Elden Ring Fan Creates Incredible Art of Turtle Pope Miriel

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Elden Ring is a vast and sprawling action RPG packed with an extensive range of dangerous and horrific enemies. However, not every living thing in the Lands Between is a grotesque abomination trying to rip The Tarnished limb from limb. And while “friendly” can be a relative term in a From Software game, characters such as Iron Fist Alexander and Millicent are almost shockingly nice given the game’s incredibly violent setting.

One of the Elden Ring’s friendliest faces is the fan-favorite character Miriel, Pastor of Vows, affectionately known as the “Turtle Pope” to fans. One Elden Ring fan decided to paint a charming scene of The Tarnished spending some quality time with everyone’s favorite priestly reptile.

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Created by an artist known as cyanwhisky on Twitter, artwork recently made a bit of a buzz after being reposted on the Elden Ring subreddit. The fan art depicts a hooded Tarnished sitting down for a picnic with the giant, bishop-hat-wearing tortoise. In addition to a goblet and tea kettle, The Tarnished also brought Miriel an enormous cookie, which he is happily gnawing on. While Elden Ring’s gentle Turtle Pope is perfectly lovable on his own, cyanwhisky’s artwork is almost impossibly wholesome for something based on a From Software game.

For anyone who has yet to meet the Turtle Pope, Miriel, Pastor of Vows, is the steward of the ruined Church of Vows in Elden Ring’s Liurnia of the Lakes region. He can sell The Tarnished Sorceries and Incantations and is a veritable font of Elden Ring lore. Miriel is also one of two characters who can help the player learn new abilities by deciphering Prayerbooks. Of course,