Ronan, the Frost Vessel

**Ronan** is a character who makes an appearance in Silksong's Bladesoul DLC. They are a vessel without a shell and appear as an NPC and a merchant in the DLC.

## Appearance

Ronan's head has a very similar shape to that of the Broken Vessel. They wear a dark blue cloak along with blue-steel armor on their shoulders. They are roughly the same height as Hornet. They have void-tainted knives and a frozen katana to attack enemies. They wear dark bluesteel boots and have a frost crystal on their cloak.

## Personality

Ronan is a very calm and collected individual. They are also very outgoing, as demonstrated when they incite dialogue with Hornet without prompt during their first interaction. They also seem to be very generous, as they offered Hornet a replacement sword until she found her needle, lost in Gryphon's first interaction. They also allow Hornet to keep the sword after she finds her needle.

## Biography

Ronan was among the vessels that escaped the abyss alongside Ghost. Their shell completely broke off when they were cast into the abyss, resulting in them just being a shade without a shell. They, however, didn't seem to care.

As Hallownest prospered before the Hollow Knight's fall, Ronan was quite mischievous, as they stole quite a lot from the citizens of the City of Tears - from charms, to tools, to materials. When the infection broke put, they realized that with all they had stolen, they could easily defend themself. They saw that the nailsmith had survived and requested that they had a blade that was light, but could easily cut doen foes. The nailsmith was able to forge the blade, and as a bonus, he added in some smaller throwing knives, which allowed Ronan to deal with enemies easily. Eventually, Ronan took everything they could from the City of Tears. With no reason to stay, they abandoned the City of Tears and in turn Hallownest.

Ronan was one of the few individuals who were able to keep their knowledge of Hallownest upon leaving. They wandered far and wide, and eventually found Pharloom in a decaying state. Knowing that they were ready to take on whatever they were going to face, they fearlessly stepped into Pharloom and began exploring. At one point after Scarthorn's betrayal, Ronan met Midzyas for the first time. They had an intense duel and Midzyas knew that Ronan was worthy of taking the title of the fifth Bladesage. At one point, they eventually started a relationship.

Ronan eventually settled in the Great Sage City at the edge of the kingdom. However, they still wandered the kingdom, exploring and acquiring a greater knowledge of the kingdom.

## Dialogue

* Monsoon Jungle

**Hornet:** I've been attacked by some sort of hunter. Winged, feathered, and extremely hostile.
**Ronan:** Oh. That's Gryphon you just got attacked by. It's quite hostile indeed, but easy to fend off once you get the hang of it.
Oh! I haven't even introduced myself yet! I'm Ronan, the Frost Vessel. And you are?
**Hornet:** I'm Hornet, Protector of Hallownest. I appear to have lost my weapon during the encounter with Gryphon, and I'm currently struggling to fight.
**Ronan:** Oh! I've got a weapon I can lend you until you find yours! Please return it to me once you're done with it, however.
**Hornet:** I will do so. Thank you, Ronan.
**Ronan:** Anytime! I'm also a merchant and I do believe I've got some items that can help you on your journey! However, they do come at a price.
**Prompt:** See what the merchant has to offer?

*If yes is selected*
**Hornet:** May I see what you have?
**Ronan:** No problem!

*If no is selected*
**Hornet:** I'm not interested, but thank you for offering.
 After buying an item
 Attempting to buy an item without having enough Rosaries
You can feel free to talk to me again once you have enough, however!