Upon Elden Ring's release, more than a few players noticed a trend for the game's various demigod characters: All of their names either started with G, R, or M. Those are also the initials of Games of Thrones author and Elden Ring collaborator George R.R. Martin, leading many fans to believe the naming scheme to be intentional on Martin's part.

According to Martin in a new blog post, that is not the case. Martin writes that the fact that many of the game's critical characters, like Godrick, Radagon, or Marika (just to name a few) share his initials is "news to me" and that he had no reason to "hide" his initials in Elden Ring.

"Coming up with names is hard, especially since A Song of Ice & Fire uses so many of them, and I am fond of giving family members and close kin names that have something in common… but really, why would I have to hide my name inside the game?" Martin asks. "My name is right there ON the game, as one of the creators."