Hands of Themis Division Techniques
[Eleus Touch] Shinigami of the Hands of Themis are taught to subdue when there is no need to kill, coerce when there is no need to maim, and show mercy when there is no need to strike further. With the Eleus touch, division members can temper their weapons by expending 3% of their reiatsu, dulling the deadly effects of the tools they wield, and controlling the physical damage an attack inflicts. By expending an additional 1% reiatsu per turn, the user can also lower the amount of pain their weapon deals.
However, to obtain control, one must first obtain understanding. Thus, those who wish to learn to control Eleus Touch must learn through carefully supervised exercises which concern with pain and hurt.
[Pistis Bond] Members of the Hands of Themis soon discover their need to work well with their comrades, to the point where absolute chemistry is necessary to realize their objectives. In addition to this, even though the Thirteenth division prides itself in being the division who guards against the guardians, they are also aware that they must guard against themselves. With these two sobering essentials in mind, Pistis Bond was established as an essential technique to master.
Through intense one on one training with another being, division members learn to find a slight foothold within their companions’ mind. With beings of death, such as shinigami and vizards, this entails entering a faint reflection of the other’s inner world. Once this link is established, mental communication between the two beings is absolute and can only be severed by dimensional distance. This link is the tool through which teammates can collaborate with each other without outside interference as well as a means to look out for one another. However, the technique, being very invasive, requires a complete trust and sense of integrity to exist between the participants.
A strange side effect to this technique is that each participant can hear the other spirits that also occupy their partners’ minds including zanpakutou spirits and vizard hollows.
Requirement: Must have obtained United Front to train Pistis Bond with another
[Sophrosyne’s Wisdom] Often-times, in the pursuit of division ideals, restraint is found to be the number one life-saving trait. Traps lie everywhere, laid by an elusive criminal, hiding within a burning building, or lurking behind an enemy’s smile. Thus, discretion is highly valued. By expending 3% reiatsu, a master of this technique will send their reiatsu out into their surroundings, springing traps and hazards harmlessly. This technique can only be used once every 5 turns, and it affects a half circle area of 20 feet with an additional 5 feet for every 1% reiatsu expended to a limit of 50 feet. Each additional 5 feet can only be controlled when the user reaches each 5,000 reiatsu interval, starting with 5,000.
[Kharites’ Grace] There is no conflict where there is contentment. To dispel a potentially violent situation before it can occur, members of the Hands of Themis have learned to harness their own emotions to project upon agitated beings. By expending 3% reiatsu, the eyes of the wielder turn a soothing blue, enveloping the target with a sensation of security and peace for 3 turns. The effect of this technique depends on the strength of the user. If the target’s reiatsu is 75% less than the wielder’s they succumb completely and unwittingly under the user’s gaze. If the target’s reiatsu is higher than 125% more than the wielder’s, they will be aware of the manipulation, and can choose to fight or yield. To obtain the ability to control this technique for extra turns, which increase by one with every 5,000 reiatsu, the user must expend an additional 1% reiatsu.