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 bluesteel 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.