The Great Ancient House of von Brandt (グリト オールデン ホユス オーフ ボン ブランドト, von Brandt no Taishita Korai Ie , lit. German for "Great Old House of the Land Cleared by Fire"), colloquially known as the Von Brandt Family (ボン ブランドト パミリ, Von Brandt Ichizoku), is an age-old, noble family consisting of primarily pure-blooded Quincy based in the countryside of northwestern Germany. Before their race's near extermination at the hands of Soul Society's Gotei 13, they were an extremely powerful and influential line of Quincy amongst their people—boasting great warriors that found their names in the books of Quincy lore, folktale, and the subject of children's bedtime stories. Their history stretches over many centuries, watching mankind transform as the years rolled on. Unlike most Quincy, they were very well