Quote Originally Posted by Terry576 View Post
Karite thinks for a little while.

"Err... I've been a Shinigami for about a hundred or so years. But, I think that I'm in my four hundreds. It's funny really, I'm one of the few Shinigami who actually died rather than just being born here..."

Karite continues walking, with a faraway look in his eyes, and a slight smile on his face.

"You would've liked where I lived Captain. It was a beautiful city, and every morning I got to wake up to the sounds of the birds and the sea..."
Uh, Terry?

Plenty of Shinigami are those who died in the Mortal World, then passed on to Soul Society. Not sure why you thought that was some tiny minority.