Kei Makabe [1-1; B1; Expert]

Shinigami Character Template

Basic Information

Name: Kei Makabe (十壁 桂; Makabe Kei)
Nicknames/Aliases: Witch of the Gotei (護廷の魔女; Gotei no Majo)
Appearance Age:
Actual Age: 312
Gender: Female
Height: 5'8
Weight: 165lbs

Appearance Picture:
Character Power Set

Equipment:

Kidō Foci: Kei has been able to create items known as Kidō Foci. She first started to make these during her post-Academy days as a way to control her Reiryoku flow. Once her self-made limiter was released, these items had a new purpose. Kei uses these to store energy to be used as an amplifier for her Kidō. Kei's strongest takes the form of a naginata stylized after her Zanpakutō.. It has the ability to effectively triple Kei's Kidō output for a full day. It takes six months to recharge after being depleted. Kei has a second, smaller version that is a double-bladed spear that is roughly half the effectiveness of her strongest. She has numerous others that are basically smaller batteries rather than amplifiers. Kei keeps these in a specialized vault under her office. Each is keyed to a Kidō that allows Kei to teleport it to her hand. She can also use these as a focus for her Shikai and Bankai, although to a lesser control amount.  

Trained Abilities:
Kidō: Kei's skill with Kidō is, without a doubt, incredible. She's a prodigy with it. Or rather, she's more like a perfect vessel with an ideal balance between two forces—one of raw, destructive power that is found in Hadō and one of a desire of control that can be directly applied to the world outside that is found in Bakudō. Unfortunately, this balance leaves very little room for other types of Kidō. Tracking Kidō, Kaidō, and Kidō that are designed to confuse an opponent or obscure oneself she is woefully average at. Kaidō, especially, is horrible for her. However, she does have a knack for Kidō that are good at keeping things out. Thus, shields like Dankū are almost as good as her other Bakudō.

• Sanjū Eishō (三重詠唱, Threefold Incantation): This is perhaps the best way to show Kei's skill in Kidō. Sanjū Eishō is casting three Kidō at the same time using full incantations Kidō. The amount of self-control required means that this is simply impossible for most practitioners of the skill. However, Kei has such a knack for Kidō that this actually is possible for her. All three Kidō must equal her Kidō skill when added together (currently that means, for example, both #60 and a #65 is her highest average level.
  
• Kengen (顕現, "Manifestation"): This is perhaps the best way to show Kei's skill in Kidō. Kei understands the fundamentals of Kidō to their fullest. She is capable of manipulating some of the fundamentals. This is similar to Eishōhaki (詠唱破棄, "Incantation Abandonment"), where the caster does not use the incantation. Kengen allows Kei to "inscribe" Kidō. This can come in the form of scrolls, ofuda, and other similar items. Kengen-based Kidō use the creator's level in Kidō and do not use the caster's Reiryoku to cast them. They are created by infusing the creator's Reiryoku into ink and cementing the casting in the object in question.
  

Custom Kidō: Kei, being a prodigy at Kidō, has created and modified multiple Kidō over the years.

Hadō:

Bakudō:

Hohō: As a ranged combat specialist, Kei should be better at Hohō. She isn't. In fact, she has a hard grasp on it. Instead, she uses Kidō to replicate Hohō effects.
Zanjutsu: Kei is OK with Zanjutsu, but mostly for defensive measures—she's particularly good with parries.  
Hakuda: Kei's skill in Hakuda is average at best, but she has a very strong grasp on precise maneuvers. As long as it doesn't take raw strength to use, she's capable of performing it.
Kaidō: Kei understands why and how Kaidō works almost as well as she understands how Kidō works. However, she has no actual skill in the art. She's not able to use it in any format.

Reiatsu: Kei has very expressive Reiatsu. This means that the effects of her Reiatsu are far stronger than her tier. This doesn't mean that she can exert more pressure. Instead, environmental effects caused by her elements are stronger. Kei has trouble controlling the effects caused by her Reiatsu. This usually happens during a bad mood or something of that nature. At most, she makes it warm enough that a cold drink starts sweating and the ice starts melting or she makes glass start frosting over like a good morning freeze. Nothing harmful, but more annoying. That's when she's controlling herself however. If she were to put her full effort into using her Reiatsu, it would be like being in the desert during both the hottest day in summer and the coldest night in winter.

