Red Dawn

The Red Dawn was a juzimai of pirates which raided the Phoenix coasts. It was founded in 1164 by two ronin, Ranmaru and Okuni, former samurai of the Phoenix Clan.

Origins
Ranmaru and his friend Okuni left their clan after they murdered their superior. The killed a Doji merchant the day before they arrived to Friendly Traveler Village. They sailed with the Doji's ship and terrorized the Crane coast for a year, then relocated to Phoenix lands to avoid to avoid magistrate troubles. They gained a reputation as cut-throats, no ship they captured was ever spared.