Corvus Koenig

A good pedigree is knowing your family name means something. Its knowing that history was on your side in some shape or form cause here you are a stellar piece of human biology, blessed with some of the best genes and some of the best stories behind you. The Koenig family of Quincies was nothing short of a good pedigree. Their status in Germany as a wealthy family of gamblers and businessmen ultimately translated well into more grandeur once a chunk of the family made the move to Japan in the late Edo era. Some of the earliest and most successful brothels in the shady underbelly of the Japanese cities were run by none other than the Koenig's who migrated to Japan to continue the bloodlines based off the multitude of Quincy families residing there. The Germans began mingling with the Japanese through arranged marriages and the immense fun of the festivities the Koenigs brought with them.

The Koenig's however have a history shrouded in darkness to follow that good pedigree. In the origins of the Gotei 13, rumors are rampant about their viciousness and the Koenigs were one of the few families from the start of time known for their acts of violence against the Shinigami. Patrols were far less common in those times but the younger generations of the Koenigs were heralded for their prowess in the ancient arts of the Quincy. Many Shinigami were abducted during their patrols and tortured in the drunken stupors of the Koenig parties. At the center of these massive mansions filled with drinking and festivities were bodies ridden with holes, soaked in blood and bruised flesh. And what else but the ultimate party activity but to give all the drunk Quincy a shot at the still barely conscious Shinigami in the center. All in the name of a good time after all.


Over time when you party the hardest than anyone else around you tend to garner a bit of attention, even more so when you string up the bloody garbs of Shinigami on your castle walls. Eventually over time the Gotei of Soul Society began to take notice and Koenigs in their small spurt of sobriety wised up and figured to cut their losses.

Not entirely though.

The mansions and fancy bars from the 1800's had taken a step back to the new slums the Koenigs had relocated to throughout Japan as time continued creeping into the 20th century. Some even moved back to Germany to lie low under the radar. A group of Koenigs known as the Kings, derived from the origin of their family name, who had been the children of the first Koenigs to organize the Gulags and death-pits that earned the Koenigs their blood-stained reputation with the Shinigami, took much of their wealth and amassed it into some of the most run down buildings in the lower wards of Japan but made sure that the interior still held the grandeur of their previous homes. Large pink and purple diamond chandeliers draped from the ceilings, large feasts of steak and filets and the greatest looking food to come from the area lined the tables. The only difference to stand out in the King's Bars were the octagon cages in the center. Instead of massive firing ranges soaked with the putrid blood of Shinigami, there were octagon rings where fists fights and the clashing of gloves were the norm. The Shinigami were less abundant in these times and simply were bouts between daring humans, Koenig contenders, and served as a training ground for the young. Over time the Koenigs adapted their fighting style to accompany these new fighting grounds, leaving many Koenigs well-versed in close combat fighting over the previous archers of the family.

Though the salt was still in the wounds of many elders, once the Shinigami and Quincy blood fued finally came to a boil that culminated in the soul reaper filth purging the quincies in the Quincy Massacre, the Koenigs counted their lucky stars that they had pre-emptively relocated and flew under the radar leaving them for the most part untouched from the Shinigami strikes, raids, and attacks. Those that were less joyous to be lucky started up the tradition of capturing Shinigami and torturing them publicly, just now in the low profile bars. These re-envisioned gulags didn't garner too much outside attention and Koenig casualties during the massacre was largely minimal. So why not use strung up Shinigami as punching bags? Old habits die hard.

It was in these raucous bars that young Corvus grew up in and took a firm hold and love to her pure-blooded entirely fierce family. Corvus's family were certainly not shy about raising him up in the Quincy tradition and his training started early as far as knowledge about their God and Ways went. Corvus didn't care for mention or existence of a god figure until he learned that all that he was came from this God. A new zeal emerged and Corvus eventually became King Albrecht Koenig IV's right hand from the tender age of 13.


King Albrecht Koenig was the 4th generation from the original line of Koenig's that moved from Germany to Japan and as such was viewed with a bit of superiority of all the Kings despite his young age. Corvus's zeal toward the Koenig way of partying and fighting earned Albrecht's attention easily despite his youth. The icing on the cake was him manifesting a double-edged axe and rending the flesh of a poor unsuspecting Shinigami that had just been tending to patrols in the nearby area. Nothing more entertaining than watching teenage boy heave axes in a Shinigami, with nothing but the gnashig of tendons and the rowdy crowd cheering him on, as the King observed with lustful eyes of the kid's potential.

The Selektierung didn't hurt the Koenigs too much because of the intense philosophy to keep the bloodline pure, disdain wasn't quite met with those who interbred, but there was certainly a bit of sly contempt. However for Corvus, the Selektierung simply affirmed his pride.

Fast forward a few years and Corvus sprouted into quite the young man. He was known around the community as Albrecht's right hand as a suave diplomat in familial affairs as well as in combat, and outside of the politics of the family, Corvus had a reputation as a ladies man. However behind closed doors, the now 32 year old Albrecht and the 20 year old Corvus were lovers. Albrechts behaved as a mentor over their years of working together to maintain the dwindling clan of Quincies and a budding romance formed. Albrecht was not the smoothest of Kings and there were those who sought to usurp his rule for their own. When word got out of their love, in an effort to contain the situation Albrecht proposed a fight to the death that would leave the victor as King of Koenig. In a private talk, Corvus was infuriated but it proved to be the only solution as the alternative would be for Albrecht to be executed for the crime of being romantically involved with a direct subordinate.