"Labor has held importance in every age and under every technology. If you use the legacy we offer you well, the civilizations of that realm, ignorant of productivity, will only bear witness to your swift rise."
— Insights on Labor and Development, Academy of the Fatih
"Look at the tower on the horizon! That's the famed mystic tower of Hvítreiðr!" shouted a man in a battered ducal armor, raising his nearly broken steel sword toward the distant tower.
He and the group of people following him climbed to the top of the hill and took in the full view of Hvítreiðr.
Brushing some dust from his damaged armor, the man reassured the refugee group, "We've finally made it. From here on, everything will get easier!"
However, some of the soldiers in similar ducal armor didn't seem to share his optimism. "Marcus, let's hope your claims about Hvítreiðr welcoming us with open arms hold true. I'm still not convinced that these northerners even exist."