Kidō Corps (Seireitou)

Note: While this is a fan-made version of the canon Kidō Corps, this page will feature many new ideas and concepts in the organization and development of the military forces and division specialties.

Kidō Corps (鬼道衆, Kidōshū) is a separate branch of Soul Society's military that excels in the art of Kidō.

Overview
A group of specialists presiding over spiritual law. One of the Soul Society's organizations allowed the use of force along with the Gotei 13 and Onmitsukidō, they are a special organization comprised of experienced Kidō users. The level of competency that they possess results in even the Gotei 13 putting their trust in their skills.

The Kidō Corps takes students from the Shinō Academy that excel in Kidō and trains them to further their abilities in said area. Its operations are executed in absolute secrecy. During an incident one hundred years ago Jūshirō Ukitake noted how rare it was to see anyone from the Kidō Corps, especially the captain. It is unknown how many members are in the Kidō Corps, and exactly how strong their military force is, but Kimiya Kuchiki once stated that it would be a very horrible incident if the Kidō Corps decided to rebel against the Soul Society.

History
The History of the Kidō Corps is not known. 102 years ago Tessai Tsukabishi was the Kidō Corps Commander and Grand Kidō Chief of the Kidō Corps while Hachigen Ushōda was the Vice-Kidō Chief. Due to events that saw Tessai sentenced to imprisonment and Hachigen to be put to death the two escaped into exile in the Human World leaving the Kidō Corps without leadership.

Mission
The Kidō Corps is responsible for opening the Senkaimon between the Human world and Soul Society.

They are also responsible for releasing the Sōkyoku seal during executions.

Ranks
The full rank structure of the Kidō Corps is unknown. But it is known that the chief of the Kidō Corps is referred to as the Kidō Corps Commander (鬼道衆 総帥, Kidōshū Sōshi, also known as the Grand Kidō Chief) and his second is known as the Vice Kidō Chief (副鬼道長, Fuku Kidōchō). The current title holder of both these ranks are unknown.

Uniforms
In keeping with their secretive nature, the Kidō Corp standard uniform includes face-coverings.