Elden Ring Lore: Ranni and the Night of the Black Knives
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- Zoe Delahunty-Light has rolled up her sleeves and started to tackle the #EldenRing lore hidden in FromSoft's game, and it's time to kick off with our Caria royalty Ranni the Witch. From her childhood to the night of the black knives to her feud with the Two Fingers, Zoe goes into her role in Elden Ring gameplay and what happened to her before the events of Elden Ring kicked off. If you're still wondering if the game is for you don't forget to check out our Elden Ring review by Aoife Wilson, but otherwise, enjoy the loredump! #Eurogamer
00:00 - Zoe Dels x Elden Ring
00:39 - Ranni's Childhood
03:04 - Radagon's Betrayal
04:27 - Becoming Empyrean
06:00 - Night Of The Black Knives
08:55 - The Godskins Theory
10:30 - The Shattering
11:41 - The Events of Elden Ring
13:00 - Blaidd The Half Wolf
14:32 - Ranni's Ending & Its Meaning
15:21 - Stay Tuned For More Lore...
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My understanding is that Blaidd was given to the Ranni by the Two Fingers as her Shadow for a reason- he was a ticking time bomb if she went against the Greater Will (notice one of the assassins from the Two Fingers you fight looked just like Blaidd), iji knew this and thats why he imprisoned him and why if you find Blaidd's prison before he escapes he is so confused about why he was imprisoned and if you ask Iji why he is imprisoned he says that he will become dangerous. Blaidd didn't know himself what was happening to him.
That's so interesting, I didn't consider that. The shade (baleful shadow) you fight does take on the appearance of Blaidd, and I assumed that was because the two fingers wanted to make that fight a taunt/as painful as they could for Ranni to witness through the doll, as she does appear to have affection for Blaidd. Zoe
The shadows in general are given to empyreans to protect them but too also kill them if they go against the greater will.Its the same for Maliketh.
@@eurogamer I think the Bladid assassin look a like was probably foreshadowing. it would also help explain why Iji felt so horrible for imprisoning him if you go to talk with him after his Bladid's death. Because Bladid wasn't really to blame for his actions.
And considering Marika herself had a shadow in Maliketh... The Will seems to bind watchers to all their tools to make sure they keep in step.
@@beckstheimpatient4135 The Greater Will prefers all individuals stay in line, like runes on a page or links in a chain. Everything has to be ordered, proper and predestined.
One could argue that Ranni's hand's off approach is no better. Look at the mess that Raya Lucaria and the Knights of the Cuckoo have turned into, while Ranni is busy with her ages long plot to murder the gods and topple their thrones.
There are at least three rebel factions running rampant through the halls of their school. The citizens that haven't been mind wiped, worked to death, abducted by her brother Rykard's crazy snake powered robots, turned into diggers or eaten by zombies, have been killed by rebel soldiers or invaders.
I feel like you missed Iji's dialogue which explains exactly why Blaidd went mad
Since Blaidd was given to Ranni by the Two Fingers he was basically programmed to always serve them, helping Ranni betray them goes against his very being, but he loved Ranni way too much to ever betray her for the Two Fingers the conflict in him drives him mad, as the Two Fingers are trying to force him to stop Ranni, Iji imprisons Blaidd in the evergaol fearing he'd kill Ranni if she killed the Two Fingers
When he learns Blaidd dies refusing to kill Ranni he expresses regret, saying he should have never doubted Blaidd's loyalty to Ranni and that he'll join him soon then you find Iji dead soon after
This, I was so confused none of it got mentioned
I wasn't interested in Ranni until I learned of her interests in going against the tradition of the Erd Tree. She questioned and challenged that religion and sought free will. I like that.
Rebellious pre teen
I didn't like the fact how terribly they translated it in the japanese version it was hopeful it was a world without the outer gods where everyone can live a normal Ish life but in the english version it was like she pledged in the world to darkness a world without touch
Row row fight the powah
At the end of ranni's quest , she says Renna was actually the name of the snow witch.
