I’ve seen a bunch of theories about the snow witch that hinge on the assumption that her name is Renna, but what if Renna was never actually supposed to be her name?

what we know about the snow witch, or snowy crone, is that she was a weird old lady in the woods who taught the young Ranni heretical cold sorcery, and wore the pointed hat and robe Ranni wears now. Ranni’s doll body is said to be “modeled after” her… but it cannot be a perfect 1:1 impersonation of her, because Ranni doesn’t look like a “crone” at all!

Rather than an attempt to fully impersonate the snow witch, I think Ranni’s doll body is more of an homage to her old mentor. and with that in mind, I think that the name “Renna” might also be an homage to perhaps the most important mentor in Ranni’s life — her mother.

I think it’s very fitting for Ranni to use her new persona as a way of maintaining her connection to her teachers after she slew her physical body and abandoned her previous life. though Ranni is accused of being cold and unfeeling, she’s actually very sentimental — her co-conspirators are her closest childhood companions, her base of operations her childhood home. she still loves her mother and defends both her body and her legacy. she died wearing her mother’s talisman. wouldn’t it be sweet if she chose to call herself Renna out of love for Rennala?

elden ring + tumblr post generator [1/?]

Commission - Pocket Ranni, after the meme

"Let us go together, my dear Consort eternal."

finally... i can draw more elden ring family shenanigans 🤭

The Empyreans.

let them be happy

they got that shit on fr

Bonus:

Soulsbornetober 2023 [PART 2]

I wake up at 5am to go to work and as I walk out the door I hear something.

"Tarnished, a word.  Before thou sees fit to return from thy daily toils, I would ask of thee, a boon.  Bring to me a bounty of crispy cheese snacks, and I shall reward thee handsomely.  Seek Joe the Trader in his abode, he may provide what I seek, for a price..."

Ranni&Blaidd

girl with many swords 🤝 girl with many dogs

I slew mine own Empyrean flesh, casting it away. I would not be controlled by that thing.

This moon was encountered by a young Ranni, led by the hand of her mother, Rennala. What she beheld was cold, dark and veiled in occult mystery.

Once again our paths converge. Welcome to this humble emporium of wares, named after one such commander of runes, dubbed the "dollar general." I stand as thy guide amidst these mundane treasures. I ask thee, what purpose bringeth thee to this realm of commerce today? And should thou be in need of aid, callest upon me with thine inquiries.