Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27565137-20160514033814

Here's what we know.

We know that Yhwach when he was born he was unable to use his body. But that as people started to touch him, he gave them fragments of his soul. Curing any ailment any person might have. While at the same time substantially reducing their lifespans. And as they started dying the soul fragments returned to Yhwach. Which allowed him to start using his body. The boy grew and he learned he could not only see spirit entities, but he could use gather and manipulate Reishi.

Somewhere between then and sometime afterward, he decided to create Quincies. Now. Why he created them we don't know, we can only guess.

We also know that he started to create a army so he could invade soul society. The sternritters. Which Yhwach created by using a new method of soul sharing, which involved others drinking his blood, which allowed him to grant a greater amount of power, even unique abilities.

We know the first war ended with Yhwach defeat. And him falling into this sealed state, that would take 900 years for him to awaken from it.

So here's the questions that have been rolling around my head for some time:

Why did Yhwach created the Quincies in the first place?

Why is hollow reiatsu lethal to quincies? Was it something natural or something Yhwach introduced on purpose to justify a war against all hollows?

How were the original quincies created? Did Yhwach simply searched for people that had dorment, above average latent spiritual power potential, and then shared his soul with them, granting them their powers?

And what of the Sternritters. Does the schrift he grants something Yhwach chooses? Or is it like the Fullbringers, determined by each person personality?

So... What are your opinions and theories? 