Interesting video! Ranni is such a fascinating character
There are some things that are incorrect here though:
- Godwyn is the son of marika and Godfrey and not Radagon's son.
- Blaidd isn't spiteful or envious - he is just programmed to snap and kill ranni if she is ever to betray the two fingers (you can even hear him talking to himself and fighting "the voices" when you approach him from behind when he's waiting in front of ranni's tower).
- The greater will/2 fingers literally "gave" blaidd to her - He is like double-edged sword- there to protect ranni at all costs but should she ultimately turn against TGW/The two fingers he is forced to kill her/turn against her instead.
- And why should she order to have Iji killed when Iji even has a special item that helps him not being affected by TGW/the two fingers, she even tells us to tell Iji and Blaidd that she loves them and he is literally the one to lock up Blaidd as he knows exactly what will happen to him
Another correction to her video can include how Queen Marika herself was also responsible for Godwyn's death, as she also plotted with the Black Knives.
I'm sure she worked with Ranni or maybe Ranni used this information to work in the shadows, but she wasn't the only one plotting against the Greater Will.
@@yrazu05 I don't think Marika was in on the Black knives plot I think the unnamed conspirator the whole time was the Greater Will punishing Marika for taking out their chosen agent of Destined death the Gloam eye-ed queen and sealing destined death. Marika was not the first vessel of the elden ring I don't think the Greater will ever planned on her being the last.
I also think the Greater will looped Ranni in on the plot by telling her their intended target was Radhan not Godwyn as if Radhan had already frozen the stars at that point Ranni would have needed to take him out and doing so while casting aside her empyrean flesh would been taking out 2 birds with one stone but she was tricked and her ambitions and fate were suspended indefinitely so in truth the plot was 2 birds and one stone for the greater will: Humble/punish Marika while neutralizing Ranni(also explains why Ranni was a bit cagey when asked about the matter she wasn't ashamed of what she had tried to do but was still pissed off she'd been tricked and used). Though Marika ultimately shattering the Elden Ring was a setback they already had even a backdoor solution for that in the form of the tarnished in place
If the Black knives were in fact agents of the greater will the whole time it more tightly explains why they moved to take out Blaidd and Iji after Ranni slew the 2 fingers assigned to her. If Marika's plan by engaging in the plot to assassinate Godwyn was ultimately to screw over the Greater will why try and take out Ranni and her servants out at that point who were planning to do the same thing?
Amazing video, great job Zoe! These lore dives give me such life, can't wait for more
I liked the video. For a lore video I'd love to see just exactly what is the "lands between". Then out of that base, character lore and plot can be built up.
yeah it looks like a small continent... supported by clouds? as if it's high in the sky above the rest of the world?
Wasn't Godwyn the Golden the son of Queen Marika and Godfrey, the first Elden Lord, and not QM + Radagon? Godwyn's other (full) siblings were the cursed twins Mohg & Morgott. His half-siblings were Radagon and Rennala's children - Radahn, Rykard, and Ranni; as well as the other cursed twins from the Queen Marika and Radagon line Miquella and Malenia. There's a general consistency to the naming too. Godfrey's son Godwyn begins with a G (interestingly Mohg's & Morgott's begin with their mother's initials). Radagon and Rennala's children all beginning with the letter R. Queen Marika's children with Radagon as King Consort begin with her initial "M" but that could be because of the 'special' relationship that QM and Radagon have.
I think so too
G-R-R-M artin... coincidence? I think not lol
I dont think Godwyn the Golden was related at all to Ranni, Radahn or Rykard? As those are Renalla's children with Radagon. They would merely share siblings.. although that whole family tree is f'd up.
@@blacksesamecandiesRadagon is Marika lmao
@@jogmessonno, Radagon was Radagon before he left Rennala. It was only after he became Elden Lord that he and Marika became one.
Ranni's quest line was one ofbthe few I completed also the ending I chose, no regrets. That quest line was long and awesome 👌. Great ending btw.
This was great! I can't wait to watch the next one you do!
