#iji

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Ranni squad (minus Seluvis because yeah)

[blaiddfailcam]

here

[smorgasbort]

Something I’ve appreciated about Elden Ring is it’s use of less prominently heard UK regional accents in its English dub.

Ranni and Iji sounding Welsh makes me headcanon that the Carian accent in general is Welsh. I’d love to hear Radahn’s singing voice.

Godrick and Godfrey sound very West Country and it makes me hope that Godwyn sounded like a farmer.

And of course, the icing on the cake, Brummy Dung Eater which is complete perfection. Rodericka also has a midlands accent so I wonder if they come from similar locations originally?

[mermarve]

I want to make all of team Ranni friendship bracelets

[bluboiart]

ELDEN RING MINI: IJI

“The Carian royal family dedicated blacksmith, and Lady Ranni’s war counsellor.”

-Iji

I drew in procreate.

I made the video in capcut pro.

Thank you to Aneirin Hughes for being the voice of Iji.

[evs-eme]

INKTOBER 11 - War Counselor Iji, Elden Ring

The grandmaster blacksmith loyal ally to Ranni and a kind Troll.

Eme

[alphastruck]

Alphastruck will return

2025

[bowietea]

Even more blorbos made! ✨️

[god-o-bees]

I need him.

@pondmain

[warriordragonart]

Carian

[maranull]

Since you did wholesome haligtree twins headcanons can we see wholesome carian siblings headcanons?

Sure thing!

~

Ranni:

Extremely stubborn from her first day in the world, Ranni always did whatever she wanted.

She spent most of her time with Blaidd and Iji, running around and causing chaos.

Despite her unruly nature, she was actually really kind and caring to her brothers when they were babies.

Rykard was always the easiest to cradle to sleep, and despite the occasional pull, she actually liked how he grabbed her hair in his sleep.

Radahn was a pain to even lift in her arms but it melted her heart hearing him laugh with joy every time she gave him a piggyback ride.

Although when they grew up enough to be able to take the wild games she was used to with Blaidd and Iji, the royal boys were treated like piñatas.

She was/ is very much attached to Rennala.

She actually didn't really care for sorceries as a teen, but stuck with her studies in order to not make Rennala sad, and grew to love the studies in time.

Her antagonistic, feral parts of her personality come from Marika and she never missed a chance to engage in verbal fights with the goddess.

Blaidd:

He was more puppy-like than human-like as a baby.

His excitement was always evident when he saw any of his family and would always run to hug them.

The blatant shows of affection died down as he entered his teens, but his adoration for his family never dimmed.

He mostly played with Ranni and Iji, being the middle ground between Ranni's feral nature and Iji's overly protective one.

He slept with Ranni and Rennala whenever he or Ranni got nightmares as kids.

Rennala once gave him a pillow and he still has the remains of the cover hidden in one of his armour pockets.

As his Radahn grew up, Blaidd was his first sparring partner and even taught him the first basics in greatsword techniques.

When not with Ranni or Radahn, he spent time with Rykard, learning to read and analyze stories and histories.

Rykard:

A very quiet child, Rykard spent most of his time alone, in libraries and workshops.

He never really showed affection to his family, but they all had an understanding that his reserved nature was not from lack of love.

He actually spent most of his time with Blaidd, enjoying the silence as they both spent time reading together.

Both of them had an unique understanding of each other and Blaidd was always the first one to learn about Rykard's amorous adventures.

While not as much, he also spent a lot of time with Iji, talking about metallurgy and various smithing techniques.

As he grew up, he began undertaking longer and longer journeys, and always brought something back for the family.

He never actually offered them their gifts, he simply placed them to each person's favourite spot in the Academy or Manor.

Despite his reserved nature, he is actually extremely charming and well-spoken.

He really likes otters. (yes there are now otters in the Lands Between, don't question it)

He and Iji worked together to make Leonard's saddles.

Radahn:

While not as energetic as Ranni, he was a close second in destruction of property in the Manor.

Energetic and loud, he was a pain for Rykard and a joy for Ranni, as she now had another brother willing to break (literally and figuratively) things around the Manor and Academy.

Out of all the kids, he kept sleeping in his mothers' room the most.

As a kid, he was really self conscious about his rapidly growing size and found a lot of solace and comradery with Iji. Whom, while older, was going through a similar growth spurt.

After he got more comfortable with his size, he began being proud of all the options it unlocked.

He rarely dared to do it, but a few times Ranni was being the usual pain to the people of the Manor, he did put her in air jail (<- tiktok link, I'm sorry).

The first time he saw a horse, he refused to leave the area unless he was promised that he would one day get his own horse.

From then on and until he left the Manor, his room was decorated with ungodly amounts of equine related materials.

Iji:

The quietest and most rule abiding of the five, Iji is also the oldest of them. He was already a good 6 years older than Ranni before he was brought into the family along with Blaidd.

For many years, he remained aware of the fact that he was the only one that wasn't regal or special in the family. In fact, he was supposed to be their servant. It took lots of time and love from the whole family to make him realise that he was as much family as the rest of them.

The first time he cried was when Rennala referred to him as "my child".

Most of his time was spent trying to either convince Ranni that she shouldn't do the newest reckless plan of hers, and she should, in fact, study for her future accession to queendom.

Despite his now regal uprising and lack of responsibilities, he did love smithing and physical work, and spent his learning time doing that.

After the Ranni-Blaidd duo, his closest friend was Radahn.

Apart from working with Rykard in making Leonard's saddles, Iji showed his affection by making various useful items for the family.

He made Blaidd's sword, Radahn's armour and Rykard's crown, among other things.

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If anyone tries to argue that Blaidd and Iji are not Carian siblings, I'm not hearing a word. You're just plain wrong, shoo.

Also, some of them leaped over the wholesome and were just plain headcanons but I'm keeping them in. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Thaaaank you for the ask! I love the Carian kiddos!

(btw, self-promo -> here's a fic with the Ranni-Blaidd-Iji trio being kids :P)

[blaiddfailcam]

...I never realized Iji straight-up confirms Ranni is the eldest sibling.

[bruoche]

Blaidd and Ranni as kids.

A small thumbnail I did a few years back when thinking about doing an Elden Ring phone wallpaper, but never got around doing the actual illustration from lack of inspiration.

The idea for this one was based-off Iji's dialog saying Blaidd and Ranni used to play like siblings as friends, and so I wanted to imagine what those simpler times were like for them with Ranni showing the moon magic she's learning to Blaidd while Iji watch over them reading, maskless as he is not yet fearing the Order's gaze.

[leaxmastercard05]

Clash of minds.

Renegade vs Autority, wich side will you stand on?

Once again based on Alphastruck, look forward to it!

[bandcampsnoop]

7/28/24.

I came across iji the other day, liked the cover and gave it a listen. The slightly warbly voice made me immediately think of a cross between Daniel Johnston and Matthew Sawyer. So I clicked through to the release and was really blown away by who plays on this album.

Zach Burba (the songwriter here) is a longtime musician who has played with Katy Davidson in Dear Nora. Katy returns the favor by playing on "Automatically". But so does Adrienne Lenker (Big Thief), Luke Csehak (The Lentils), Erin Birgy (Mega Bog). And that's just a partial list of the collaborators on "Automatically".

Burba and iji are based in Los Angeles. This is being released by We Be Friends, a label located in Queens, New York.

[bluboiart]

ELDEN RING: IJI

He lived in accordance to the protection and goals of Lady Ranni. Imposing in size, yet a gentle soul.

I drew in procreate