Tournament of the Emperor's Favored

The Tournament of the Emperor's Favored is a annual competition held by the Minor Clans. Many minor clan's are unable to send their members to many competitions because they lack the funds or resources. Thus, they collaborated and created their own tournament to be attended by samurai of the Great Clans. While no one minor clan could host an event of any importance, collectively the put on an event that rivals any created by a great clan or even the Imperial Families.

Each minor clan is known for its own unique skill emphasis, for example: the Tortoise are known for their skill in sadane while the Hare Clan is known for its athletic tradition. Each clan conducts a single test in its special area of expertise. The tournament has been held with the exact list of competitions changing with the different clans being created, destroyed or absorbed into great clans.

Individual Competitions
The following is a list of the various single events held throughout the years and which clans officiated them:


 * Badger Clan, sumai
 * Bat Clan, meditation
 * Boar Clan, metalworking
 * Centipede Clan, theology
 * Dragonfly Clan, divination
 * Falcon Clan, hunting
 * Fox Clan, herbalism
 * Hare Clan, athletics
 * Mantis Clan, personal combat
 * Monkey Clan, kenjutsu
 * Oriole Clan, craftsmanship
 * Ox Clan, horsemanship
 * Snake Clan, lore
 * Sparrow Clan, iaijitsu
 * Tortoise Clan, sadane
 * Wasp Clan, kyujutsu