This is so cool! It answers a lot of the questions I had throughout my first play through and the results of the ending that I got.
Great video! You mention Iji dispatches the blackknifes but in my game he's dead, having been set on fire by the assassins.
Thank you for surfacing to make these videos! They’re awesome. I’ve looked up many lore videos and yours are leagues better
Absolutely well done! Can’t wait for more! Thank you.
Loved it! So excited for the whole series!!
Zoe! I needed this, thank you! More of this please. 👍☺️
Godwyn is the first born of the golden lineage, Godfrey and Marika. Radagon was a god prior to his marriage to Marika as they are the same being. Rykard and Ranni seem to have some good relations as Rykard was awarded a shard of Maliketh's sword for his part in the plot. Rykard was also planning to fight Maliketh seemingly to protect Ranni if Maliketh uncovered the plot.
Thanks for clearing that up! Zoe
I have watched 2 videos of elden ring lore so far and I have to, Pretty good work and quite enjoyable to watch!
I'm guessing at the time of recording Zoe hadn't done Brother Corhyn's questline because what you find out about Radagon and Marika blew my tiny mind, and I feel like that information might have change some thoughts on them in this video. So I hope the next lore video ends up being about that questline and THAT finding. My head still hurts.
I totally forgot about him after he left the round table.
Could you elaborate ? I haven’t been through the quest line
@@noahpatterson9899 it's totally worth going through on your own!
Huh, just finished Elden Ring and chose the Ranni ending. I think during my playthrough I got about ten percent of this lol. I'm very thankful for these lore videos.
glad you liked it! More are on the way. Zoe
Yasss! I wanted a Zoe Lore Dump for Elden Ring so badly.
I’d love a dive into what exactly is the lands between? Lead up to release some theories were it was a type of purgatory but seemingly it just a world that was eventually taken by the greater will
I don't remember where I saw it (in-game or other video?), but I think the reason Blaidd went crazy was because he was still bound by the two fingers, having been created by them for Ranni. Because he betrayed them, they tried to force him to turn on Ranni. That raises the question, then... why did it take so long for them to do anything?
Also, hadn't seen half that stuff about the Godskin acolytes. Can't wait to see more about them.
Yeah that really makes sense! Zoe
Seems they thought they had it under control. They had Blaidd in place, and several other wolves (secret Black Knives) stationed outside of her Rise. They had kept Ranni in check, unable to even see the Fingers, until you make it possible.
There's going to be some great interpretations for Ranni's story. Hopefully people don't just jump on a Vaati video as a consensus, because I think there's a fair bit of room for varying stories supported by the context.
Loved the video! Ranni is hands down my favorite character in Elden Ring.
Enough so, John, that you would want to married the murderess of her half-brother, planner of coups and of hiring Black Knife Assassins and - wait, that is not all, don't forget about marrying her and going into the "forever dark and cold path" on a journey where there are no more 'feelings, emotions, thoughts, or yearning into eternity? Dark, cold, no feelings; hm..yummy, I think Ranni should married the President of Russia :) You may not want her, after all.
@@channarosenblatt8197 I can see that conclusion, but there has been a mistranslation of Ranni's dialouge from the original Japanese. There is a video somewhere that explains it better, but basically Ranni isn't saying that she intends to have these emotions removed, but more that the order she creates will not demand subjection of these or any other emotion. It will be a distant thing that makes no demands of humanity, leaving humanity without any guidance or "light". The long dark lonely road is ment to be sort of a Neizchie-like (don't quote me on the spelling) path where there is no greater power telling or "guiding" you on what to do, but only your will and determination to carry you.
That being said, there is venom in her actions for sure,and killing Godwin in such a vicious manner was ment to hurt Marika/Radagon to both settle the score and provoke the most dramatic reaction, but it was also necessary so that the rune of death didn't whole annihilate her soul when she killed her body (half was used on him, half on her). Vicious, yup, but smart tatics.
