Nkosi Mubarak

Nkosi Mubarak (ムバラクニク, Mubaraku Niku), often shortened to Nik,  is a Shinigami of Egyptian descent and currently the 15th seat of 8th Division. She is, noticeably, a lion anthro, and much of her background is unknown. Nik and her partner, Åke Stevensson, are the heads of the mission sub-unit of the 8th, and are in charge of assigning and scheduling the everyday missions (such as normal hollows and Soul Burials), for the 8th and other Divisions.

Appearance
Nik is a tall, sturdy looking anthromorphic lioness. Despite her mostly humanoid figure, she has retained the basic build of a large female lion, and as such has thicker limbs and a lithe, powerful torso. Her body is covered in tawny, unmarked fur, darker on her back and faded to almost white on her chest, stomach, and the insides of her limbs. Nik also has a long tail that is about half the length of her body. Her fur is relatively short, however it is unusually long around her chest like a Barbary lion, making her relatively small bust appear much larger. Nik also has rather large hands and feet, though only her feet have paw pads. She has retractable claws in both that are shorter than a regular lion's.

Nik has an angular face with almost no human characteristics. Her nose is a pale pink, she has longer fur on her cheeks and jaw, and has an almost mask-like section of nearly white fur around her eyes. Nik has feline-like eyes with a slight human twist, allowing her to show more human expression. Her eyes are a greyish hazel with yellow sclera. Nik, in the past, had some issue showing expressions without making them look frightening due to her large teeth.

Nik wears an unmodified shihakusho with her zanpakuto tucked into the left side of her sash. However, she does not wear footwear, using her tougher paw pads in lieu of shoes.

History
Under construction