Zanpakuto Release Phrase: Reflect (映す [utsusu])
Zanpakuto Appearance: Mizukume takes the appearance of a spring-loaded switchblade with a blade length of a foot.


Shikai Name: Mizukume (端空明; Origin of the Bright Sky)
Shikai Appearance:
Shikai Abilities: Mizukume is an enhancement-type Zanpakutō. Its ability is simple. Kei is able to absorb one energy attack per post using the mirror, then she converts the energy to double cast her next Kidō. The mirror can hold up to five energy-based attacks. She can also manifest an "enhanced" version of Mizukume's sealed version that is made of energy.

Bankai Name: Amaterasu (天寺上; Above the Imperial Temple)
Bankai: Amaterasu can be a very destructive release. Kei does not use it much because of this. Its main ability is Reishi and Reiryoku absorption. Much like her Shikai, Kei uses this to supercharge her Kidō. This comes in due to three effects. The first is that she converts at a gain instead of a loss—she gains about 50% more Reiryoku from each energy attack. The second is that the cost of each Kidō is reduced by 50%. Thus, she is able to cast Hadō 10 at a little less than the cost of Hadō 5.

The third effect is the absorption. In Shikai, she is capable of only using the Reiryoku of attacks that hit the mirror. This effect continues into Bankai. However, Kei naturally begins eating away at the surrounding Reishi and converting it to Reiryoku at a 1:1 ratio, storing it within the mirror. In the Soul Society, this means that she will start to break down the area surrounding her in a 100-meter radius maximum. The breakdown is about 2% of the entire area per three posts. Thankfully, reaching the maximum requires conscious effort to get to. Each post, Kei is capable of releasing the limit slightly. Each time she does this, the breakdown area grows by 50 meters and the existing breakdown area increases its breakdown percentage by 2%—to a maximum of 18% per three posts for the 10 meters around her. The breakdown thankfully does not apply to beings, but any structures made of Reishi or Reiryoku are affected. In theory, the absorption allows her Bankai to be released indefinitely. However, this isn't true. Amaterasu uses Kei's own Reiryoku reserves at a normal rate with no modifications.

Character Synopsis
Kei is someone who has a natural predisposition for tragedy and hardship. That isn't to say she's one that goes out and looks for it, nor does she like to cause it. It just happens to her a lot more than normal. That's why she's gotten stronger. That's why she protects herself behind her cold, hard exterior. She will continue to grow stronger until tragedy and hardship are but a bygone memory...

But the fact is, Kei's like a really old and partially-frozen chocolate-covered cherry that someone forgot. Sure, she's dark and mysterious. Sure, she'll break your teeth if you try to hard. But deep within her is a soft, vulnerable exterior. But just like a chocolate, once you break through and see that, there's no un-seeing it. Just like there's no stopping her from spilling out on you. Kei will get immensely attached once that happens.

Kei, due to her circumstances, had to get stronger. She was called weak in the Academy, and because of that... Kei funneled her strength into things that she could do while being unarmed. Kidō and Hakuda are her main form of combat. Kei understood that in those kinds of situations, running away is impossible. She may not have her sword. So she had to man up and learn how to fight. And she'll fight like a starving, caged wolf. She'll claw, bite, punch, kick, and even tear at if she has to. There's a rumor going around that she bit off the manhood of some guy that was pestering her, but that's all that one is—a rumor. But she does have the capabilities for it, and she would if she had to.

Now, Kei is 99% a Lesbian. She thinks most men are pigs and just want a certain something from her. She could have male friends, obviously. But she'd never truly trust them, nor would she let them know her most vulnerable secrets. No, that's saved for whatever lady wins her heart. Kei tries to flirt with whatever women she finds attractive, but her poor social skills (and the fact that she's part of a small percentage of women in the Gotei) tend to lead her to get rejected.

Off-the-books, Kei runs a shelter in the North Rukongai for abused women, prostitutes, and addicts trying to turn around, female victims of violent crimes, etc. called Jo'ōkoku (女王国; Queen's Country). It's one of the things she's known for outside of her work within the Gotei. No men are allowed inside of it. Deliveries are accepted outside by the female staff and brought in solely by them. Even before becoming a Captain, she had the Fourth Division's assistance with this. Captain Midori Hayashi felt this was one of the most pure endeavors brought forth by a member of the Gotei. In fact, Midori surprised most by being the one to suggest she be promoted to Captain.