Overall her path is about freeing humanity from the mistakes of Marika's rule and enslavement by higher powers who use their souls like batteries and shepherd them like cattle. I can see the appeal honestly, but then again I can also see how her methods can be seen as a bridge too far.
wow! I didn’t expect that the video would be drop this soon! 👏
Small correction, Godwyn was Godfrey and Marika's son, not Radagon and Marika's.
Also, I really hope you do more of these!
Elden Lore is so deep and interesting, we've only just scratched the surface!
I am always here for some Zoe lore dumping. I'm working on the other side of the Ranni lore stuff this play through.
U did pretty nice video about lore, there is plenty of it so continue please!
Awesome vid! More reason now to go for her ending in NG+. BTW which items, quests point to this lore. I missed like 70% of it....
Very cool! Soulsbourne lore is very deep. Thanks for the hard work Zoe!
Great video thanks.I am curious about them all but Blaidd pops to mind. I think I've passed a lot of his quest line without doing it not through choice I simply don't know where to find him but whenever I stumble upon him I'm like interesting guy wonder what your story is?
This series is going to be long and enjoyable. A video on who and what exactly the tarnished are and how one becomes tarnished could be interesting. The Omen, shunned, fell, margitt, margott, and mogh. Bloody finger hunter Yura. the claymen. Those who live in death. Nephali Hoax. the eternal cities. There is so much lore to mine.
I got ya! Zoe
Totally here for these.
Radagon leaving rannis mother was inevitable once you learn who radagon really is
I read an item description somewhere that said the glom eyed queen fought and was defeated by malacath. Ive found no reference to Ranni ever fighting or loosing to malacath and lore wise dont even see how that would work so i seriously doubt they are the same person.
And Blaidd didnt attack us out of jealousy or whatever you implied here, he was programed by the greater will to go mad.
Thank you for these lore videos
Radagon = Marika, they are the same person, so he basically left Rennala to be with himself... which is weird. Then had kids with himself.... which is weird dialed to up 11... I love the lore of this game, it's like an LSD trip with out having to do the actual drug.
Fantastic. Any thoughts on what happened to Iji? He took out a few assassins but still lies dead surrounded by black flame.
I think he kills himself when he find out about Blaidds death/betrayal because he feels as though he has failed Ranni in not preventing it
Well done! I loved this!!
I love Ranni so much, definitely went with her ending. This is a great video Zoe!
Enough so, Josh, that you wanted to married the murderess of her half-brother, planner of coups and of hiring Black Knife Assassins and - wait, that is not all, don't forget about marrying you chose to go with her into the "forever dark and cold path" on a journey where there are no more 'feelings, emotions, thoughts, or yearning into eternity? Dark, cold, no feelings; hm..yummy, I think Ranni should join in marriage with the President of Russia :) Happy marriage and long frozen life in darkness with no feelings ... yummi...
@@channarosenblatt8197 dude chill
Ranni didn't send the black knifes to kill blaidd and ijji, it was probably the fingers
Yeah, annoyingly I read this theory after I had published this video, but I totally agree. Zoe
Holy sh*t that was insane
From the first time i met ranny i knew there is something special about her that other heroes dont have
She is awsome
And i want to run a black knife asassin build from now
Blaidd and Ranni were raised as siblings. I certainly fucking hope he wasn't expecting to be her consort.
Saluvis also has an interesting secret about himself and his puppets if you find a few rooms he works in.
😎🍻😎
I choose to believe that the fungal helm is a precarious stack of pancakes. I will not be taking questions at this time.
*whispers* i really want a stack of pancakes now! (very non-fungal pancakes!)
Recently there are infos about mistranslations at the very end of Ranni's quest... Mistranslations so great that it may completely reverse our understanding of Ranni's lore. I think it's interesting to point this theory out
Yeah for sure, that mistranslation is actually where I got my understanding of Ranni's ending from! Zoe
In my opinion Blaidd runs feral because the two fingers, they created him as her shadow so it’s reasonable that they have some power on him, so when the fingers knew ranni was going to do her final move they corrupted blaidd, he fought this corruption (that’s why he killed the assassins in rannis tower) but in the end he collapsed to this corruption and attacks the tarnished
Godwyn is not Marika and Radagon’s child. He is the child of Marika and Godfrey
She's that doll witch from the trailer. I'll consult these lore vids when I finally get around to the game. I'm really curious why two of the characters they showed in promos keep one eye closed. Could it have something to do with sacrificing an eye for knowledge, like odin...? Can't wait to find out.
