Death was a common occurrence in these lands. When monsters could appear spontaneously in the dark, and Curses could strike the living and dead alike, no one was ever truly safe.
This was doubly so for soldiers who went out of their way to face danger. In fact, it was because of how often they died that most of the citizens of Kolar started families early, and tended to live freely. They were not so easily bothered by the concerns of the future.
What's more, the army often propagated slogans like 'Victory or Death' and 'Death above Dishonour'. The Kolari people, who self identified as warriors, too did not shy away from such a destiny. Nero himself had grown up listening to his mother saying 'the death of every Kolari is already written, and it is on the battlefield'.
The dead were honoured and remembered, their sacrifices celebrated.
