The Five Fingers

The contestants fighting in a Tournament for the Hand of the Kami have come to be refered to as the Five Fingers.

In the 4th century, there were 6 continuous decades of tumult when the Hand of the Kami changed often, and violently. It became customary for the five Clans to send one and only one contestant for the position when a Tournament was held. These five men and women, so close to being the Hand, came to be known as the Fingers.

The custom of sending only one applicant, born out of necessity, fell in disuse in the late 5th century, but the appellation remains; collectively, the applicants for the Hand of the Kami are the Five Fingers.