Ranni and Melina are supposedly the same character in the same way Radagon and Marika are the same person. They’re considered sisters and since Melina is definitely Marikas daughter, most likely Ranni was adopted by Rennala and not her biological daughter.
Both their eyes are closed because they’ve been split. Notice how Rannis left eye is closed whereas Melinas right eye is closed. Supposedly when they fuse and become one again both eyes are open.
There's a decent chance that Ranni (the doll witch we meet) and Melina are like two puppets under control of the same bodyless Ranni (who might be a sort of paradoxical embodiment of a God).
@@kobragaming9420 Ranni being the same person as Melina was a good theory before the game came out but it’s debunked now being that if you go with the frenzied flame ending you see Melina with both eyes open. The fact that they both have one eye closed is really the only thing tying the two characters together, as their motivations and goals are totally opposite one another.
@@EdwardViaTomato it can’t be. Melina wants you to do things that are totally contradictory to ranni’s wishes, and Vice versa.
@@Freakincident not exactly. There's a mistranslation that makes it seem like they're more contradictory than they are. Plus there's some room for a likely in-between as well. Just search "Ranni mistranslation" for the vid by Ziostorm, which has been checked by others.
140 hours I spent in this game. I loved Ranni's side quest, and her has a character.
How is it then, that I've ONLY JUST noticed the fucking spirit to her left hand side!
Godwyn was the son of Godfrey, not Radagon. Marika and Radagon had 2 children, the twins. Great video, just chiming in for accuracy!
Oooh in before Vaati. Let's go!
Lovely Ranni, one of my favourites.
To my understanding Godwyn was born from Marika and GODFREY.
Malenia and Miquella are from them (and MAYBE Ranni)
Her mentor's name was Renna
You can do a video lore about placiditux the lord dragon
I love this whole story line
Great storytelling! Loved if
Thanks :) Zoe
It's weird but Radagin is Marika....
Really weird. So.
That's why two demigods have some issues when they were born.
They were already demigods
Why send assassins after blaidd and ighi (idk the spelling)
Great video. But as a Welshman I just died every time you butchered blaidd (blyths) name 😂
I have one question, kind of a nitpick but I'm a lil confused.
Why did Ranni send assassins after Iji and Blaidd? Selvus I understand, but what the hell did Iji and Blaidd do?? Even with Blaidd slowly falling to madness, it felt a lil mean :c
Personally, I'm not sure she did send them. The Black Knives armour says they are "rumoured to be Numen who had close ties to Marika herself". Perhaps Marika had something to do with it?
@@jademason6133 that could make sense, could be the Fingers attempting to stop her plans once they know she's up to something again.
Radagon is Marika though so surly he left when Godfrey left because he needed to become Marika again to keep order
Your a bit wrong on blaidd but pretty good
Late to the party but was Iji not killed by the assassin and covered in black flame for anyone else? For me Iji is found dead next to an assassin while covered in the black flame.
Didn’t Marika shatter the elden ring first, took destined death out and gave it to Malekith for safe keeping? Then Ranni and his assassins stole piece of it from Malekith to black knives used to kill Godwyn? And for shattering the elden ring, Marika was imprisoned in the erdtree?
Rennala is not Ranni's mother, Ranni is an empyrian, which is defined in the game text as the child of a single God, the only two others being Malenia and Miquella. It's likely that Radagon used the Greater Rune of Rebirth to somehow create Ranni alone. It's also possible that Marika is her mother. But Rennala certainly is not.
