The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Game Add-Ons (DLC) Hints

How can I adopt children?

• 1 of 12: You'll need to find orphaned children and talk to them about it.
• 2 of 12: There are several orphans in the Honorhall Orphanage in Riften, but you can't adopt any of them until after Grelod the Kind is killed.
• 3 of 12: Don't just go and kill Grelod, but instead do the first Dark Brotherhood faction quest, during which you'll kill Grelod as a quest task. After finishing the quest, return to the orphanage and talk to Constance Michel about adopting a child.
• 4 of 12: An alternative is to look for orphans in the streets of the various cities during the day.
• 5 of 12: Such orphans include Lucia in Whiterun (begging near the big tree), Sofie in Windhelm (selling flowers near the east gate), Alesan in Dawnstar (running around town or inside one of the mines), and Blaise at Katla's Farm near Solitude. Talk to an orphan until you get the option to say you could adopt him.
• 6 of 12: Whichever way you do it, you'll be asked if you have a place for the kid to live. The only available answer will be "no" unless you've built and at least partly furnished the bedrooms area (west wing) of your manor, or have furnished the main hall's upstairs area with beds and furniture.
• 7 of 12: Once you've adopted a child, you can find him in your manor and talk to him.
• 8 of 12: You can play a game with him (like tag or hide-and-seek), say "parently" things to him (such as play outside or do chores), tell him it's time to move (if you have another house and want him to move there), and give him gifts (which gets you the "Gift of Charity" effect).
• 9 of 12: Possible gift items include small weapons (such as iron daggers and wooden swords), tasty treats (such as sweet rolls and apples), a doll or an article of child's clothing (which often appear in general store merchants' inventories), and children's books (such as riddle books and "A Children's Anuad").
• 10 of 12: Your child will occasionally give you gifts, as well as storing things that you can take in a container near his bed. He may also, at randomly chosen times, do special things like asking for an allowance or permission to adopt a certain pet.
• 11 of 12: Another benefit of adoption is getting a special 8-hour effect whenever you sleep inside the house where your child lives. It makes healing spells and potions 25% more effective. That's a pretty big increase!
• 12 of 12: You can adopt up to two children total, and they can live in any manor you build or any of the pre-built houses you can buy if you furnish them with a child's bedroom. (Note that in some cases, such as Whiterun's house, you'll have to replace something with the child's bedroom.)

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