House of Von Brandt

The Great Ancient House of von Brandt (グリト オールデン ホユス オーフ ボン ブランドト, von Brandt no Taishita Korai Ie, lit. German for "Great Old House of the Land Cleared by Fire"), colloquially known as the Von Brandt Family (ボン ブランドト パミリ, Von Brandt Ichizoku), is an age-old, noble family consisting of primarily pure-blooded Quincy based in the countryside of northwestern Germany. Before their race's near extermination at the hands of Soul Society's Gotei 13, they were an extremely powerful and influential line of Quincy amongst their people—boasting great warriors that found their names in the books of Quincy lore, folktale, and the subject of children's bedtime stories. Their history stretches over many centuries, watching mankind transform as the years rolled on. Unlike most Quincy, they were very well connected politically and, at times, had their hands in the affairs of "ordinary man"— holding secret ties to the aristocracy of the Holy Roman Empire, German Confederation, and Austrian Empire in the past. Their supernatural nature was a secret none could crack amongst German high society, known to normal humans as a wealthy family that made its' fortune off banking and other lucrative investments; does not like to be bothered. Amongst Quincy, they were known as the Winter Saints (冬期聖賢, Toukiseiken), but those were different days.

Since the near destruction of the Quincy by the Soul Society, the Von Brandt family has been in decline in sync with the falling Quincy. A shell of its' former self, the family has seen better days. However, they are left to live out their days at the family estate. Their wealth is all they have left that is still what it once was, which was further fortified by the efforts and fiscal genius of the its' young leader, Sieger Von Brandt.