Ranni the Witch

Ranni the Witch
魔女のラニ (Majo no Rani) 暗月の王女ラニ (Angetsu no Ōjo Rani)
魔女のラニ (Majo no Rani) 暗月の王女ラニ (Angetsu no Ōjo Rani)
AKA	Lunar Princess Ranni Lady Ranni Renna the Witch
Type	NPC
Location	Church of Elleh (as "Renna") Ranni's Rise
Class	Empyrean (optional) Shardbearer (former) Demigod God (optional)
Predecessor	Snow Witch Queen Marika (optional)
Affiliation	Carian Royal Family Dark Moon Black Knife Assassins (formerly) Two Fingers (formerly)
Followers	Blaidd the Half-Wolf Glintstone Dragon Adula Pidia, Carian Servant Preceptor Seluvis War Counselor Iji
Voice actor	Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Family
Lineage	Carian
Parents	Radagon (father) Rennala (mother)
Siblings	Rykard (brother) Radahn (brother)
Partners	The Tarnished (consort, optional)
Relatives	Blaidd (stepbrother) Godwyn (stepbrother) Juvenile Scholars (half-sisters) Malenia (half-sister) Queen Marika (stepmother) Melina (half or stepsister) Messmer (half or stepbrother) Miquella (half-brother) Mohg (stepbrother) Morgott (stepbrother) Rellana (aunt) Rya (niece) St. Trina (half-sister)

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I am the witch Ranni. I stole Death long ago, and search now for the dark path. That I might one day upend the whole of it, and rid the world of all that came before. - Ranni the Witch

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I am the witch Ranni. I stole Death long ago, and search now for the dark path. That I might one day upend the whole of it, and rid the world of all that came before.- Ranni the Witch

Ranni the Witch, also known as Lunar Princess Ranni and Renna the Witch, is a character in Elden Ring. She is one of the Demigods, and the focus of one of the game's most elaborate questlines.

Background

Ranni and her Dark Moon

A child born of the union between Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon and red-haired Radagon during the age of the Erdtree, Ranni embodied an alliance between Raya Lucaria and Leyndell. She had two older^{[verification needed]} brothers, Radahn and Rykard. As a daughter of Carian royalty, she was a Lunar Princess, and raised in accordance with tradition. Led by the hand of her mother, young Ranni encountered her Dark Moon—cold, dark, and veiled in occult mystery.

The Two Fingers named Ranni as an Empyrean, one with the potential to one day succeed Queen Marika as the divine ruler of the Lands Between, and granted her a Shadowbound Beast named Blaidd to be her vassal. He was approved of by Rennala and was raised as her foster brother. Ranni grew up playing with Blaidd, and they were often accompanied by Iji, a troll blacksmith who served the Carian royals.

At some point, Ranni's father abandoned her mother to marry Queen Marika and assume the title of second Elden Lord. Although Ranni and her siblings were raised to Demigod status by their new stepmother, their heartbroken mother was left indisposed, cradling her Amber Egg in all-consuming grief.

Ranni later^{[verification needed]} ventured deep in woods, where she encountered a snowy crone who became her secret mentor. She was an old witch well versed in cold-based sorceries, and she taught Ranni to fear the Dark Moon as she imparted her magic. The full Dark Moon, cold and leaden, would become Ranni's sigil and symbol of her power and authority.

The Night of Black Knives

Ranni slew her body to evade the Two Fingers

Although the Two Fingers had chosen her as Marika's successor, Ranni did not wish to be a puppet for the Greater Will and resented her Empyrean fate. In order to escape it, Ranni stole a fragment of the Rune of Death from Maliketh, the Black Blade and, through a fearsome rite, imbued it into the blades of Numen assassins, who were said to be close to Queen Marika herself. She also gave a fragment to her brother Rykard as a last resort, so he could kill Maliketh if necessary. Ranni plotted for the assassins to kill another individual while she simultaneously killed herself, slaying her own body while the other person died in spirit, thus freeing herself from being an Empyrean.

In what would become known as the Night of Black Knives, the assassins murdered Godwyn the Golden, killing him in spirit, while Ranni killed herself in body, transferring her spirit into a doll said to be modeled after the image of her mentor, the Snow Witch. This marked the step-siblings as the first demigod casualties in history. Ranni's fate and her involvement in the plot remained largely unknown by the denizens of the Lands Between.

The Shattering

At some point after the Night of Black Knives, Queen Marika shattered the Elden Ring. Ranni claimed a Great Rune, but appears to have discarded it, and largely remained outside of the conflict that followed. As a consequence of her doll body, Ranni required extended periods of hibernation and withdrew from the world, hiding in the Carian Manor while her agents worked to bring about her plan of ridding the Lands Between of the influence of the Greater Will, allowing her to pursue her divine ascension on her own terms.

Game events

Ranni initially introduces herself as "Renna the Witch"

After the Shattering, Ranni learned of a recently arrived Tarnished riding the spectral steed, Torrent. She approached them at the Church of Elleh, inquiring whether they possess the steed that once accompanied Melina. Upon confirming her suspicions, she bestowed upon them a Spirit Calling Bell and Lone Wolf Ashes, explaining that Torrent’s former master had entrusted her with delivering these items to its next owner.

