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 * In the Vilhon Reach, the volcanic Mount Ugruth erupts, covering the land around the city of Hlondeth with ash for almost a year.


 * Unrest in Hlondeth triggered by the eruption results in the fall of the ruling House Gestin.


 * Under the cover of the volcanic ash cloud, Chondath invades Hlondeth.
 * Pirates from the Pirate Isles invade Westgate and start a 200-year-long reign of Pirate Kings.
 * The monk Jinchin led his huge army against the Shimamura samurai and at Kiroshima, Jinchin's army, joined by many oni, bakemono, and other monstrous creatures, destroyed the samurai army led by Doin and Lord Shimamura.