Blaidd the Half-Wolf

半狼のブライヴ (Hanrō no Buraivu)

**Blaidd the Half-Wolf** is an NPC in *Elden Ring*. He is a half-wolf warrior in service to Lunar Princess Ranni and serves as her faithful shadow.

## Overview

Blaidd was created by Ranni's own Two Fingers as a vassal to Lunar Princess Ranni and to be incapable of treachery towards her, as she was one of the three Empyreans candidates chosen by the Greater Will, along with Miquella and Malenia, to eventually replace their mother Queen Marika the Eternal as the God of a new age. However, the Two Fingers also created a failsafe within Blaidd that was unknown to him; that if Ranni should ever deny the destiny set out for her by the Greater Will and rebel against it, the loyal shadow would slowly descend into madness, which would inevitably pose a threat to Ranni herself.

He was approved by Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon and became raised as Ranni's stepbrother. He was willing to descend into madness as his ultimate end to support his stepsister Ranni's will from his heart.

## Questline Progression

1. Limgrave (Mistwood Ruins)
	* Blaidd can be heard howling in Mistwood. After hearing the howl, speak to Kalé and select "About the howling in Mistwood." This will unlock the Finger Snap gesture.
	* Use Finger Snap in Mistwood near a ruined tower containing a Runebear to cause Blaidd to jump down. Talk to him and exhaust his dialogue.
2. Limgrave (Forlorn Hound Evergaol)
	* Enter the Forlorn Hound Evergaol in Limgrave and defeat Bloodhound Knight Darriwil. Blaidd will be available as a summon during this fight.
	* Speak to Blaidd next to the Forlorn Hound Evergaol to earn a Somber Smithing Stone [2].
3. Liurnia of the Lakes (Ranni's Rise)
	* After entering Ranni's service, a projection of Blaidd will appear in Ranni's Rise. This step is skipped if Starscourge Radahn has already been defeated.
4. Siofra River
	* Blaidd will appear in Siofra River. He will suggest talking to Seluvis about how to get into Nokron. This step is skipped if Starscourge Radahn has already been defeated.
5. Liurnia of the Lakes (Seluvis's Rise)
	* (Optional) After speaking to Seluvis about Nokron and then speaking to Sellen, return to Blaidd and exhaust his dialogue.
6. Caelid (Redmane Castle)
	* Blaidd will appear in the plaza at Redmane Castle when the Radahn Festival begins. He also appears as an optional summon in the fight against Starscourge Radahn.
	* (Optional) After defeating Radahn, speak to Blaidd next to the Starscourge Radahn Site of Grace. He will mark the location of the entrance to Nokron, Eternal City, on your map.
7. Limgrave (Forlorn Hound Evergaol)
	* (Optional) Interact with the Forlorn Hound Evergaol to speak to Blaidd. Either choose to release him or leave him.
8. Liurnia of the Lakes (Three Sisters)
	* After giving Ranni the Darkmoon Ring, Blaidd will appear as a hostile NPC outside Ranni's Rise. Defeat him to receive his armour and weapon.
9. Liurnia of the Lakes (Kingsrealm Ruins)
	* (Optional) Speak to War Counselor Iji to deliver the news of Blaidd's death.

## Notes

* During Ranni's questline, the Tarnished will come across a Baleful Shadow, one of the assassins sent after Ranni by her Two Fingers. This Shadow takes the form of Blaidd, although it is not actually him.
* Interestingly, near Ranni's Rise a corpse can be found which holds a mask that is nearly identical to Blaidd's head. Whether or not this mask belonged to the Baleful Shadow assassin encountered in Nokron by Ranni and the Tarnished, or if it belonged to another assassin who had tried to disguise themselves as Blaidd in order to get close to Ranni before the events of the game, is unknown.
* The name "Blaidd" is Welsh for "Wolf."

## Dialogue

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## Gallery

Blaidd at the end of his questlineDead Black Knife Assassins in front of Ranni's Rise where you find BlaiddThe Baleful Shadow invaderBlaidd's full characterBlaidd in the trailer
## References

1. ↑ War Counselor Iji: *"Blaidd is Lady Ranni's stepbrother.* *Ranni's mother, Queen Rennala, approved of him, and they played like siblings from childhood."*