Nephthys

Nephthys (ネプシズ, Nepushizu) is a and former Captain of the, having held the position since the founding of the  and only leaving the position at the end of the War of Eight Seasons. She resides in the in self-imposed exile.

Appearance
Nephthys is a woman of generally average height with fair skin and black hair done up in a style similiar to that of a pageboy, her hair is straight and hangs below her ears at the sides though it extends further at the back. Her eyes are marked by black khol that acts like eye shadow. Her eye colour is a very faint red, almost verging on pink in colouration. As a member of the Gotei 13 she wore a shihakushō though the sleeves of the kosode were a transluscent white instead of the usual black. She also lacked the Haori that was standard of Captains, instead she wore a white jeonbok in the same style, with her Division insignia on the back inside the symbol of the Gotei 13.

Personality
She's an elegant sort though in a bit more of a unique sense than the typical Asian or European variety. Detests violence, while being very self aware of the hypocrisy of that fact, loves to taste wines and other assorted beverages from an array of cultures though she's not a drinking woman. At least not often. She likes honest people, having been not much of a fan of the prominence with which lies took in her original occupation. She puts on a cold and aloof exterior though she's considerably more relaxed in the company of people she trusts. She also adores the crap out of puppies.

She also carries an adverse distrust of people that are morally good, believing that they have the greatest potential for destruction, after all, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.

Powers & Abilities

 * Tantojutsu:
 * Enhanced Strength:
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Zanpakutō
Kagemori (影銛, Shadowlance) appears to be a kaiken. The hilt and mount of the dagger were of an unusual black, reflecting no light from its surface. The blade itself was an 8-inch long single-edged blade with a faint green glow permeating its surface. Nephthys wore her zanpakutō within a special space in the sleeve of her shihakushō, keeping it hidden until she needed to use it.
 * : Its release command is "Shadow, Open your Gates and Allow my Entry" (影、あなたの門を開き、私の入国を許可する, kage, anata no mon o hiraki, watashi no nyūkoku o kyoka suru): When released Kagemori's form drastically changes, going from a small dagger to a truly massive Pole-axe with a haft sixteen feet in length, making it more than twice as tall as Nephthys herself, the head bore an axe on its damaging face, a spike on the reverse side and lastly a projection emerging from the top shaped like a dagger. The haft was pitch black like that of the zanpakutō's sealed form and just like the dagger's blade, the head of the pole-axe emitted a faint green glow.
 * Shikai Special Ability: Kagemori has the ability to utilize shadows as if they were interlinking gateways, allowing Nephthys to enter one shadow and emerge from any other shadow within a five-hundred meter radius, she could also attack through these shadows, piercing one particular shadow with her zanpakutō and having it emerge on the otherside to cleave or stab a target, thus its massive length is also an advantage in allowing the blade to be used to strike from further distances, utilizing the shadows that an opponent wouldn't expect an attack from. As such Kagemori's power can be described as the ability to "attack from anywhere".


 * : Ankokumori (暗黒銛, Stygianlance): In Bankai, Nephthys' Zanpakutō does not change form, instead retaining the appearance of its Shikai.
 * Bankai Special Ability: As Ankokumori, Nephthys' Zanpakutō has the ability to "split", when its enters a shadow the blade can split numerous times and then emerge from numerous shadows at once to attack, this elevates its power from attacking anywhere, to attacking everywhere. Additionally this allows it to "duplicate" the haft of the weapon to increase its reach from within the shadows. This was best exhibit in her battle with Guardier when she struck him from the side, having generated her Zanpakutō from a shadow across town. No known limit has been described for either the Zanpakutō's ability to extend or split and Nephthys prefers to play on people's paranoia by giving misleading accounts as to any serious limit to the ability.


 * Damasu, Shinkai Shinzō (騙す, 深海心臓, Decieve, Abyssal Heart):
 * Kyōsei Kakunō Sōchi (強制格納装置, Forced Enclosure):

Trivia

 * Nephthys is a member of the Great Ennead and sister of Isis and Osiris in Egyptian mythology.
 * Her name literally means "Lady of the House" but in a more specific manner means "Lady of the Enclosure".