Wolfman Clan

The is a clan of "sinful" Souls living in self-imposed exile within Soul Society's Rukongai region.

Overview
The Wolfman Clan is a family of Souls who, during their lifetime, committed "sins" of unknown nature that caused them the punishment of being turned into "wolfmen" and cast down into what is referred to as the, the precise nature of which is unknown. Yet even such punishment supposedly did not suffice and the clan returned to Soul Society, to continue dwelling in the shadows of Rukongai to be free from outsiders' scrutiny.

One clan member, Sajin Komamura, was unwilling to bear the shame of a life in hiding and thus abandoned his kinsmen at some point in the past, eventually being taken in by Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto and given the opportunity to become a Shinigami by entering the Gotei 13, despite not being a proper Human; eventually, Sajin rose to the rank of Captain. In preparation for the Wandenreich's looming second invasion of Soul Society, Sajin approached an elder of his clan in a remote cave so that the latter, a gigantic wolf addressed by Sajin as, can initiate him into their clan's secrets: specifically regarding the Human Transformation technique, in order to grant Sajin the power to exact revenge on the Quincy for Yamamoto's death.

Sajin and said elder are the only known Wolfman Clan members; how many others (if any) still exist is unknown. Both of them have at some point undergone Humanization and turned from humanoid werewolves into pure wolves, in Sajin's case as the price for his revenge which, according to the elder, epitomized the true nature of their clan.

Humanization Technique

 * A special technique unique to the Wolfman Clan, which allows one of their kind to shed their humanoid beast form and return to a fully Human form by ritually removing their heart as an offering. In their Humanized form, a clan member's body is nothing more than a shell, rendered immortal in exchange for their heart: as long as the transformation persists, no attacks made against them will have any effect, and wounds quickly regenerate. However, the transformation is only temporary, and once their time has run out, the clan member in question will regress from a Human into a complete wolf, permanently, as seen with Sajin.

Family Members

 * Wolfman Clan Elder
 * Sajin Komamura

Trivia

 * The "Animal Realm" mentioned by the clan's elder is a Buddhist term referring to one of the six realms of Saṃsāra (reincarnation), the state of existing as an animal: it is an unhappy plane of rebirth revolving around fear, instinct, and survival of the fittest.