Black Quincy

The **Black Quincy** (黒の滅却師 (ブラック・クインシー), *Kuro no Kuinshī*; Black Destruction Specialist), also referred to as the **Nachtstamm** (暗夜王国 (ナクトスタッム), *Nakusutammu*; German for "Night Tribe", Japanese for "Dark Night Kingdom"), are a subspecies of Quincy. They are more closely related to the Quincy Serafes than to Yhwach, and are loyal to her. They are named for their prolific use of the **Shadows**, which surpasses that of regular Quincy, and their black clothing.

## Overview

As a subspecies of the Quincy tribe of humans, the Black Quincy are themselves spiritually aware mediums who are capable of manipulating the reishi within their environment. The Black Quincy branched off from the main Quincy line with the arrival of Serafes; all Black Quincy are descended in an unbroken line from Serafes. Unlike the main Quincy species, which would eventually produce Yhwach, who would become the last common ancestor of those Quincy, the Black Quincy do not use the term **Echt** (純血統 (エヒト), *Ehito*; German for "*Real*", Japanese for "*Pure-Blooded*"; *Viz* "**Pure Bloods**"), or **Gemischt** (混血統 (ゲミシュト), *Gemishuto*; German for "*Mixed*", Japanese for "*Mixed-Blooded*"; *Viz* "**Mixed Breeds**"), and openly embrace the fact that they have had to reproduce with regular humans, and even Yhwach's line of Quincy, to avoid dying out altogether.

## Appearance

The biggest distinguishing difference between the standard Quincy and Black Quincy is their choice of garb. Unlike the Quincy, who wear attire that is all white, and formed the basis of the Western culture of bishop's attire, Black Quincy wear what their name implies - clothes of darkest black. Black Quincy typically wear clothes that, even in the world of normal humans, stand out considerably; loose-fitting outer garments, referred to by Black Quincy simply as "robes". While black is the standard colour, Black Quincy robes come in many shades of black, and each can be customised with different patterns and designs by the Quincy's personal preference. Furthermore, unlike regular Quincy, Black Quincy attire is devoid of crosses or any sort of emblem; the black colour itself is considered their emblem, a symbol of their descent from Serafes, and the blessings of the Eschenfrau.

## Black Quincy Combat

**Gintō Specialisation:** The Black Quincy, unlike the standard line of Quincy - or even moreso the **Wandenreich** under Yhwach's command - specialise in the use of Gintō as one of their primary methods of combat. Gintō forms the foundation of the Black Quincy's method, and while the Heilig Bogen is still commonplace, the use of Gintō has proliferated among the Black Quincy, and even given rise to a new form of combat.

* **Quincy Magecraft** (滅却師の聖術 (クインシー・メージクラフト), *Kuinshī no Seijutsu*; Japanese for "Destruction Specialist Holy Art") are an evolution of Gintō utilised by the Black Quincy. As opposed to requiring liquidised reishi to operate, in addition to silver that functions as a catalyst, Quincy Magecraft is an expression of reiatsu subjugation in given form.

## Trivia

* The Black Quincy tribe are considered "Echt" by Quincy standards; they are not, however, descended from Yhwach. The Black Quincy tribe is descended directly from Serafes, and are such considered "Echt" as well. The term, however, is not used by the Black Quincy.
* Conceptually, the Black Quincy are inspired by the Blue Moon Vampires from *Vanitas no Carte*, as well as wizardkind in general from the *Harry Potter* series.