Ranni later reunited with the Tarnished at her Rise in the Three Sisters, where she invited them into her service. She tasked the Tarnished with aiding Blaidd in uncovering a path into Nokron, Eternal City, to claim its treasure—a weapon capable of slaying the Two Fingers who had chosen her as an Empyrean. However, the path to Nokron would only reveal itself with the death of her brother, Starscourge Radahn, who had long held the stars—and thus Ranni's fate—in stasis with gravity magic.

After Radahn's defeat and the acquisition of the Fingerslayer Blade, Ranni descended to the Ainsel River Main, leading to Nokstella, Eternal City. There, she commanded her champion to rid her of the Baleful Shadows sent by the Two Fingers to assassinate her. Upon their victory, Ranni rewarded the Tarnished with a key to a Carian chest containing the Dark Moon Ring. Then, Ranni departed to fulfill her dark purpose. She traveled to the Cathedral of Manus Celes on the Moonlight Altar, where she slew the great Two Fingers beneath it and abandoned her doll body.

If the Tarnished retrieved the Dark Moon Ring and presented it to Ranni's doll, she accepted them as her consort, granting them the Dark Moon Greatsword as a symbol of their union. She revealed the full extent of her plan: to succeed Queen Marika as god and bring about the Age of the Stars. Ranni intends to remove the Elden Ring from the Lands Between and journey into the cosmos, freeing its inhabitants from the influence of the Greater Will and granting them true autonomy over their lives.^{[citation needed]}

After defeating the Elden Beast, the Tarnished may summon Ranni, who ushers in the Dark Moon and her Age of the Stars, realizing her vision for a new Order.

Characteristics

Ranni's disembodied spirit inhabits the woven puppet of a four-armed maiden with pallid blue skin and long, flowing blue hair. Her left eye—the doll's right—is sealed shut by an azure sigil, while both open eyes glow cyan. She wears an elegant white gown beneath a voluminous fur cloak, lined with two long brown braids. A massive, floppy-brimmed witch’s hat rests atop her head, crowned with a delicate silver filigree. Luminious blue veinwork runs throughout the frozen brim's cold underside.

Followers

Ranni's Followers:

• Blaidd the Half-Wolf
• Glintstone Dragon Adula
• Pidia, Carian Servant
• Preceptor Seluvis
• War Counselor Iji

Former followers:

• Alecto, Black Knife Ringleader
• Black Knife Assassins
• Black Knife Tiche
• Bloodhound Knight Darriwil
• Carian Knights
• Royal Knight Loretta

Ranni's Quest

• Completing Ranni's quest will result in the "Age of the Stars" ending.
• Her questline intersects with the following NPCs: Blaidd the Half-Wolf, Castellan Jerren, Fia, Deathbed Companion, Pidia, Carian Servant, Preceptor Seluvis, Smithing Master Iji, and Sorcerer Rogier.

Quest items

Image	Name	Requirements
	Spirit Calling Bell	Given by Ranni in the Church of Elleh.
	Spirit Calling Bell Given by Ranni in the Church of Elleh.
	Lone Wolf Ashes	Given by Ranni in the Church of Elleh.
	Lone Wolf Ashes Given by Ranni in the Church of Elleh.
	Amber Draught	Given to Ranni while she sleeps at Ranni's Rise, ending her questline prematurely.
	Amber Draught Given to Ranni while she sleeps at Ranni's Rise, ending her questline prematurely.
	Fingerslayer Blade	Found in Nokron, Eternal City. Given to Ranni to progress her questline.
	Fingerslayer Blade Found in Nokron, Eternal City. Given to Ranni to progress her questline.
	Carian Inverted Statue	Given by Ranni after giving her the Fingerslayer Blade.
	Carian Inverted Statue Given by Ranni after giving her the Fingerslayer Blade.
	Miniature Ranni	Picked up at the start of Ainsel River Main after giving Ranni the Fingerslayer Blade and using the Sending Gate at Renna's Rise.
	Miniature Ranni Picked up at the start of Ainsel River Main after giving Ranni the Fingerslayer Blade and using the Sending Gate at Renna's Rise.
	Discarded Palace Key	Given by Ranni after defeating the Baleful Shadow.
	Discarded Palace Key Given by Ranni after defeating the Baleful Shadow.
	Dark Moon Ring	Found in a chest in the Raya Lucaria Grand Library. Given to Ranni to progress her questline.
	Dark Moon Ring Found in a chest in the Raya Lucaria Grand Library. Given to Ranni to progress her questline.
	Dark Moon Greatsword	Given by Ranni below the Cathedral of Manus Celes.
	Dark Moon Greatsword Given by Ranni below the Cathedral of Manus Celes.

