess. Furthermore, without Kenryoku Kawada, former Squad 2 Captain and Kawada Head, the Seireitei Defense Contingency (SDC), a defense task force consisting of Squads 2, 6, and 10, has fallen apart, leaving Seireitei and Soul Society as a whole more vulnerable.

The result is catastrophic. A mysterious masked man later revealed to be former Espada Kuroi Naito invaded the Seireitei with a private army and a colossal, highly destructive airship. The death toll in the Rukongai is thought to be in the tens of thousands. The death toll in the Seireitei itself is also incredibly high, heavily weakening the entire Thirteen Court Guard Squads. During this invasion, Squad 5's Captain, Enma, was seriously injured, as were Lieutenants Amagai Kuchiki (1) and Souza Kuchiki (13). The Captain Commander himself suffered minor injury. Former Squad 4 Captain Griswald P. Lorilad was killed, as were over half of the Squad 4 medics. The entire Squad 4 barracks was obliterated, destroying a majority of the Seireitei's healing instruments and machines, as well as centuries of medical knowledge held in Squad 4's medical archives. Short this technology, Seireitei was left vulnerable.

This allowed opportune time for the Vandenreich to invade. At present in Canons labeled Der Gott and Der Aufstand, the Vandenreich is laying out a siege against the Seireitei, but has yet to penetrate the massive walls surrounding it.

~Kido Corps~

4/17/2017:

The Kido Corps is in better shape. Under Captain Kyomei Kuchiki, it has greatly refined new Kido based techniques. The Kido Corps did not assist during either invasion of Soul Society, at the command of Central 46, which required the Kido Corps stay on guard in case the Seireitei fell.

~Omnitsukido~

4/17/2017:

The organization has benefited from new membership, including a transfer Lieutenant from the Thirteen Court Guard Squads, Aevus. Under Captain Okami Shihoin, the Omnitsukido has quickly built on already existing infrastructure. It has not been a smooth transition from Kawada primary influence to Shihoin, but Okami is attempting to smooth it out. As with the Kido Corps, the Omnitsukido was held on standby by Central 46 during both invasions. However, the organization's Captain recently requested a leave of absence, leaving Aevus in charge until his return.

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Hueco Mundo

~Las Noches~

4/17/2017:

Las Noches has stagnated. Its upper tier Espada have grown more powerful in the form of Tercera Sargon Denumic, Segunda Ryunosuke Hamada, and Primera Kashmir De-Mona, as well as the newly promoted Envainar Kuroi Naito. Despite this, it has stagnated in its mid and lower ranks. The addition of a new Cuarta named Shikitsuhiko has helped, but the seeming silence and lack of action of other Espada is cause for alarm. Still, relative to the currently plummeting forces of Seireitei, Las Noches is in good hands. Its King, Sonken Kouhai, appears to be biding his time. The only major setback is the mysterious disappearance of the Envainar named Grimoire Acero.

~Las Arenas~

4/17/2017:

Las Arenas has developed some degree of isolated peace, and has managed to remain unremarkable to other factions even now.

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Human World

~Xcution~

4/17/2017:

Xcution is down on its luck, having lost numerous high ranking officers at once recently. In addition to this, they have also lost nearly all of their Seven Guns assassins, marking a notable reduction in their military capacity. Yet, their financial and economic influence can only be described as having grown exponentially with each passing year. The partnership of Satsujun and Lord Callus has revolutionized the might of the organization in the social world, even leading up to it being able to buy out some of its most prestigious rivals. Furthermore, Lord Callus has begun manufacturing extremely powerful Rogues, even contracting the highly regarded mercenary named Douma as one of his agents.

~Uzaki Enterprises~

4/17/2017:

Uzaki Enterprises has seen a reduction in its member base recently. Worse yet, Satsujun himself, under an alias, purchased a majority of its public shares. Satsujun is now the behind the scenes head of the organization, threatening to destroy it and everyone in it should Kazura Uzaki, the CEO, not comply. This, however, is completely unknown to many of its members, despite it being common knowledge to any high ranks in Xcution.

~Vandenreich~

4/17/2017:

Perhaps of all modern factions, the Vandenreich is the one that has seen the greatest resurgence of power. Multiple new, powerful Stern Ritters and other lower ranked members have appeared, having arrived to fill previously left vacancies. Such names as Hadrian, Amalia, and Alicia have become legendary and are rivaling many of the Captains of the Seireitei. They are joined by prestigious monstrosities such as A The Apprentice and B The Boss, whose combined efforts allowed the impossible. The return of the Emperor of the Vandenreich himself. Stronger, more God-like than ever, His presence has made this the most powerful and threatening of the modern factions, able to lay siege to the Seireitei itself, as is presently the case in the Canon threads Der Gott and Der Aufstand. Against the might of this unstoppable military empire, the Quincy of the Vandenreich may very well soon possess hegemony over the three worlds.

~Bount~

4/17/2017:

While not a faction, the race called the Bount receive a special mention because of the resurgence of the Vandenreich. At the end of the War of Angels, wherein the Seireitei and the Vandenreich did battle, it was revealed that Bount were one of several races put into death camps for genocide at the hands of the Vandenreich. Today, only a couple hundred Bount remain. With the new age of the Vandenreich and return of the Emperor, there are fears that the Bount race will soon be extinguished entirely.