I fought blaidd while listening to duel of the fates
So queen Marika wasn't the actual villain.. Ranni is the reason everything happened 👀
The Numen are a people-group, like Assyrians or Greeks, or perhaps like elves or dwarves. Marika was born a Numen.
Wishing you well ~_^
Oh man!
I personally don't think Rannie will send black knives assassin against her only allies. I believe the assassins come after her allies AFTER you pick up the half Rune of Destined Death. Not sure why they would go after Rannie's allies after picking it up but you do encounter an assassin later yourself in the Capital City right before Marika's bedchamber waiting for you.
Also, Blaidd did not act out of jealousy or envy against the player. Upon closer inspection of the surrounding area, there are corpses of black knives assassins. If anything, it was the intense fight he had with the assassins while trying to resist the Two Fingers influence which would probablyexplainwhy you find him at the foot of Rannie's Rise tower. Another TH-camr who has done many videos on Souls game's lore had theorized that Blaidd was a sleeper agent of the Two Fingers meant to eliminate Rannie which would explain him as a shaded assassin you fight underground.
I can see that theory. Personally I think the shaded assassin/baleful shadow was meant to imitate Blaidd to try and disturb Ranni or send a message, rather than him literally being the baleful shadow himself. It makes more sense in my mind that Blaidd went mad from being severed from Ranni when she abandoned her doll body, as he was created to be her shadowbound vassal and was thus connected to her in a spiritual manner, and being without her might have pushed him off the edge.
With the black knives assassins, a theory I've read since making the video is that they turned on Ranni for something she did that angered them (I can't quite remember what it was atm) and they took it out on her allies after she had left her doll body. Zoe
More, I’ll roar for more! 🔥🔥
4:24 Godwyn is Godfrey’s son.
I just realized that part of the symbolism of the Two Fingers as enforcers of the Greater Will, gods like Marika and her offspring and even the Tarnished means that ALL OF THEM are just finger-puppets to the Greater Will.
No wonder Ranni hated them. A demigod reduced to a mere finger puppet of some inscrutable outer being.
I love From Soft lore-building, and this kind of lore SCREAMS G.R.R. Martin
Let's hear about the dung eater, Sellen, Roger, D and Nepheli
You’re more correct about Blaidd going mad. Iji mentions that he will be driven to madness if Ranni goes against the Golden Order, and well…FromSoft just making sad boss fights for us as per usual. Great vid! Thanks for starting this endeavor!
So true, that Sif fight 😢 Zoe
@@eurogamer 🥺😢😭
Firmly disagree that Ranni sent the Black Knife assassins at the end of her questline.
I think the lore goes even deeper, at the time of her ascension, the Knives tried to take their revenge, with Blaidd proving the last of his loyalty by protecting Ranni's Rise from this last invasion. While his mind may have been taken from him, his heart, his loyalty remained true and to his end, he protected his mistress.
She doesn’t have 4 arms… that’s the doll
It doesn’t make sense ranni was in charge of the blackknifes. It was the two fingers to was in charge of them
This is also the best ending.
I'm level 100 and have no idea what's going on I'm just killing things.
Dodging spoilers like 👀, saw one frame of rycard, Some ominous ass shit😂
Fucking loved this!
I just dont get why people say Empyrean are "chosen" when all of them are born from only one god 🤷 Miquella and Melania ofc, Ranni was realy hatched from the egg given to Rennala, her adopted mother, and Melina, how was born at the base of the Erdtree( center of the capital hum hum ) from a single mother ( marika ). Or yes they are "chosen" from birth.
There’s no proof that ranni was born of the egg, that’s just fan canon people say to make things make sense.?
I accidentally got the best ending first lol.
The Night of the Black Knifes is definitely one of the most interesting Events in the Game
100% agree, wish we knew more about it! Zoe
Well, we do know quite a bit. Ranni planned a coup, hired the most brutal assassins in the land, had her half-brother murdered, became ruler over life and death for eternity, and will live with you "forever on a path of darkness and cold" where there are "no feelings, no emotions, no warmth". She left the Lands Between forever cursed, rotten, or both, causing destruction and an end to hope and love. In other words, what you describe as the best ending.