Questline progression

1. (Optional) Church of Elleh
   • After meeting Melina and obtaining the Spectral Steed Whistle, use Torrent at least once. After that, rest on any Site of Grace. Then, fast travel to the Church of Elleh Site of Grace and find Ranni (using the pseudonym "Renna the Witch") sitting on a broken wall. Exhaust her dialogue to receive the Spirit Calling Bell and Lone Wolf Ashes for free.
   • If you miss this step, these items will be available for purchase at the Twin Maiden Husks in Roundtable Hold— 200 runes for the Lone Wolf Ashes and 1,000 runes for the Spirit Calling Bell respectively.
2. Caria Manor
   • Traverse Caria Manor in northwestern Liurnia of the Lakes.
   • Defeat the apparition of Royal Knight Loretta at the Royal Moongazing Grounds, which unlocks the path to Three Sisters behind her.
3. Ranni's Rise
   • Ranni can next be encountered on the top floor of her Rise in the Three Sisters. This stage varies depending on whether you have met her before, defeated Starscourge Radahn, or given Sorcerer Rogier the Black Knifeprint.
   • Agree to become one of Ranni's vassals, and then head back down the tower to speak to the projections of Iji, Blaidd, and Seluvis. After speaking to all three, return to Ranni and speak to her again. After this point, if you return to Ranni, she will be sleeping and non-responsive.
   • (Optional) Administer Preceptor Seluvis's Amber Draught to Ranni. She will awaken. Speak to her three times, and she will banish you from her sight.
     • WARNING: This will permanently end Preceptor Seluvis and Pidia, Carian Servant's quests.
     • WARNING: Ranni's questline will no longer progress; however, this can be undone by using Celestial Dew to receive absolution at the Church of Vows.
4. Caelid
   • Defeat Starscourge Radahn to resume the movement of the stars.
5. Nokron, Eternal City
   • Nokron can only be accessed via the Starfall Crater in east Limgrave after defeating Starscourge Radahn.
   • Proceed through the area to obtain the Fingerslayer Blade, which is in a chest northeast of the Night's Sacred Ground Site of Grace.
6. Three Sisters
   • Travel to Ranni's Rise and deliver the Fingerslayer Blade to Ranni, who will give you the Carian Inverted Statue.
     • This key item is required to progress Fia, Deathbed Companion's questline. However, it is not necessary to complete Ranni's quest.
     • WARNING: This will permanently end Preceptor Seluvis and Pidia, Carian Servant's quest.
   • Travel to Renna's Rise, which unseals after Ranni departs with the Fingerslayer Blade. Enter and climb to the top, and go through the Sending Gate to the upper portion of Ainsel River.
7. Ainsel River Main
   • Pick up the Miniature Ranni near the spawn point and rest at the Ainsel River Main Site of Grace. Use the "Talk to miniature Ranni" option three times to get her to speak.
8. Nokstella, Eternal City
   • (Optional) Ranni will also have dialogue at the Nokstella, Eternal City and Nokstella Waterfall Basin Sites of Grace. These are not required to continue her questline.
   • Defeat the Baleful Shadow invader just past the Nokstella Waterfall Basin Site of Grace to obtain the Discarded Palace Key.
9. Academy of Raya Lucaria
   • Defeat Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon at the Raya Lucaria Grand Library.
   • Unlock the chest behind Rennala and obtain the Dark Moon Ring.
10. Lake of Rot
    • Ride the Transportation Coffin at the Grand Cloister. Defeat Astel, Naturalborn of the Void and then travel up the lift. However, this lift remains locked until the player obtains the Dark Moon Ring.
11. Moonlight Altar
    • Travel to the Cathedral of Manus Celes and descend through the tunnel near the altar to find Ranni sitting on the corpse of her Two Fingers. Interact with her to trigger a cutscene. After the cutscene, speak to her again, and she will disappear, bequeathing the Dark Moon Greatsword.
12. Stone Platform
    • After defeating the final boss, there will be a blue summon sign beside Fractured Marika. Interact with it to summon Ranni, allowing you to achieve the Age of the Stars ending.
      • WARNING: Ranni's summon sign will not appear if the player has met with the Three Fingers. This can be undone by defeating both Malenia, Goddess of Rot and Dragonlord Placidusax, and using Miquella's Needle in the latter's boss arena at Crumbling Farum Azula.

