Elden Ring Lore: Ranni and the Night of the Black Knives



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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16 thoughts on “Elden Ring Lore: Ranni and the Night of the Black Knives”

  1. So much of this game's story is 'tell, don't show.' Kind of sucks tbh. Reading an item description about how Babadook the Constipated defeated Shambala the Stinky in an epic battle isn't good storytelling. It's like reading a dry, academic history book.

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  2. 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.

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  3. 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.

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  4. You’re more correct about Blaidd going mad. Iji mentions that he will be driven to madness if Rambo 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!

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