@@channarosenblatt8197 You understand the cause but have not fully realized effect. By her taking her order to the moon and away from the Lands Between, she has created separation between the God's will and the people. A separation which is needed because they world they've lived in now, one where gods walk among them, wasn't a good or pleasant one. Look at all the demigods that remained and how awful the world became under their rule and under the will of the Two Fingers. "darkness and cold" is true in that their future is uncertain. But it is uncertain because they no longer have a greater will to guide them and must find meaning and creation for themselves. The land can continue to rot, see destruction and death, or the people can see a new age forged by their freed wills. There is hope in this ending because it's the only ending that gives the living agency to decide the future for themselves, unlike the rest which either burn everything to the ground, plunge deeper into a fetish or retain the status quo.
I think why the lore falls short on me is cause of how stupid some of these events transpired. Maliketh for some fucking reason was alluded enough to have a shard stolen from him? Tf does that even happen?
These are events these games need to start showing in some way instead of just talking.
Ranni cannot be the gloem eyed Queen, at least not publicly
The GEQ was defeated/killed by malakith before the events of the shattering
There's a fair chance that the GEQ isn't related to marika, if anything it would be Melina rather than ranni
Wait so it was her ass that got Iji killed ? I'm regretting helping her ass more and more.
As fucked as this is castilo is mad respectful I feel.
Ranni's mentor is called Renna and Godwyn is the child of Marika & Godfrey, not Marika & Radagon.
Also I think its highly unlikely that Ranni is the Gloam-Eyed Queen, she is somewhat allied with the unnamed god of the darkmoon, and is firmly based in intelligent based sorcery, the godskins and followers of the black flame use faith based magic and are firmly situated in death. Of course, this is just my opinion.
Where did you find the information about the name of Ranni's mentor? I've hunted around for it but haven't found the Snow Witch's name yet. Zoe
@@eurogamer it isn’t directly stated but heavily hinted at by FS. When you first meet Ranni she introduces herself as Renna, there’s also some cool dialogue if you decide to not tell her you own torrent where she commends you for lying and being suspicious, reinforcing the fact that Ranni is also suspicious of us, so decides to use the name of the body she is now inhabiting. Ranni also states that we won’t meet again, so there is little need for her to disclose her true name.
Also the bigger clue is that the snow witch’s attire is found a top of Renna’s Rise once we get access to it.
Superdog, this sounds like you want to married the murderess of her half-brother, planner of coups and of hiring Black Knife Assassins and - wait, that is not all, don't forget that if you choose to marry her, you chose to go with her into the "forever dark and cold path" on a journey where there are no more 'feelings, emotions, thoughts, or yearning into eternity? Dark, cold, no feelings; hm..yummy, I think Ranni should join in marriage with the President of Russia :) Happy marriage and long frozen life in darkness with no feelings.
Zoe, your lore videos are way better than Vaati's at least for me.
oh wow thank you! Zoe
Godwin is the blood of Godfrey not Radagon
Oh Zoe, you spoil us.
I don’t think Ranni sent the Black Knives to kill Iji, Seluvis and Blaidd. The Black Knives are confirmed in-game to be Nox, and Ranni is no longer friendly with the Nox by the time of the events of the game. I think she betrayed the Nox after conspiring with them to kill Godwyn. The Nox ended up taking all of the blame for the assassination, possibly leading to them being banished underground, while Ranni’s involvement remained largely a mystery. She imprisoned Alecto at her estate to tie up loose ends. I don’t think the Nox ever forgave her for this, which is why they send assassins, including one disguised as Blaidd (hence his headpiece being found near Seluvis).
Ohhh this is a really interesting theory. Where did you find confirmation that the black knives are Nox? Would be fascinated to dig a bit deeper into them. According to my research the Nox were banished underground to Nokstella when they rallied against the Greater Will, before Ranni was born. Zoe
Was the real renna the original snow witch?
Godwyn was child of godfrey not radhagon