Dialogue

English dialogue
When approached at Church of Elleh
This way, Tarnished.
May I have a word?
If talked to at Church of Elleh
A pleasure to meet thee, Tarnished.
I am the witch Renna.
I'd heard tell of a Tarnished hurtling about atop a spectral steed.
And upon looking into the matter,
the talk, I surmise, is of thee.
Thou'rt possessed of the power, no?
To call forth the spectral steed named Torrent.
"I can call the spectral steed"
Ah. As I had hoped.
I was entrusted this, for thee.
By Torrent's former master.
Tis a bell for calling forth spirits.
Summon them with it, from ash unreturned to the Erdtree.
The spirits will obey thine command but briefly, as they recall battles past.
Now it is thine. To do with as thou wishest.
If talked to again
Forgive mine intrusion, Tarnished.
I doubt we shall again meet. But all the same, learn well the Lands Between.
How long will it be, I wonder...
Before the Tarnished tire of obeisance to the Two Fingers?
...
"I cannot call the spectral steed"
Trifle not with me, Tarnished.
Or didst thou merely forget?
The name of the spectral steed thou callest?
After selecting "I cannot call the spectral steed"
I will ask thee again.
Thou'rt possessed of the power, no?
To call forth the spectral steed named Torrent.
Refusing to tell her a second time
Quite the stubborn one, aren't we?
Wise, in a way. The Lands Between are home to liars and cheats aplenty.
Perhaps thine ample mistrust will be to thy benefit.
I shall leave this for thee, at the behest of Torrent's former master.
Take it, shouldst thou overcome thy suspicion.
During Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon's phase 2 cutscene
Upon my name as Ranni the Witch.
Mother's rich slumber shall not be disturbed by thee.
Foul trespasser.
Send word far and wide.
Of the last Queen of Caria, Rennala of the Full Moon.
And the majesty of the night she conjureth.
If talked to at Ranni's Rise (first encounter)
Mm? a Tarnished, here?
Thou must have some business in mind, to come all this way.
Though I have no memory of inking thee an invitation.
If talked to at Ranni's Rise (if previously encountered)
Oh, again we cross paths.
I believe I said my name was Renna, when last we met.
It pleaseth me to see Torrent hale and hearty...
But Tarnished, what business hast thou here?
I have no memory of inking thee an invitation.
"No particular reason"
Hah!
No reason in particular, thou claimest?
Intriguing. Then mayhaps fate hath steered thee to this encounter. (First encounter)
Intriguing. Then mayhaps fate hath steered thee to this reunion. (Second encounter)
...
Wilt thou enter into my service?
I am the witch Ranni. I stole Death long ago, and search now for the dark path.
That I might one day upend the whole of it, and rid the world of all that came before.
Well? Has that roused thy interest?
"Serve Ranni the Witch"
I see. A choice well made.
Thou'rt a rare sort. Not many would have accepted the offer.
But I require as much of those under my command.
I anticipate good work from thee.
"Do not serve"
I see. More's the pity.
Come to me again, shouldst thou change thy heart.
Surrendering thyself into the service of a doll-witch...
Is not as frightful as thou fearest...
If talked to again after refusing to serve
Ah, art thou persuaded to my cause?
Then, again I shall ask, wilt thou enter into my service?
"You must be Ranni the Witch, behind the Night of Black Knives" (must progress Rogier's questline)
I see. Quite the sleuth, aren't we.
Indeed, I am the witch Ranni.
I stole a fragment of the Rune of Death, and used it to forge the godslaying black knives through fearsome rite.
I did it all.
But sadly for thee, the cursemark thou seekest is not to be found here.
I have slain the body I was born into, and cast it away.
And it is upon that flesh the cursemark is carved.
"Where did the body go?"
Hah!
And why should I reveal that to thee?
I performed the act not to bury the past, nor in shame of the deed,
but all the same, thy begging compels me not a jot.
The cursemark thou seekest is not here. That is all I will say.
Now, begone.
If talked to again
The cursemark thou seekest is not here. That is all I will say.
Now, begone.
"I wish to serve you" (must progress Rogier's questline)
Oh, is that so?
Thou wouldst render me aid, is that thy proposal?
Affording thyself opportunity to grope about for the cursemark's location, no doubt?
...
Very well...
There's nothing wrong with a well-laid scheme.
What's more, if my past and past wounds beckon to thee,
I am curious enough to see what thy destiny portends...
I'll allow it. Enter my service.
And good hunting to thee.
After entering Ranni's service (before Radahn Festival)
Good, then I ask we proceed with haste.
There is, in my service, a half-wolven warrior by the name of Blaidd.
I would have thee join him in searching for the hidden treasure of Nokron, the Eternal City.
I have called for Blaidd to greet thee below. Take from him the particulars.
Ah, and there wilt thou find Iji, my war counselor, and Seluvis, preceptor in the sorcerous arts, also.
Heed not their peculiarities; feel secure in gaining from them what advantage thou canst.
I am sure the others will be doing just the same.
If talked to again
Speak with the three who await thee below.
Thou needst not indulge them unduly, but they too wish to appraise thy worth.
It hath been a passing long time since a newcomer entered my service, after all.
After entering Ranni's service (after Radahn Festival)
Good, then I ask we proceed with haste.
Art thou aware of the star that struck Limgrave?
It left a vast crater, and through it lieth the Eternal City of Nokron.
Go there to find the city's hidden treasure.
Ah, yes. Iji, my war counselor, and Seluvis, preceptor in the sorcerous arts, can be found below.
Like thee, they are in my service.
Heed not their peculiarities; feel secure in gaining from them what advantage thou canst.
I am sure the others will be doing just the same.
After speaking to Blaidd, Iji, and Seluvis
Ah, allow me to forewarn thee.
I shall soon enter my slumber.
And it will be some time before I wake.
This doll's body is not without its hindrances...
Still, I have high hopes for thee.
I look forward to the good news when I arise.
If talked to again
I shall soon enter my slumber.
And it will be some time before I wake.
I have high hopes for thee.
I look forward to the good news when I arise.
After obtaining the Fingerslayer Blade
Ahh...It was thee.
Not Blaidd, it seemeth.
Even in my slumber, I sensed it.
It is in thy possession, is it not? The hidden treasure of Nokron?
