Setting Fluff

So I want to avoid establishing too much setting for this game, but I've been thinking of some as I work and brainstorm, so I figure I might as well share it.  This stuff may become "standard" for the hack, or maybe it will just be suggestions, I dunno.  Either way, here's some of the stuff I've been thinking about for the world:

http://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1J3Udb0bYE6Wx6nCWvqcvBsbPlqcgcBgnHserSuDLqUw&hl=en&authkey=CMbQ_ZIG