One thing that strikes me about this game - I started, as many did, with Ogre Battle 64 - is how the enemy loot is completely randomized. In Ogre Battle 64 this was not so - each enemy unit would drop a specific thing when completely destroyed. Took the sense of discovery out of it your second time through, but it kept things balanced.
This game does not seem to have done that.
I have only completed four (4!) missions, and I already have two swords that give +15 Strength or better, a Dragos for turning my Beast Master into a Dragon Tamer, and a Crown. A Crown!
A Crown, for those not in the know, can be used on the Amazon (the most basic female class) to turn them into a Princess, which is maybe the most powerful unit in the game.