The character model of Serena was originally designed by Lew Ott for the unused character of Loos' mother in Not So Blind (1984).
Recolored versions of the villagers of Ruxtown from Monster on the Mountain (1985) were used as various Etherian peasants in the background.
The script for Above It All (1986) indicates that the Bryan, Cory and his sister Ariane from this story all return as the children listening to Bow's stories. However, their character models have been updated, possibly to indicate the passing of time between the first and second seasons.
The character models used for Cory, Bryan and Sera were previously seen in Not So Blind (1984), while the one used for Cory's sister Ariane is a reuse of Podi from It's Not My Fault (1983).
According to the script, the mountains seen in the background of the village of Northland are those from Frosta's homeland, the Kingdom of Snows.