My thanks. Finally, all the pieces are in place.
Soon must I begin my journey. Upon the dark path only I may tread.
If talked to again (progressed Rogier's questline)
Ah, but before I leave, I must entrust thee with this.
Take it.
My discarded flesh lieth beyond the seal unlocked by it.
Upon which is carved the cursemark of thy desire.
I can fathom what thy purpose might be.
Neither of us is welcomed by the brighter path, I see.
You may leave now.
It was but brief, but thou gavest me fine service.
If talked to again
What is it?
Thy purpose in approaching me was to obtain the cursemark, was it not?
You may leave now.
I, too, am to depart on a journey. Upon the dark path only I may tread.
If talked to again (did not progress Rogier's questline)
Ah, but before I leave, I shall entrust thee with this.
My thanks, for thy sterling efforts.
A strange gift, perhaps, but a rare sort such as thee would welcome it, I am sure.
I am certain now, fate steered us to our reunion.
I am certain now, fate steered us to our first encounter.
I must thank Torrent too, for his part.
You may leave now.
It was but brief, but thou gavest me fine service.
If talked to again
What is it? You may go.
I, too, am to depart on a journey. Upon the dark path only I may tread.
Talk to miniature Ranni (first time)
...
Oh? A dogged fellow, aren't we?
Or is it merely thy habit, to talk to dolls?
Fine...fine.
I hadn't expected any soul to recognise me in this guise.
But now the cat is out the bag, I cannot allow thee thy freedoms.
Perform for me a service, as recompense.
Eliminate the Baleful Shadows which prowl these lands.
The name of Ranni the Witch is already sullied by thee.
I will not brook disobedience in this matter.
If talked to again
Perform for me a service, as recompense.
Eliminate the Baleful Shadows which prowl these lands.
The name of Ranni the Witch is already sullied by thee.
I will not brook disobedience in this matter.
Talk to miniature Ranni (second time)
Let us speak of the past, a while.
I was once an Empyrean.
Of the demigods, only I, Miquella, and Malenia could claim that title.
Each of us was chosen by our own Two Fingers, as a candidate to succeed Queen Marika, to become the new god of the coming age.
Which is when I received Blaidd. In the form of a vassal tailored for an Empyrean.
But I would not acquiesce to the Two Fingers.
I stole the Rune of Death, slew mine own Empyrean flesh, casting it away.
I would not be controlled by that thing.
The Two Fingers and I have been cursing each other ever since...
And the Baleful Shadows...are their assassins.
If talked to again
I turned my back on the Two Fingers and we have each been cursing the other since.
The Baleful Shadows...are their assassins.
Talk to miniature Ranni (third time)
Even when I turned my back upon the Two Fingers.
Blaidd remained my loyal ally.
Heh.
Though he was created a vassal for an Empyrean,
He was a colossal failure, on the part of the Two Fingers.
Blaidd, and Iji both... Art willing to give too much to me.
Yet they both understand. What lieth beyond the dark path...
That I must betray everything, and rid the world of what came before.
Ah, should I add thee to the list?
Another one, kind of heart. As kind of heart as they.
If talked to again
Ach, this form hath loosened my tongue.
I've let slip too much.
Forget what thou'st heard. Forget.
During Baleful Shadow encounter
O Shadow, thou'rt the last.
Tell the Two Fingers,
That Ranni the Witch cometh, to rend thy flesh.
With a fateful wound, ne'er to heal.
After Baleful Shadow encounter
Beautifully fought.
My thanks. 'Twas more of a challenge than I envisioned.
Now I can finally stand before them.
This is farewell, my dear.
Tell Blaidd, and Iji...
I love them.
After putting on Dark Moon Ring
So, it was thee, who would become my Lord.
Perhaps I needn't have warned thee.
I am pleased, however. Thou'rt a fitting choice.
I go now, to the night sky. It is there I shall find mine order.
I bid thee travel the path of the Lord.
And once all is done, we shall see each other, once more.
Talk to miniature Ranni (Ranni's Chamber Site of Grace)
...
I take it thou'st noticed? I shouldn't be surprised.
I thought I might expound a little further...
Upon the order I envision.
Mine will be an order not of gold, but the stars and moon of the chill night.
I would keep them far from the earth beneath our feet.
As it is now, life, and souls, and order are bound tightly together, but I would have them at a great remove.
And have the certainties of sight, emotion, faith, and touch...
All become impossibilities.
Which is why I would abandon this soil, with mine order.
Wouldst thou come to me, even now, my one and only Lord?
If talked to again
Mine will be an order not of gold, but the stars and moon of the chill night.
And I would abandon this soil, with mine Order.
Wouldst thou come to me, even now, my one and only Lord?
After defeating the Elden Beast and summoning Ranni
...The battle is over, I see.
I do solemnly swear.
To every living being, and every living soul.
Now cometh the age of the stars.
A thousand year voyage under the wisdom of the Moon.
Here beginneth the chill night that encompasses all, reaching the great beyond.
Into fear, doubt, and loneliness...
As the path stretcheth into darkness...
Well then. Shall we?
My fair consort, eternal.
Variation of final two lines if spoken to at Ranni's Chamber Site of Grace
Let us go, together.
My dear consort, eternal.
If given Amber Draught
Well, this is a most unpleasant awakening.
The depths of wickedness never fail to surprise me.
I am saddened. That thou wouldst succumb to such depravity.
Led astray by Seluvis, with devious tonic in hand,
Didst thou think to have thy way with me?
Be gone. Hapless scum.
I won't have another whiff of thy rotten breath.
If talked to again after attempting to give Amber Draught
I have spoken. Away from my sight.
If talked to a third time after attempting to give Amber Draught
This is the third time, fiend.
Enough of thy unbearable breath.
If talked to a fourth time after attempting to give Amber Draught
What hopest thou to profit?
...
To think such was thy plot.
Well, I refuse to indulge thy fantasies.
I relinquished a natural death long, long ago.
...
If attacked (Church of Elleh)
What hopest thou to profit?
...
No sense in arguing, I see.
Thou'rt a wild one, indeed.
Torrent hath quite the ruffian chosen...
...
If attacked (Cathedral of Manus Celes)
What hopest thou to profit?
...
Hmph.
So, this is the measure of my Lord?
Perhaps it is precisely what I deserve.
…For surrendering myself to delusion.
...

