The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is a landmark title that has helped determine the direction of open-world games and RPGs as a whole for the last decade. This incredibly popular game is well-known for its intricate world, branching narrative options, and countless vivid characters. However, some members of Skyrim's extensive cast seem to be more beloved than others, as shown by one player who wrote a heartwarming poem dedicated to Sofie and Lucia.
Sofie and Lucia are not characters with significant links to the overall plot of the game. The two of them are some of the many young orphans that Skyrim players can adopt after meeting the requirements. Although they are both level 1 and provide relatively few gameplay benefits, it appears that the girls have still left their mark on the memories of many gamers.
Redditor letterlegs shared a 16-line poem titled "To Sofie and Lucia," which serves as a tribute to the gamer's favorite digital daughters. Several lines directly reference the situations Sofie and Lucia are in when the Dragonborn encounters them – Lucia begging in order to survive in the city of Whiterun, and Sofie selling flowers and flower baskets for a living in Windhelm. The poem states that the Dragonborn has lived countless lives, but Sofie and Lucia will always be their daughters.
"Why are you begging
alone beneath bare branches?
And you, in the snow,
have you sold any flowers?
I will buy them all.
You do not recognize me,
but I know you well.
I have lived countless lifetimes,
as beggar, and prince,
I have done great things,
I have stared into
Oblivion's eyes and laughed.
But each time we meet,
no matter who you may see,
you will always be
true daughters to me."
Sofie and Lucia are only two of many orphans that can be found in Skyrim, but the pair have some remarkably tragic circumstances. Sofie's mother died when she was young, and her father was a Stormcloak who died in battle. When the Dragonborn encounters her, she's sleeping outside the house of Niranye, a merchant and fence associated with the Thieves' Guild. Lucia's mother also died, her father doesn't seem to be in the picture, and her aunt and uncle kicked her out when they took her mother's farm. With stories like these behind them, it may be easy to see why letterlegs got so attached.
It appears that other fans also have strong feelings about Skyrim's adoption mechanics. Several users shared their stories of adopting Sofie or Lucia as well as other unfortunate orphans players can encounter. Others mourned that Skyrim players need adoption mods in order to take home more than two of these troubled children. One user, in particular, requested a poem dedicated to Meeko, a dog that can be recruited as a follower or adopted as a pet.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is available now on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.