James Tanner

&nbsp James Tanner is a Quincy In-Training. He is great in school, not so much in Hollow Hunting.

Background
James Tanner was born into a family with little money out in the country. Due to this he has few friends and less fun. Living with his brother doesn't help. His brother may be a year younger, yet he looks older and treats James like dirt.

At school is the only place he feels comfortable. There he hangs out with his friend Richard and learns new things, which he enjoys doing.

For a long time, James had a beautiful girlfriend named Amy. She was the typical goth with long black hair, a tight black shirt, large earings, and a pair of old jeans. She also wore dark makeup. However, she was also suicidal due to harsh family problems. James and Amy went out for several years, until eventually the two broke up due to an argument over her suicidal beliefs. This left James in ruins for a few months, until he discovered his destiny.

One day soon after his harsh breakup, James was unintentionally introduced to a Soul Reaper named Arex (or atleast thats what he calls himself. It is pronounced A-Rex. His true name is unknown.). The two met while James was in his room after the rest of his family left for the day. Arex had been hunting a very nasty Hollow when both him and the Hollow slammed into James' home. Somehow, James could see both of them (this would later be revealed due to the fact James is a Quincy). During the fight between the Shinigami and the Hollow, James was thrown against a window and due to broken glass received several nasty scars on the left side of his face. After realizing that nobody could see the Hollow or the Soul Reaper due to info given to him by Arex, he lied to his parents telling them he was injured when a car slammed into their house, which is also how he described the massive damage.

The day after this unfortunate event, Arex decided to get a gigai and attend James’ school for a while for nothing more than the fact that he wanted to discover how James could see him.

This later resulted in James figuring out he was in fact special when he accidentally used the cross around his neck he always wore (family heirloom) to create a magic bow and killed a Hollow with it. Once this happened, he was visited by his elderly Grandmother who told him how he had come from a long line of Quincies and she herself was one, and the cross was actually a Quincy Cross.

Now James, Arex, and for some odd reason Richard (he later got the ability to see and hear them too) hunt Hollows as a team. However Arex does tend to insult James often due to the fact Quincies and Shinigami hate each other.

Personality
James Tanner is a very complex human being. Most of the time his is stern, serious, and very school oriented. However, at times he is very much so a goof ball that likes sarcasim and tends to not know when to shut up. But, he is always kind hearted and a do-gooder.

Abilities
Swordsmanship: When James was young he was given an old samurai sword that he taught himself how to use. He isn't an expert, but he is pretty good.

Spiritual Energy: Like all Quincies, he is good at drawing Spiritual Energy from the space around him, however he is new and was never taught how to use it good so he is still very limited in what he can do.

Senrai Glove: The one thing his Grandmother did teach him how to use is the Senrai Glove, now he uses it to his advantage, yet he isn't very good at it.

Quincy Bow: He is decent at using the bow. When using his Senrai Glove, the bow looks like a large wooden bow with glowing blue symbols and a blue metal handle in the center.

Seele Schneider: Along with his Quincy robes and glove, he was given a Seele Schneider by his Grandmother. This is his Quincy weapon of choice not only because it is powerful and lightweight, but because it is cool and it reminds him of a light saber (he is a BIG Star Wars nerd).

Relationships
Richard: His long time and best friend. He is a blonde haired boy with brown eyes and glasses. He usually just wears his school uniform (black polo shirt and khaki pants).

Amy: His Ex-Girlfriend. A beautiful goth girl that is also emo.

Arex: The shinigami that follows James around for his own personal gain. Is very bull headed and can never remember what the name of what James is and just calls him Queen or something similar (and insulting) like that. He has spikey brown hair, blue eyes, and always (even at school) has the bottom of his mouth covered by the collar of his shirt.

Grandma Tanner: An elderly woman that was a Quincy back in her prime (and a very good one at that). However, due to an injury she was reduced to using a wheelchair and has never used her powers since, passing her legacy on to James.