Five Principal Clans

**Himejima Clan**

* Suzaku Himejima (Head)
* Suou Himejima (Former Head)
* Shuri Himejima †
* Akeno Himejima
* Tobio Ikuse

**Kushihashi Clan**

* Seiryuu Kushihashi (Head)

**Doumon Clan**

* Genbu Doumon (Head)

**Shinra Clan**

* Byakko Shinra (Head)

**Doumon Clan**

* Kazuhisa Doumon

**Shinra Clan**

* Tsubaki Shinra
* Kiyotora Shinra

## Origin

### Origin

A group of powerful clans of Shinto Mystics, which has carried a divine connection to the Shinto Gods and served them for generations

The **Five Principal Clans** (五大宗家, *Godai Sōke*) are five well known distinguished clans, which have purified evil spirits since ancient times.

## Summary

The Five Principal Clans are powerful clans of Shinto Mystics, which has carried a divine connection to the Shinto Gods and served them for generations. According to Hanezu, since ancient times, members of the Five Principal Clans are born blessed by the Shinto Gods with the power to manipulate one of the five elements also known as the **Five Phases** respective to their clans due to their fervent faith and strict worship in Shintoism.

However, those who haven't been blessed with those powers from birth as shown by Hanezu, the former Section-Head of the Utsusemi Agency, were scorned as outcasts and soon exiled from the clan. Certain members such as Shuri and Ageha Himejima who violate their religious laws are either executed or even banished as the former had given birth to the daughter of a Fallen Angel, while the latter for her practice of Buddhist Magic which is from a different religion. The Five Principal Clans are also very suspicious of foreign supernatural beings such as the Grigori or the Magicians of Grauzauberer. They also are known to show aversion to members of their clans who are born with Sacred Gears, as the Sacred Gears are objects from Christianity, as possessing them is considered heresy. This is especially notable for Longinus possesors whom are especially feared due to their Sacred Gears's powerful potential to kill even Gods, Tobio Ikuse, a Himejima descendant who possesses the Longinus; Canis Lykaon, which holds Ame-no-Ohabari; the divine blade which killed Kagutsuchi, a God that the Five Principal Clans worship. Momiji Nakiri was also forced to live in reclusion due to her ownership of Telos Karma.

In addition to the power of the Five Elements and Eastern Magic of Shintoism, the five clans have command over the **Five Sacred Beasts** with the strongest members of their respective clans inheriting them and their names.

The Five Principal Clans and the Sacred Beasts linked to the respective clans are:

 Doumon
 Shinra
 Himejima
 Nakiri

## Members

* Nakagami Nakiri (Former Head)
* Momoji Nakiri
* Suzaku Himejima (Heir)
* Shuri Himejima †
* Akeno Himejima
* Tobio Ikuse
* Ageha Himejima (Formerly) †
* Hanezu Himejima (Formerly) †
* Kazuhisa Doumon (Formerly)
* Tsubaki Shinra (Formerly)
* Kiyotora Shinra (Formerly)

## High School DxD

The current inheritor of the Yellow DragonHuánglóng, Ouryuu Nakiri (Ryuuta Nakiri) is a second-year student attending Kuoh Academy and a member of the new Student Council led by Xenovia Quarta.

## Trivia

* Each of the surnames of the five families means:
	+ Nakiri (百鬼なきり, *Nakiri*) means "Hundred Demons".
	+ Himejima (姫島ひめじま, *Himejima*) means "Princess Island".
	+ Kushihashi (櫛橋くしはし, *Kushihashi*) means "Comb Bridge".
	+ Doumon (童門どうもん, *Dōmon*) means "Child Gate".
	+ Shinra (真羅しんら, *Shinra*) means "True Fabric".