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The Hand are | The Hand are an ancient set of fraternal organizations that are tremendously important in [[halfling]] culture and society. Membership in these societies is very selective: perhaps one in ten halflings belong to a Hand. It is also a great honor and members of a Hand are usually respected members of a tribes' leadership. The Black Hand do not operate openly, and are not even spoken of openly by the superstitious. | ||
Five of the six Hands date back to the breaking of the [[Wolfen-Khan]] and the assimilation of the halflings. These societies transcended the old blood and clan lines and helped bring cultural unity to the scattered halfling tribes. | |||
The White Hand was formed in the first century of the [[Alexandrian]] church by early halfling missionaries. | |||
*[[Black Hand]]: Scorpion Clan | |||
*Blue Hand: Hospitaliers, Smugglers, and War Profiteers | |||
*Red Hand: Dog Riders and Harriers | |||
*Green Hand: Druids and the Druid Adjacent | |||
*Golden Hand: Merchants and Carnival Circuit Runners, Diplomats | |||
*White Hand: Alexandrian Clerics and adjacent | |||