Skyrim: How to adopt a child

This practical tip shows you how to adopt a child in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Skyrim: Adopt child - how it works

In Skyrim for PC, adoption is a game mechanic that is not included in the original game. To use them you need to buy the Hearthfire DLC. How to adopt a child:

1. You must already own a house in Skyrim. Then talk to the manager of your home or the Jarl advisor from whom you bought your home.
2. Tell him you want to set up your house. Select the "Children's Room" option and buy one.
3. Travel to Rifton and cross the bridge that leads you to the front door of the bee sting.
4. Go straight through the market square and stop at the stairs that lead up to the Nebelschleier fortress.
5. On the right you will find the "Orphanage Ehrenhall". Go inside and meet Grelod the Kind. Wait until after midnight to spend the night in the orphanage. To do this, press the "T" key.
6. Sneak into Grelod's room and kill her. You won't get a bounty if you don't kill anyone else.
7. Leave the house again and wait until you receive a letter informing you of the search for a new director for the orphanage.
8. Return to the orphanage and speak to the new director Constance Michel.
9. Ask about a child you can adopt and answer the questions of the new leader. Among other things, tell them that you are a dragon's blood and that you own a house with a children's room.
10. In the next room you can choose a child. This will then go to your house and wait there.

Another practical tip explains how to buy a house in Skyrim.