“ In an isolated mountainous region, the local miners build their stone huts right next to the sarcophagi of their dead.  In the winding tunnels of their mines, the spirits of their ancestors toil alongside them, sensing where the best deposits will be found and guiding their picks' strokes.”
                        
                     
                                    
                        “ The bronze Gladius Tyrvaard carries has been enchanted by the Spirits to be very heavy to any but the wielder.  Tryvaard (or any others who use the blade) will find the sword light and easy to wield.  Those on the receiving end receive a strike as if made by a much larger and heavier blade.  For such purposes (damage, ease of parry, breaching armor), it strikes as if it were a two-handed sword of great size.  The blade, being spirit-forged, is also extremely durable, well stronger then normal bronze.”
                        
                     
                                    
                        “ An army and navy who work in the same way as others except their rank titles are upside-down. So people start as full generals and those with the rank of private command armies.”