

Harmful Healing: The Occultist's infamous '0 heal + bleed combo' is described in graphic detail, forcing Estelle to use her own healing Arts to compensate.Fish out of Water: Both Estelle and Joshua have to deal with how dark and brutal the Darkest Dungeon world is as well as the complete absence of Orbal technology.The Darkest Dungeon itself is namedropped at the end of one chapter, along with a reference to a greatpower slumbering within.It turns out part of the Necromancer Lord's plan is to raise the Hamlet's dead to wreak havoc. The Necromancer Lord is shown to be planning something, and Estelle visits the cemetery a few chapters later.Enemy Civil War: Unlike in canon Darkest Dungeon where different types of enemies can be in the same party, the monsters do attack each other.Time and space no longer function normally, the entire place is infested with some kind of otherworldly crystal, and dead enemies from Estelle and Joshua's past show up. Eldritch Location: The meteor's impact turns the Farmstead into this, just like in canon.Due to the Dead: Estelle stops by the cemetery to pay tribute to the fallen adventurers who came before her, promising to do her best as the sole representative of the Bracer Guild in the Hamlet.The skeleton army, numbering in the hundreds and mounting a surprise attack on the Hamlet from the sea.is wiped out by a single Art cast by Estelle.A few characters references the adventures they had in Phantasma (the events of the 3rd Trails in the Sky game).During the birthday chapter, Kloe references an event from Trails in the Sky FC where Joshua dressed up as a princess for a school play.

Estelle references the events from the Crossbell games several times and even namedrops Lloyd Bannings (the protagonist of the Crossbell arc).Comet of Doom: The meteor that crashes into the Farmstead is this, especially considers what happens afterwards.Combat Medic: With her healing Arts and combat experience, this is essentially Estelle's role in most expeditions.
