User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 598 - The Shooting Star Project (We Only Have To Beat You Mix)/@comment-5693502-20140925165030

I'm so curious as to what Shutara brought to Soul Society to enable her to become a member of the Royal Guard. Also, I wonder which Division she captained when she was a Gotei 13 member...

I think there's a high chance Nianzol is dead (another falls to the curse). It would be justified though; the Royal Guard have been said to be stronger than the Gotei 13 combined.