ave no sense of duty. in fact, they watch over a treasure that is more valuable to them than their own lives: the original lance.
this mysterious weapon is considered to be a true relic. in its presence, even the most sceptical of lance-bearers becomes imbued with spirituality and unshakeable faith. how can you not be transformed – or even transcended – by a heritage passed down from the furthest reaches of time?
those who gather before the lance realise the threat that looms over the world. the twilight of the gods is no longer a faraway fantasy once you have felt the coldness of death deep within.
the albuera temple
built atop the highlands of the island of albuera, the forgelances' sanctuary seems timeless. who could imagine that it was built over a thousand years ago? its rooms of wood and stone, its walls decorated with scarlet drapes, and its racks lined with well-kept lances give no hint of its advanced age.
yet behind the metal-clad doors, the secrets of the past persist, as though they were but the first signs of a future foretold... but yet to be written.
typical expressions – how to speak forgelance
can't see beyond the tip of one's lance: to be short-sighted.
lance on through: to do something passionately without worrying about the consequences.
break a lance: forgelances scream this when heading into battle.
in one's iron years: old enough to handle a lance.
revenge is sweeter than mead: don't upset a forgelance too much, or they'll get their revenge.
it's by forging that you become a forgelance: it is by living through experiences that you become better.
take a lance to the chest: to die heroically (or not).
envy corrupts man as rust corrupts the lance's iron: coveting other people's things irreversibly corrupts a forgelance's character.
forge your own opinion: see for yourself and draw your own conclusions.
it is better to die than to disappear: death is not the end, as long as you are not forgotten.