Japanese dialogue
When approached at Church of Elleh
…褪せ人よ、こちらだ
少し、話をさせてもらえないか
If talked to at Church of Elleh
…はじめまして、褪せ人よ
私は魔女、レナ
霊馬を駆る、褪せ人がいるときいてな
少し探していたのだが…
どうやら、お前のことらしい
お前は、喚んでいるのだろう？
トレントという名の霊馬を
"I can call the spectral steed"
…ああ、よい答えだ
お前に、預かりものがあってな
トレントの古い主が、私に託したものだ
それは、霊喚びの鈴でな
黄金樹に還ることのなかった遺灰から、霊を喚ぶことができる
そして霊たちは、一時お前を主とし、かつての戦いを思い出すのだ
…まあ、お前の好きに使うがよい
If talked to again
邪魔をしたな、褪せ人よ
もう会うこともないだろうが、狭間の地をよく知るがよい
…私は、楽しみにしているのだよ
お前たち褪せ人が、いつまで、二本指に従順であるのかとな
...
"I cannot call the spectral steed"
…くだらぬ嘘を吐くものだな
それとも、忘れてしまったのか？
自分が喚ぶ、霊馬の名を
After selecting "I cannot call the spectral steed"
…もう一度、問うぞ
お前は、喚んでいるのだろう？
トレントという名の霊馬を
Refusing to tell her a second time
…面白い。あくまでも、認めぬか
まあ、それもよい。狭間の地は、欺瞞に満ちている
不信など、多すぎるくらいで丁度よい
トレントの古い主に託されたもの、置いていくぞ
気が向いたら、拾ってみるがよい
During Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon's phase 2 cutscene
魔女ラニの名において告げる
我が母の、泥濘の眠りを侵すことなかれ
罪人よ
語り継ぐがよい
カーリア最後の女王、満月のレナラの
気高い夜の有り様を
If talked to at Ranni's Rise (first encounter)
…ほう、褪せ人か
こんなところまで、何用があってやってきた？
…招待状を出した覚えは、ないのだがな
If talked to at Ranni's Rise (if previously encountered)
…ほう、久しぶりだな
あの時は、確かレナと名乗っていたか
トレントも息災のようで、何よりだが
褪せ人よ、何用があってやってきた？
…招待状を出した覚えは、ないのだがな
"No particular reason"
…ははっ
そうか、特に用はないか
面白い。ならばこの再会は、むしろ運命ということだ (first encounter)
面白い。ならばこの出会いは、むしろ運命ということだ (Second encounter)
...
お前、私に仕えぬか？
私は魔女ラニ。かつて死を盗み、今も暗き路を探している
そしていつか、すべてを裏切り、すべてを棄てるだろう
…どうだ、興味が出てきただろう？
Note: Rather than "upend the whole of it", she more specifically says that she will "betray everything."
"Serve Ranni the Witch"
…そうか、それはよかった
お前は奇人だな。あんな誘いに乗ってくれるとは
まあ、私にはそれくらいがよい
これから、よろしく頼む
"Do not serve"
…そうか、それは残念だ
だが、気が変わったら言ってくれ
存外、悪くないものかもしれんぞ
運命に身を任せ、人形の魔女に仕えるのも
If talked to again after refusing to serve
ほう、気が変わったのか
では、改めて問おう。お前、私に仕えぬか？
"You must be Ranni the Witch, behind the Night of Black Knives" (must progress Rogier's questline)
…なるほど、よく調べたものだ
確かに、私は魔女ラニ
死のルーンの一部を盗み、儀式により、それを神殺しの黒き刃となした
すべて私が、やったことだ
…だが、お望みの呪痕は、ここにはない
私は、生来の身体を殺し、棄てていてな
呪痕もそちらに刻まれていよう
"Where did the body go?"
…ははっ
…何故私が、そんなことを教えねばならぬ
過去を隠すつもりも、後悔するつもりもないが
好き好んで、物乞いに施しをするつもりもない
…お望みの呪痕は、ここにはない。それだけだ
さあ、出て行きたまえ
If talked to again
…お望みの呪痕は、ここにはない。それだけだ
さあ、出て行きたまえ
"I wish to serve you" (must progress Rogier's questline)
…ほう
お前が私の役に立つと、そう言うのか
そうすれば、呪痕の在り処が探れるとでも？
...
…よかろう
謀を持つ者は、嫌いではない
それに、過去の行い、その傷痕がお前を招いたのなら
…その運命に興味もある
許す。私に仕えるがよい
そして精々、探るがよい
After entering Ranni's service (before Radahn Festival)
…さて、では早速動いてもらおうか
ブライヴという半狼の戦士が、私に仕えている
彼と組んで、見つけて欲しいのだ。永遠の都、ノクローンの秘宝を
階下にブライヴを呼んでおいた。詳しい話を聞くといい.
ああそれと、軍師のイジー、魔術教授のセルブスもいるはずだ
癖のある者たちだが、気が向けば利用するがよい
…きっと彼らも、そうするだろう
If talked to again
…階下にいる３人と、話をしていくがよい
慣れ合え、とは言わぬ。だが彼らも、お前を値踏みしたかろう
…新しく仕える者など、随分と久しぶりだからな
After entering Ranni's service (after Radahn Festival)
…さて、では早速動いてもらおうか
リムグレイブの地に、星が落ちたのは知っているな？
あれの穿った大穴の先に、永遠の都、ノクローンがある
そこに赴き、見つけて欲しいのだ。ノクローンの秘宝を
ああそれと、軍師のイジー、魔術教授のセルブスが階下にいるはずだ
二人ともお前と同じように、私に仕えている
癖のある者たちだが、気が向けば利用するがよい
…きっと彼らも、そうするだろう
After speaking to Blaidd, Iji, and Seluvis
…ああ、ひとつ伝えておこう
私はもうすぐ、眠りにつく
暫くは目覚めないだろう
人形の身体とは、かくもままならぬものなのだ
…そして、期待しておこう
次の目覚めに、吉報がもたらされていることを
If talked to again
私はもうすぐ、眠りにつく
暫くは目覚めないだろう
…期待しておこう
次の目覚めに、吉報がもたらされていることを
After obtaining the Fingerslayer Blade
…ああ、お前だったか
ブライヴでは、なかったのだな
分かっている。眠りの中でも、感じられたよ
