jan 1, 812 - Hidegari legusa launches the Orchid Fleet

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-[Wa] Hidegari legusa launches the Orchid Fleet, a combined force of ships from Wa and southern Shinkoku. His plan is to strike at the capital of Kozakura, but his fleet is intercepted at sea by Honda no Mototsune. During a fierce storm that Hidegari's sorcerers are unable to control, a bloody hand-to-hand battle is fought. His ship ablaze and his men dead or dying, Hidegari's ship disappears into a sudden fog. Thereafter, his gruesome ghost ship is said to be seen on occasion by sailors. (note dating discrepency)

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