Arrancar (破面 (アランカル), arankaru; Spanish for "To Tear Off", Japanese for "Ripped Mask")
Arrancars are Hollows who have had their mask removed to obtain a more human-like form. In the process, they acquire greater power and a zanpakutō that seals them into a humanoid form. They still possess a Hollow hole and fragments of their masks known as Estigma. Natural Arrancars are extremely rare as one needs great power to even think of removing their mask. In recent centuries, however, artificial Arrancars have been made, usually with great success. Fortunately, they are still too few in numbers to wage an all out war against the Shinigamis, at least, for now.
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Las Noches is a mysterious group of Hollows who have managed to rip their masks off. They call themselves 'Arrancars', a race that is far superior to normal Hollows and even the weakest among them could give a seated Shinigami a run for their money. Though it wasn't uncommon for Hollows to rip their masks off, this new group of predators gathering in the Palace of Las Noches are much stronger than all the Arrancars the Gotei had encountered in the past. What is even more worrisome is their increasing number.
Base: Las Noches Palace, Hueco Mundo Presided by: Feiyimei Race(s): Hollows and Arrancars Purpose: Furthering the evolution of Hollows and dominate the spiritual realms as it was meant to be. History:
Of Fate and Time
The Shinigami's hasty retreat after their crusade into the home of Hollows had not been a clean and organized operation. Far from it, it had been a desperate race to escape the army of Menos Grande of all sizes that had united against the robbed reapers. This had forced the Shinigamis to literally drop whatever they had been carrying and make a run for the closest path back home. These foreign object, Shinigami technology, would be left untouched for centuries as few of Hueco Mundo's inhabitants had the intellect let alone the curiosity to fiddle with them, but fate would eventually bring both elements together in a single being, a natural, first-generation Arrancar. Time would allow this being to stumble upon these relics of a foreign invasion. The majority of the Arrancar's findings would be too old or too damaged by time and sand, but he managed to study them, and, with a few trips to the Human Realm and even Rukongai when he was feeling particularly daring, learned to work them. It wasn't long before this particular Arrancar started making devices of its own as it possessed the smarts to take advantage of his knowledge.
Innovation
[LN001]By experimenting over a few decades, the Arrancar found a way to build a device that could break things down into Reishi particles. It only worked on spiritual beings, however, but it opened up quite a lot of possibilities for him as he had come to realize that the ultimate spiritual beings aside from themselves were Shinigamis. If both were strong enough to antagonize each other for centuries, why not mix both? He had scouted the Human World, looking for weaker Shinigamis to abduct, break down into pure Reishi and store inside his device and promptly tested his theory on Gillians and occasionally Adjuchas and Vasto Lorde, injecting Shinigami essence into them. The process would be too unstable as the Shinigami essence the mad scientist had extracted had been far too weak for the Hollow hosts. The experiments resulted in degenerate Arrancars that were known to burst into pure Reiryoku soon after their birth, turning them into walking bombs. None of these second generation Arrancars survived except for a single one, much to the inventor's disappointment. The fact that he had been smart enough to abstain testing things out on himself first was only a small consolation. Another handful of centuries were needed for the Arrancar to realize that particles of the Human Realm could strengthen and stabilize this process by opposing the overwhelming Hollow parts of his experimental subjects. Thus began its attempt to perfect the process of Arrancar creation.
Collaboration
[LN002]Unfortunately, his calculation lead him to believe that a large amount of particles from the Human Realm, more than any Hollow could carry back through their travels alone unless they banded together, were needed. But you didn't need to cut me. Thus, he started gathering Hollows, offering them a chance to achieve greater power should they help with the experiment. They would need to gather human, Shinigami and Hollow souls from all three realms and, being creatures that rarely cared about their own kind, a lot of Hollows jumped on the occasion to betray their peers in exchange for power. That was the birth of Las Noches and, though they started small, they worked efficiently.