手に入れたのだろう？ノクローンの秘宝を
感謝する。これで、ようやく全てが揃った
後は、私が行くだけだ。私だけの暗き路を
If talked to again (progressed Rogier's questline)
…さて、旅立ちの前に、お前に渡さなければならないな
持っていくがよい
それが解く封印の先に、私が棄てた身体がある
お望みの呪痕も、そこに刻まれていよう
…お前が何をするつもりか、ぼんやりと想像もつく
お互い、明るい路は行けぬようだな
…もう、行くがよい
短い間だったが、よく仕えてくれたな
If talked to again
…どうした？
呪痕を求め、私に近付いたのだろう？
もう、行くがよい
私も旅立とう。私だけの、暗い路に
If talked to again (did not progress Rogier's questline)
…さて、旅立ちの前に、これを渡しておこう
この度の、見事な働きの礼だ
…奇妙な品だと思うだろうが、奇人のお前なら、きっと気に入るだろう
しかし、やはりあの再会は運命であったな
しかし、やはりあの出会いは運命であったな
トレントにも、感謝を伝えておかなければな
…もう、行くがよい
短い間だったが、よく仕えてくれたな
If talked to again
…どうした？もう、行くがよい
私も旅立とう。私だけの、暗い路に
Talk to miniature Ranni (first time)
………
…ええい。お前、存外しつこい奴だな
それとも、人形に話しかける趣味でもあるのか
…ああ、もうよい
こんな姿は、誰に知られるつもりもなかったが
…知られてしまったからには、逃がしはしないぞ
お前には、協力してもらおうか
この地にいる、災いの影を探し出し、消し去るのだ
…魔女ラニを辱めたのだ
否とは、言わせんからな
If talked to again
…お前には、協力してもらおうか
この地にいる、災いの影を探し出し、消し去るのだ
…魔女ラニを辱めたのだ
否とは、言わせんからな
Talk to miniature Ranni (second time)
…少し、昔話をしようか
…私は、かつて神人だった
デミゴッドの中で、ミケラとマレニア、そして私だけが
それぞれの二本指に見出され、女王マリカを継ぐ、 次代の神の候補となったのだ
だから、私はブライヴを授かった。神人の特別な従者としてな
…そして私は、二本指を拒んだ
死のルーンを盗み、神人たる自らの身体を殺し、棄ててでも
私は、あんなものに操られたくはなかったのだ
…それ以来、私と二本指は、お互いを呪っている
災いの影とは、あやつの刺客なのだよ
If talked to again
…私は二本指を拒み、それ以来お互いを呪っている
災いの影とは、あやつの刺客なのだよ
Talk to miniature Ranni (third time)
…私が、二本指を拒んだ時
それでもブライヴは、私の味方でいてくれた
フフッ
神人たる私の、特別な従者であるというのに
二本指にしてみれば、とんだ出来損ないだったろうな
…ブライヴも、イジーも、私には過ぎた者たちだよ
知っているはずなのにな。私の行く暗い路の先を
私がいつか、すべてを裏切り、棄てることを
…ああ、お前も加えるべきだったか？
お人よしということでは、奴らとよい勝負だろうしな
If talked to again
…この姿だと、どうにも気が緩むな
余計なことを喋ってしまった…
忘れろ。いいな
During Baleful Shadow encounter
…影よ。お前が最後だ
二本指に伝えるがいい
魔女ラニが、お前に刻みに行くと
決して癒えぬ、運命の傷を
After Baleful Shadow encounter
…見事な戦いだった
感謝する。手間をかけさせてしまったな
だが、これでやっと、あやつに至れる
…お別れだな、お前
ブライヴとイジーに、伝えてくれ
…愛していると
After putting on Dark Moon Ring
…お前が、私の王だったのだな
忠告など、無駄なことだったか
…だが、嬉しいよ。私の王が、お前でよかった
私は夜空に行く。私の律がそこにある
お前は、王の道を歩んでくれ
そして、互いに全てが終わったとき、再び見えるとしよう
Talk to miniature Ranni (Ranni's Chamber Site of Grace)
...
…やはり気付くか。さすがだな
もう少し、話しておこうと思ってな
私の律について
私の律は、黄金ではない。星と月、冷たい夜の律だ
…私はそれを、この地から遠ざけたいのだ
生命と魂が、律と共にあるとしても、それは遥かに遠くにあればよい
確かに見ることも、感じることも、信じることも、触れることも
…すべて、できない方がよい
だから私は、律と共に、この地を棄てる
それでも、付いてきてくれるのだろう？ただ一人の、私の王よ
Note: Rather than "I would have them at a great remove", it could be better spoken as "It could be (kept) far away."
If talked to again
私の律は、黄金ではない。星と月、冷たい夜の律だ
…そして私は、律と共に、この地を棄てる
それでも、付いてきてくれるのだろう？ただ一人の、私の王よ
After final boss
…すべて、終わったのだな
私は誓おう
すべての生命と、すべての魂に
これよりは星の世紀
月の理、千年の旅
すべてよ、冷たい夜、はるか遠くに思うがよい
恐れを、迷いを、孤独を
そして暗きに行く路を
さあ、行こうか
…永遠なる、私の王
Variation of final two lines if spoken to at Ranni's Chamber Site of Grace
さあ、共に行こう
…永遠なる、私の王よ
If given Amber Draught
…不快な目覚めだ
思いあがった下卑には、いつだってうんざりさせられる
…残念だよ。まさかお前から、そんなものを感じるとは
セルブスごときに唆され、のこのこと卑劣な薬を持ち込んで
私をどうかできると、本気で思ったのか？
…消えろ。下郎
もう二度と、私の前で臭い息を吐くな
If talked to again after attempting to give Amber Draught
…消えろと、そう言ったぞ
If talked to a third time after attempting to give Amber Draught
…三度目だぞ、下郎
うんざりだ。お前の息は臭すぎる
If talked to a fourth time after attempting to give Amber Draught
なんのつもりだ？
...
…なるほど、これが狙いか
だが、残念だ。お前の期待には、応えられぬ
尋常の死など、とうの昔に棄てたのだよ
...
If attacked (Church of Elleh)
なんのつもりだ？
...
…問答無用というわけか
意味もなく、猛きことだ
トレントも、とんだ匹夫を選んだものよ…
...
If attacked (Cathedral of Manus Celes)
なんのつもりだ？
...
…ハハッ
なるほど、これが私の王か
確かに、これこそ相応しいことだ
…一体何を期待していたのだ、私は…

