Elden Ring Concept Shows Ranni's Appearance Before Death

A talented Elden Ring artist has shared an impressive concept that shows what one of the main characters in the game, Ranni the Witch, potentially looked like before her death. The game has a very deep lore with an abundance of characters with many compelling stories that take tens, if not hundreds, of hours to explore.

Elden Ring's unique approach to character design often inspires fans to create concepts that often feature characters mentioned in the story but haven't made an appearance yet. Ranni has one of the game's largest quest lines, which can impact the ending of the main storyline.

An Elden Ring fan who goes by the Reddit name ScharmTiger shared a concept that shows what Ranni the Witch might have looked like back when she was alive and known as Lunar Princess Ranni. The official storyline confirmed that Ranni did not die in a traditional sense, but she transcended her previous physical form. The fan-made concept shows Ranni adorned in a dark cloak with gold accents on the sleeves and hems. Her bracelets share a similar color to Queen Rennala, who is revealed to be her mother and head of Elden Ring's Academy of Raya Lucaria. The hair shown in the concept is wavy and slightly longer than in its original form. According to the post, her sharp and tired-looking eyes were also inspired by her parents, Rennala and Radagon.

The artist also revealed that her eye color mirrors that of her brother Godwyn, signifying that the shade present in her doll's eye is her true color, without the Grace of Gold blessing. The post acquired over 9k upvotes on Elden Ring's main subreddit with many fans praising how ScharmTiger managed to create a unique character with details inspired by her family members.

Even though the Two Fingers chose Ranni as the successor to Queen Marika, she defied her Empyrean destiny as she did not want to be controlled by the Greater Will. She took a piece of the Rune of Death to fake her death and gave another piece to Rykard. She used a fragment of