Britannia

Britannia was a society of shinigami based in Europe. It usually accommodated the departed souls of Europeans, developing a culture with similarities and differences to that of the more well known Soul Society of Japan. The military force is known as the Royal Guard (not to be confused with the Zero Division), consisting of twelve divisionary forces.

Overview
Although described as a paradise by the royal guardsmen, it is very much the same as the living world. However, the progression of technology was incredibly slow, akin to that of other societies. Souls of Britannia live in the Heaven District (ヘボン街; hebon gai; lit. heaven city), divided into twelve regions, each assigned to a particular division to oversee. The divisions' lack of centralized power allowed them to respond to foreign threats more quickly than the Japanese soul society's concentrated strength within the Seireitei. However, that made a division more likely to rebel against the royal guards. This was countered by the creation of a thirteenth division, the Guard Division, whose duty was to police the other divisions.

Because of this division of power, many divisions lack specialties due to the need for a versatile task force, though some, at the decision of the division's respective leader, choose to specialize in certain aspects of combat or support.

Access to the Society
Similar to other societies, Britannia was separated from the World of the Living by the Dangai Precipice World. Jigokuchō are used to guide shinigami safely through the intermediate world.

Soul Lord
The Soul Lord was the supreme ruler of Britannia, as well as the absolute authority in decision making regarding the activities of the Royal Guard. The Guard Division answered directly to the Soul Lord.

Royal Guard
The Royal Guard (not to be confused with the Zero Division) is the military force that governs the Soul Society of Britannia. Its distribution of power was radically different compared to that of the Gotei 13, though capable of responding to threats more efficiently than the Gotei 13.

Behind the scenes
The concept of soul societies other than the one depicted in the Bleach series has been considered on Bleach Fan Fiction back in its early years of operation. However, the idea never took off. Britannia takes inspiration from the original Gotei 13, Europe's medieval feudalism and Arthurian mythology. Despite potential implications, Code Geass provided no inspiration to the development of the soul society.