Vanguard: New Lore!

It slipped past my eyes and I only heard it with the passing breeze, faint glimpses of 'lore.' Yes, new lore, scattered humbly around their site, clandestine to all but the very watchful. Alas, I have let it past my guard, and I make amends, now:

Excerpt from Targonor's Legacy:
The burden carried by Loric Targonor almost destroyed him. It was if the weight of the world rested on his shoulders... Without Targonor, strife and anarchy would have won the day. In an unlikely turn of events Targonor was able to unite the wandering families and shock stricken inhabitants into a cohesive community, which could not only defend itself but strike back at all comers.

Excerpt from King Loric Targonor's Speech to his assembled troops:
As long as my standard remains, I shall be with you.

Now, you may ask yourself this question: does it tell of times recent gone, or long faded into the crackling pages of history? Think, meditate, and await for an answer...