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The Arcane Specialists


The First division is the head of the Gotei Thirteen. There is a strong emphasis on leadership and cooperation.

Primarily, the First division is a collection of elite kidou specialists that are trained to excel at their chosen vocation. They are deployed in groups, sent in among other divisions as shock troops, to provide an extra boost as well as heightened defense. Because of this, the division emphasizes cooperation and cohesion with its fellow divisions at all times, in order to build and maintain that synergy in battle. In order to accomplish this, First division members need to be confident in giving and following orders.

This division is not about learning kidou, nor about making spells more destructive. The First Division emphasizes training to cast more kidou in more ways in more situations. An Arcane Specialist is expected to be able to synch up with any other division's shinigami and deploy into any number of situations.

Learning new spells is a necessity, but it is secondary to the ability and willingness to use those spells wherever and however needed.​




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The mitsudomoe is a representation of the goals and tenets of the division. Symbolizing the coming together of forces to assist one another, it both represents the nature of kidou itself (a combination of study, practice, and spiritual power) and the objective of the division as a unifying force.​
 
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Division Techniques




Signature of the Arcane

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The Hitotsudomoe
Upon initiation into the First, a shinigami receives the division's signature mark. The location of the mark is up to the initiate, but it must be open to the air to use, and thus it is advisable to place it where it is visible or easy to reveal: many choose the back of one hand.

This mark is a circular incantation written in a mixture of languages and symbols. There is an open area in the center where the outer circle merges into the incantation of a single kidou, to be chosen by the initiate. The incantation spirals in toward the center of the circle, creating a hitotsudomoe. Once chosen, it may not be changed. The shinigami will have a probationary period of three weeks to decide which kidou they will specialize in -- at that point, they must choose a known kidou or remove themselves from the division.

The chosen kidou may not be greater than rank fifteen. This signature kidou is empowered by the mark of the Tenth and can be cast merely by calling out Hitotsu, Futatsu, or Mitsu: the spell requires no incantation or gestures. The kidou consumes half of the normal reiatsu and does not count against the user's kidou slots or threshold.
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The Mitsudomoe

The mark will glow with the color of the caster's reiatsu when using the signature kidou. At 1000 Kidou the user gains a second Signature kidou, forming a futatsudomoe. Upon attaining 2000 Kidou, the user gains their third and final Signature kidou. These additional Signature kidou begin at different points in the circle but spiral toward the same end, forming the complete symbol of the division: the mitsudomoe.​


Clearcasting

In order to use kidou in open battle, it is necessary to maintain focus in combat. Training in Clearcasting helps to avoid distraction without blocking out what's going on around the caster. To augment the user's natural concentration, a small incantation is written in a rigid hexagon around the center point of the Signature. As such, it is extremely difficult for an enemy to interrupt an incantation, even if the shinigami is forced to move or to pause their recitation. This increased concentration improves the user's ability cast without the incantation, allowing the user to focus more power even without audible words.

A bypassed incantation retains 75% of its normal effectiveness.​


Mahoubai

Numerous powerful symbols are formed into small serrations around the outside of the Signature. The wielder of this mark gains a deeper understanding of the connections between kidou, allowing the user to bind two separate kidou to cast them at one time. The caster may combine kidou of the same class -- hadou or bakudou -- by paying an additional 25% to the reiatsu cost.

Since Bakudou and Hadou are fundamentally different, it is more difficult to combine the two. The user may do so, but must pay an additional 50% of the normal cost.

Kidou that require four or more slots may not combine with others.​


Izonkankei

Shinigami who have devoted enough time to studying the interrelationships of kidou and reiatsu can reduce the effective level of the spells they know. A thin line of words of power arcs inward before weaving into the circle of the user's Signature and then arcs back outward on the opposite side. The user reduces the effective level by 1 rank per 500 Kidou, maxing at a reduction of 30.

For example, a user with 1000 Kidou would reduce the effective level of equipped kidou by 2 ranks. Hadou #31, Shakkahou would be treated as Hadou #29, which confers relative weaknesses (for barriers that rely on spell rank) but also relative benefits (such as the amount of required slots).

Actual spell cost remains the same.​

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The Completed Signature
 
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Division Items




Chomei - "Clarity"

Chomei is a thin silver chain made to be clipped to the ear. Members may either hang the chain behind their ear or dangle it like an earring. The trinket is designed to detect kidou energy and amplify audible incantations within a 20m radius, allowing the user to clearly pick out the words of a kidou spell even if the caster is whispering or otherwise trying to hide the incantation.

It is still up to the user to recognize the spell, and Chomei cannot help against unspoken incantations.

Detecting kidou energy is less exact than amplifying incantations; proximity is indicated by a warming sensation, and for long-time users, it can quickly identify the presence of a kidou construct within 10m. It is, unfortunately, of little use for detecting traps or constructs created through non-kidou methods, such as Pitfall.
 
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Division Roster


( Writer: swaswj )

Sayis Inuzuri -- Captain Commander
Division Techniques:


Signature of the Tenth

Clearcasting

Mahoubai

Izonkankei
Signature Kidou:
Hitotsu: Shouaku - Bakudou #1, 50 Kidou
Futatsu: Sou Ryo Meku - Hadou #13, 85 Kidou
Mitsu: Pseudo Blade - Bakudou #12, 300 Kidou


( Writer: Nekomata )

Ilsa Maruyama -- Lieutenant of the First Division
Division Techniques:


Signature of the Tenth

Clearcasting

Mahoubai

Izonkankei
Signature Kidou:
Hitotsu: Shouaku, Bakudou #8, 50 Kidou
Futatsu: Ghost Fire, Bakudou #4, 35 Kidou
Mitsu: Hainawa, Bakudou #1, 13 Kidou​


( Writer: Inkers )

Mineto Mitsuyo -- Third Seat of the First Division
Division Techniques:


Signature of the Tenth

Mahoubai
Signature Kidou:
Hitotsu: Byakurai - Hadou #4, 13 Kidou
Futatsu: Touza Raiden - Hadou #15, 110 Kidou
Mitsu: Break of Dusk - Bakudou #12, 75 Kidou


( Writer: Redfin )

Picca Lilli -- Fourth Seat of the First Division
Division Techniques:


Signature of the Tenth

Mahoubai

Izonkankei
Signature Kidou:
Hitotsu: N/A
Futatsu: N/A
Mitsu: N/A​


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Kyuto Tounyuu -- Seventh Seat of the First Division
Division Techniques:


Signature of the Tenth

Izonkankei
Signature Kidou:
Hitotsu: Mujuuryou - Bakudou #6, 35 Kidou
Futatsu: N/A
Mitsu: N/A




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Name -- Unseated Member of the First Division
Signature Kidou:


Hitotsu:
Futatsu:
Mitsu:
( Writer: N/A )


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Name -- Unseated Member of the First Division
Signature Kidou:


Hitotsu:
Futatsu:
Mitsu:
( Writer: N/A )
 
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