[quote=Krinos Solstice] I don't mean to interrupt your zanpakuto communication discussion, but I've been drifting in and out of this here OOC for the last few days debating on whether I should throw up a CS or not. I've been wanting to create my own Shinigami for a long time, however, I've noticed there are a lot of characters that are quite powerful. I'd like to take a more different approach to my character, and I'm open to any advice any of you can give on this subject. I pretty much want him to start off weak, so weak that he's an actual sorry excuse for a Shinigami. So, again, any advice would be helpful in making sure I don't make him stronger than I want him to start out being. [/quote] You are more than welcomed to join ^.^ there's always time to get stronger, but what Zane said is a good idea xD no shikai and you could make him have poor skills in zanjustu , kido, hakuda and shunpo, but get a mentor to help him out? But there's probably better ideas than mine >_<