Yoritomo's Alliance

Yoritomo's Alliance was formed at the onset of the Clan Wars by Yoritomo Daimyo of the Mantis Clan. Yoritomo realized the time to make a name for his clan had arrived. Seeing that many of the minor clans were being run under and caught in the middle of battles they had no hope of winning. He banded together with the Centipede Clan, Fox Clan and the Wasp Clan. Alone none of the minor clans could hope to stand against any of the Great Clans, but united they were a force to be reckoned with. The Alliance protected the minor clans holdings, and territories, as well as shared in profits made by working as mercenaries for various clans, mostly the Crane Clan.

The alliance would last until the Second Day of Thunder, once the Mantis Clan achieved great clan status, it absored the Wasp and Centipede clans. The Fox Clan choose to break away from the alliance rather than be absorbed and loose their identity.