Primarily the book was about battle, the majority of the text concerning itself with the various famous skirmishes which had been fought between the members of the Kingdom garrison at Shamata and the famed dog soldiers of the Great Empire of Kesh. Perhaps more valuable was the wealth of information which had been gathered on different fighting techniques, each highly detailed with illuminated diagrams on stances, swings and other issues concerning themselves with the art of fighting. Also included in the book were a number of smaller anecdotes about standard life at the garrison, the amount of food consumed in one month by the soldiers, the cost of weapons imported from the empire and the difficulties in purchasing goods when political swings were taking place. One story which particularly took Gorath's interest was a mention that a potion called Redweed Brew was a major import of the garrison and that they claimed it temporarily enhanced how well the soldiers fought in battle.