We'll remedy the difficulty a little next patch - or was the gameplay fundamentally wrong?
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That is an interesting question.
It is very rare, but we got poor reviews thinking that the lexicon is an inadequate way to convey info even when it is optional read, and that is not very rewarding.
Unfortunately, tangentially related things like towns or the armies probably won't be mentioned in the plot until needed.
Thank you for the kind words! The MC seems to be a common question, so we'll answer that with more depth here.