Ise Clan

The Ise Clan is a family of Shinto Priests from Soul Society.

Overview
The Ise Clan is a long line of matrilineal Shinto Priests, who oversaw and carried out rituals and rites.

As far as the records show, only females have ever been born into it, so they’ve always brought in husbands from other families into the clan. But it’s said that any man who joins the Ise Clan will die an early death, and this phenomenon was called the Curse of Ise. This apparently happened even if a family member left the family and married into another.

The Ise Clan do not possess individual Zanpakutō's. Instead, the head of the family in every generation inherits a single Zanpakutō. This Zanpakutō is considered a sacred treasure and is called Shinken Hakkyōken and was used for rituals and rites. It came into Shunsui Kyōraku's possession after Nanao Ise's mother tried breaking the curse by casting it away. The loss of a sacred treasure was a crime, and the Central 46 had Nanao's mother executed for it. However, during the Quincy Blood War, Shunsui returned the Zanpakutō to Nanao.

Relics

 * Sacred Ceremonial Sword using in religious rites and rituals. Considered a sacred treasure of Soul Society.

Family Members
(† = confirmed death)