Personal Problem With the Writing in Varus's Lore

So I'm not going to get into the debate over how drastic the change is since there's already a ton of people doing that, but one thing I'd want to point out is I take issue with a fair amount of the writing in the first comic. That being that is sounds like it's trying too hard to remind you that it takes place in a fantasy setting. For example, lines like, "I had a revered uncle who won the Jade Owl from the academy at Hirana, but I never thought to see an Amber Rose." and "We have climbed higher. Remember the Aeries of the Sirin?" feel somewhat forced because they reference places that the audience knows little to nothing about (there's a picture of Hirana on universe but that's it as far as I'm aware). While I can assume from context clues what they are (Hirana is likely an acclaimed school with an Amber Rose being the highest graduate, and the Aeries of the Sirin is high location/mountain) I don't get the weight of the character saying that cause I don't know much about them. How impressive is it to be an Amber Rose? How high is the Aeries of the Sirin? The most one can say is "very impressive" or "very high" but that's not very potent. These would work well if we knew all these locations but since there's nothing to reference back to like a map that also describes key areas in the region their use is lost on the reader. They're more examples of it in the comic too, and while it might seem like a nitpick I feel it's important. Mind you, I don't even hate the lore update (though I am quite mixed on it), I just genuinely felt it poor writing dissension.