Skyrim: Why Meeko is the Game’s Most Tragic Animal Follower
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has plenty of potential companions for the player to choose from, but one of the most tragic followers resides in an unassuming shack to the east of Dragon Bridge. That companion is Meeko the dog.
Compared to other followers in Skyrim, Meeko has a much lower level cap. That said, it’s hard to send him away after learning what happened to his previous owner. Plus, between him and his lookalike, Vigilance, Meeko is arguably the less controversial choice.
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Should the player be traveling across the roads directly south of Solitude and east of Dragon Bridge, they might come across a dog named Meeko. Upon approaching, Meeko will be friendly towards the player and then head north. If the player follows him, they’ll be taken to a location labeled “Meeko’s Shack,” filled with drawers and shelves that have fresh produce. However, to the far end of the cabin is a bed with the body of a deceased Skyrim Nord. This is assumed to be Meeko’s owner, and the journal on the bedside drawer confirms it.
According to the journal, the Nord had been living in the woods for years, suffering from Rockjoint – one of the contractable diseases in Skyrim – and eventually succumbing to it. The unnamed Nord writes that he doesn’t feel too bad about it since all of his friends are already dead. The only exception is Meeko, who was always a loyal dog. At the end of the solemn entry, he writes that he wishes he’d see Meeko again soon, perhaps hoping that they’d meet again after death.
By this point, the player can speak to Meeko and ask if he’d like to join in the Dragonborn’s adventures. Meeko will let out a happy bark and the player can choose whether to
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