In the Iki Island expansion, there is a special God of War-themed armor set that can be obtained at the Shrine of Ash. At the shrine, there is a scroll containing a poem hinting at how to do so. Spoiler:The player must equip the Sakai Clan armor and perform the action for unsheathing their sword in front of the shrine to obtain it.

There is also an ash tree with a golden hand print planted near the shrine, a direct reference to the intro for God of War.

Laying along the base of the statue are piles of chains, these are a reference to the chains that hang from the hilts of one of Kratos signature weapons, The Blades of Chaos.