Notes

• Wears the Snow Witch Set: Snow Witch Hat, Snow Witch Robe, Snow Witch Skirt

• Ranni cannot be killed but will vanish if attacked. She will reappear if the player uses Celestial Dew to receive absolution at the Church of Vows.

• Ranni inhabits a doll body resembling the Snow Witch, her former master. She later inhabits miniature versions of it. It is unclear whether it was made by the Nox of the Eternal Cities, Ranni, or the snow witch herself.

• Ranni's original Empyrean body can be found atop the Divine Tower of Liurnia and still possesses one-half of the Cursemark of Death.
  • Examining the blackened remains closely reveals hints of red hair on her head, which is characteristic of a daughter of Radagon.
  • Ranni's original body has two arms, while her doll body has four. It is thus similar to Miquella the Kind and the Marionette soldiers utilized by Sorcerers throughout the game.
  • The Stargazer Heirloom can be found on her body as well, a memento of her mother Rennala.

• Certain stages of Ranni's questline trigger Seluvis to go inert and Pidia to die at the hands of puppets of Raya Lucaria Soldiers. This outcome occurs either if Ranni is offered the Amber Draught or after she receives the Fingerslayer Blade and departs from Caria Manor.
  • The Cuckoo soldiers participated in the Siege of Caria Manor but were defeated by the Carian's magic.

• If the player administers the Amber Draught to Ranni, she will awaken and express her disappointment in them for indulging Seluvis before banishing them from her sight. Should the player persist in attempting to speak with her, Ranni will instantly kill them. This transgression may also be forgiven through absolution at the Church of Vows.

Trivia

• When in her doll form at Ranni's Rise, she is sitting on top of a bunch of books covered by a piece of fabric, making her seem taller than she appears. She also applies the same trick when introducing herself as "Renna", sitting on a low ruined wall at the Church Of Elleh.
• Prior to the release of Elden Ring, Ranni narrated the Story Trailer and was referrer to as the Storyteller and the Snow Witch in promotional material.
• The dialogue spoken by Ranni during the Age of the Stars ending differs between English and Japanese. Although it is not a direct translation, the overall message is maintained.
• She was called Enchantress Ranni in cut content.

Gallery

Ranni in the Story Trailer

Ranni the Witch concept art

Ranni the Witch concept art

Ranni the Witch at Three Sisters

Ranni the Witch at Moonlight Altar

Uninhabited Snow Witch doll

Ranni receives the Dark Moon Ring

Ranni appears from her blue summon sign

Ranni at the Stone Platform

Ranni recovers Marika's head

"Now cometh the age of the stars."

Ranni addresses the Tarnished

"Well then. Shall we? My fair consort, eternal."

Ranni's Dark Moon

Snow Witch Hat

Snow Witch Robe

Snow Witch Skirt

Ranni's Scroll

Ranni's Scroll

Full Gallery

See also

• Ranni the Witch/dialogue
• Ranni's Great Rune
• Recluse
• Witch of the Wheel
• Zamor