The Nature of Hollows
[LN003]It took a few years before all was ready, but by then, the founder of Las Noches had developed the technology to transport part of the Human Realm to Hueco Mundo. In other words, it no longer needed its collaborators so it gave them a choice: serve Las Noches as slaves and be granted the gift of power or be slaughtered by the army of Arrancars that was about to be born. Begrudgingly, its collaborator agreed, but as soon as they were turned into Arrancars, they plotted to overthrow their creator. [LN004][LN006]The Rebellion was a struggle as the Arturo was far older than any of them and experience in warfare and combat had been key to the fight, but in the end, numbers prevailed and he was banished from Las Noches. [LN005]Mid-war, the journal he had used to record all its experiments had been lost in a failed ambush, leaving only bits and pieces of his experiments for the remains of Las Noches to salvage. It is said that a rogue Arrancar had made away with it, the key to the rise of Hueco Mundo, but try as they may, the surviving Arrancars could not find it. Only four third-generation Arrancars survived the war, reducing the army of Las Noches to a mere handful. They would be the Cera, the Primera, the Segunda the Tercera Espada and the Cuarta of the time. After much heated debate that came a hair away from an exchange of blows, ranks were attributed to each of the remaining Arrancars. It wasn't that different from what their creator had started with, but the Espadas did not see themselves as slaves and would keep the Cera on its toes. As for the name of their exiled creators, the being behind the rebirth of Arrancars? Arturo Plateado, a name that was banished, forbidden to be repeated to any of the younger generation of Arrancars.
Now...
[LN007]Decades past before the remaining Arrancars learned how to properly work the technology they had inherited and thus began their recruitment campaign. The Espadas and Hollows that had joined the cause would be sent out to look for any elusive Vasto Lordes. [LN008]The results were disappointing so Las Noches had to settle for Adjuchas-level Menos. Before long, even that became impossible: what few Adjuchas and Vasto Lorde had existed at the time had all been recruited by Arturo and, consequently, slaughtered during the Rebellion. Normal Hollows would be taken in by Las Noches even if they would become simple fodder while the Espadas slowly planned their next step towards the return of the Arrancars.
The Arrancar in charge of Las Noches is the Cera. Below him are the Espada ranked from 1 to 10 and, though the numbers are attributed based on an Arrancar's power in battle, it is not impossible for a lower ranked Espada to defeat another Arrancar of higher rank. The defeated Espada will drop in rank until they have lost to a new Decima. Then, they become Privarón Espadas and will be ranked 101 to 110. These Privaróns are weaker than Espadas, but still stronger than Fraccións, the combat-oriented Arrancars that work are hand-picked by an Espada to serve under them.
The Exequias is another branch of Las Noches that works in the shadows. Their purpose is to maintain order and discipline among the rest of Las Noches' army and are known to carry out assassinations. They are nowhere and everywhere at the same time, even Espadas are not completely safe from them. They take orders from no one, but the Cera.
Along with the current Cera is another Arrancar that is well-versed in a multitude of sciences. Las Noches also has a head medic though, considering the Hollows' ability to regenerate body parts at extremely high speed and their distaste for showing any sign of weakness, its services aren't exactly popular.
The remainder of Las Noches' army consists Hollows of different kinds ranging from the weakest tiny critter to powerful Menos. A few Adjuchas that has not had the opportunity to make use of the Cuna to evolve into an Arrancar do exist among the ranks of the Hollow Army and they are usually the ones leading it when the Arrancars are busy elsewhere.
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The Followers of Arturo by Jighthigh
History: The Followers of Arturo were once the proud army of las Noaches before the Rebellion and fought in Arturo's name during the war but they were not match for the Rebellion and many were slaughter and others captured very few manages to escape, those who did started a recruiting hollows to their cause promising they would receive great power if they did. Current State of Affair: The Followers of Arturo currently reside in the desert of Hueco Mundo as a small settlement of about a hundred or so hollows and a few Arrancar, they do not currently know that Arturo Plateado is alive nor does he know of their existence. Duties: Build a army and get revenge upon Espada for their defeat a few centuries ago, Kill and eat other hollows to make them self stronger so they can become strong enough to become Vasto Lorde or rip of their masks and gain the powers of a Shinigami. Influence: Though they try to recruit hollows thye have often failed as the holows either say they would rather not go up agiasent the Powerful Arrncars of Las Noaches. Specialty: None
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[b]Name:[/b] [b]Gender:[/b] [b]Age:[/b] ((Real and apparent)) [b]Race:[/b]Arrancar [b]Appearance:[/b] ((If no picture is used. Mask Fragments and the location of Hollow Hole must be mentioned.)) [b]Hollow Hole:[/b] ((Location)) [b]Estigma:[/b] ((Description and location of Hollow Mask Fragments)) [b]Affiliation:[/b] ((What organization is the character associated with? Are they rogues?)) [b]Position/Rank:[/b] ((The final verdict is not up to the profile reviewer, but the ones in charge of the faction the character is affiliated with)) [b]Fears:[/b] ((Minimum of 1 well-developed crippling fear that may affect a character's performance.)) [b]Personality:[/b] ((2-3 sentences minimum.)) [b][color=darkred]>>Password (FN)[/color][/b]: [color=red]((Somewhere in the [url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?page=1&t=24458493#367290885]Arrancar thread[/url] is a random sentence that is completely unrelated to the others and out of context. The password-sentence will also be changed regularly. This is the ensure that people actually read the background and settings of WCHB. No password or wrong password means no review))[/color] [b]History:[/b] ((5 sentences minimum. Even if your character's not aware of it, you do.))
