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, he does all of that that while being a friendly and adorable giant tortoise in a bishop’s hat, so it’s understandable that Miriel became something of a fan favorite.
Reddit user Deidara77 posted the artwork to the Elden Ring subreddit on Sunday, asking fellow Elden Ring players if they had anything to confess to the Turtle Pope. Confessed Elden Ring sins included using Dragon Communion Incantations in PVP, accidentally skipping major questlines, murdering friendly NPCs, and creating an excessive number of PVP characters. However, the most upvoted sin was one player’s failure to “get gud” after repeatedly losing to Elden Ring’s overpowered poster-girl Melania.
Fans’ love of Miriel is far from new, and this isn’t the only example of Elden Ring players showing their appreciation. In April, a Reddit user named Azonavox shared their real-life tribute to the Turtle Pope. And while Aznoavox’s turtle statue in a paper hat may not be as technically impressive, it still shows the affection that some Elden Ring players have for the kindly old reptile.
Elden Ring is available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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Source: Deidara77 on Reddit
