Kaede Nishibashi

Kaede Nishibashi (橋西, "West Bridge") is the only daughter of the esteemed Nishibashi family, a noble clan with a long history within the Seireitei. Although she and her family seeks to project an air of superiority and decadence, they suffered a heavy financial blow after the wake of the Thousand-Year Blood War, with many of their most esteemed businesses going bankrupt and their investments dissapearing. Although they've tried to hold on to their wealth and influence as best they can, they find themselves unable to compete with the Four Heavenly Kings and their much greater resources.

At the current time, the only lifeline the family has lies in a small chain of tailorship shops dedicated to the upper classes. But this source of income is hard to live by on it's own, as their production has had to be cut in half to save expenses to support their lifestyle. Soon, even this last bastion of hope shall surely fall and they may have to relinquish their estates and claim to nobility. Unwilling to stand by and watch her families legacy end in disgrace, Kaede vowed that she would get the money to support both them and their remaining businesses, hopefully to the extent that she might even expand their reach to what it once was.

To accomplish this, Kaede has throughout the last few decades trained herself rigorously within the art of Hakuda. Her family having aided her venture by hiring accomplished masters to teach her in private, knowing that she might just be the sole remaining hope for the family. She's then taken to participate in a wide variety of underground tournaments, and has grown accustomed to killing as a result. At the current time she's a disciple of the great Seireitou Kawahiru, the Yonkō of Hakuda, who found her plight interesting and decided to train her himself. She now spends most of her time at the Kawahiru Dojang when she's not out participating in illegal fights or tournaments.

Under such remarkable tutelage, Kaede has grown by leaps and bounds, and she's a mainstay at almost every tournament held. Having gained something of a reputation in the underbelly of the Soul Society, being known by her moniker as the Blue Rose (青バラ, Aoibara).