designs for some journeyers. adventurers, even.
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Chidori Fuuka outfit swap!
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Laura's Love Letters - Trails of Cold Steel (2 & 3) - Easter Egg and Trivia Rambles #2
In Trails of Cold Steel 1 and 2, you can get a glimpse of 3 love(?) letters in Laura's dorm room.
Although she was generally known for her popularity among female students at Thors Military Academy, it's more likely that she got these letters from Cindy, Chloe and Seria, her 3 biggest admirers from her hometown Legram
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Trails of Cold Steel (2 & 3) - Easter Egg and Trivia Rambles
I just reached the first chapter of Cold Steel 3 and took a look around in the new the student dorm, where a certain sculpture in Aurelia's room caught my eye.
It's a good example that I specifically love about the series (especially since Cold Steel) how it sprinkles all kind of trivial dialogues and Easter eggs that hints some subtle background story about the characters in this world.
At first glance, one would think that the principal's private dorm room is filled with ordinary pomp and splendor copy&paste decoration. However, as my memories of Cold steel 2 were still fresh, this striking lion statue looked immediately familiar.
It was Clara's semester project, which she worked on for the majority of the time in Cold Steel 2!
During the epilogue part in the evening, after Thors Military Academy has been liberated, you can find her in the art classroom, where she's completely chill and just has finished her semester project, where you can see it turned out to be a nice-looking lion statue.
The following day after the party, there is a sidequest (the one called "Junk Wanted") where you have to gather all kinds of unwanted junk for the store owner Brandon who intended to sell stuff on the flea market. Clara was one of the donors who gave her finished sculpture away, much to Gaius' and Rean's astonishment.
This means that, whether directly or through detours, Clara's lion sculpture eventually ended up in Aurelia possession at some point, which is why you can now see it in her room a year later.
As a fine lady, Aurelia surely appreciates true art and had a good eye for Clara's craftsmanship!
I wonder how much she paid for it? Did Brandon get a good deal out of it? And will Clara ever find out about this appreciation? Not like she would be the type who cares, lol.
I finished Cold Steel 2 just a couple of weeks ago and jumped right into Cold Steel 3, so I'm not sure if they will refer to it later.
In any case, such quests and those kind of easter eggs are one of many main reasons why I love this series so much, since they add a lot of depth to every single character. Even if the details seem minor at first glance and even if most of them are side characters who are not an essential part of the main plot, their scenes and dialogues strongly contributes to my personal gaming experience and feelings I have for this series and its vivid world.
Edit: Since the game already placed a few of those lions here and there, it's more evident that it's just one of the game assets that have been reused for decoration purposes. So much about the storytelling part, lol. BUT I still like that aha moment since I knew from which scene this asset originated from.
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Myrrh (Fire Emblem, the Sacred Stones)
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