[color=darkred][b]>>Password (S&Q)[/b][/color]: (( [color=red]Somewhere in the [url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=24437557]Training, Specialization & Qualification thread[/url] is a random sentence that is completely unrelated to the others and out of context. The password-sentence will also be changed regularly. This is the ensure that people actually read before submitting applications or asking questions and know what this section is about. No password or wrong password=no review[/color])) [b]Specialization:[/b] ((What is your character best known for on the battlefield? What do they excel in? This will affect the ease (training posts needed) with which your character learns new techniques in specialized disciplines.)) [b]Qualification:[/b] ((This determines what your character may help create in terms of private techniques/inventions/spells.)) [color=darkred][b]>>Password[/b] (T):[/color] [color=red]((Default stats (everything not between double parenthesis ("((...))")) will be used unless Password (T) is used. Somewhere in the [url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=24540065]Taijutsu thread[/url] is a random sentence that is completely unrelated to the others and out of context. It will not be in technique descriptions, however, if we do start to get repetitive technique submission, that will change. The password-sentence will also be changed regularly. This is the ensure that people actually read before submitting applications or asking questions. ))[/color] [b]Taijutsu[/b]-Novice ((Proficiency Level))[list][list] [u]Carnicería [/u]- Tier 1((Highest Unlocked Tier. )) [*]N/A ((Known Techniques)) [/list][/list] [color=darkred][b]>>Password (B)[/b]:[/color][color=red]((Default stats (everything not between double parenthesis ("((...))")) will be used unless Password (T) is used. Somewhere in the [url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=24539847]Bukijutsu thread[/url] is a random sentence that is completely unrelated to the others and out of context. It will not be in technique descriptions, however, if we do start to get repetitive technique submission, that will change. The password-sentence will also be changed regularly. This is the ensure that people actually read before submitting applications or asking questions. ))[/color] [b]Bukijutsu[/b] - Novice((Proficiency Level))[list][list] [u]N/A((Style))[/u] [*]N/A((Known Techniques)) [/list][/list] [b]High-Speed Movement[/b][list][list] [*]((Known Techniques))[/list][/list] [b]Arrancar Disciplines[/b] ((Strike out those that your character does not have. See [url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?page=1&t=24458493#367290893]Arrancar Powers & Techniques[/url] for how many your character can begin with.)) [list][list] [u]Cero [/u]((All characters start with this))[list] [*]Known Techniques [/list] [u]Hierro[/u][list] [*]Known Techniques [/list] [u]High Speed Regeneration[/u][list] [*]Known Techniques [/list] [u]Descorrer[/u][list] [*]Known Techniques [/list] [u]Pesquisa[/u][list] [*]Known Techniques [/list][/list][/list] -[Other special competences your character may possess that may be used in combat or on missions. Think of this as your CV.]
[b]Name:[/b] [b]Sealed Appearance:[/b] [b]Release Command:[/b] [b]Resurrección Appearance:[/b] [b]Resurrección Power-Ups:[/b] [b]Resurrección Abilities[/b] ((All Arrancars start with 1 ability. The rest must be earned through training. An Espada starts with 3.)) - - -
[b]Segunda Etapa Status:[/b] [Achieved/ Not Achieved] (Only Available to Espadas 0 to 3 at character creation.) [b]Segunda Etapa Name:[/b] [b]Segunda Etapa Appearance:[/b] [b]Segunda Etapa Power-Ups[/b] [b]Segunda Etapa Abilities[/b] ((Newly obtained Segunda Etapa only has 1 ability unlocked. The rest must be earned through training. Espadas that started with Segunda Etapa start with a maximum of 3 abilities. ))) - - - [align=center][b][size=14][u]Other Information[/u][/size][/b][/align] (Optional. This is where misc. things are put.)
