Sophia Andrea Martinson

"I'm able to see his dreams, and he can see mine. He doesn't really talk, but he shares his feelings and memories with me - feelings of being confined, but always by different things. Sometimes it's metal, other times it's stone or thread or roots, which makes me think that one of the guilds has him, but I'm not sure which one."

- Sophie to Claire about the last unicorn in Fire in the Star

Sophia "Sophie" Andrea Martinson is Claire Elaina Martinson's older sister.

Sophie snuck back up the ladder after she promised never to climb up the ladder ever again. Her friends in Arden are Sena Steele and Nett Green. Her boyfriend is Thorn Barley. She is revealed to be a Spinner and a unicorn in Book Two: Secret in the Stone.

Personality
Sophie is brave and loves adventuring. Also, according to Claire, where other girls her age collect pencils or dolls, Sophie collects experiences, doing things such as going to a pretend ball, or camping so she can "experience it".

From this you might assume that wild, brash, and immature. This is true sometimes, but other times she's quite maternal and protective of those she cares about. Patarticularly over her younger sister Claire. She also makes friends easily and posses appreciation for art.

Appearance
Sophie is the character who gets described most thoroughly in all three books. She has straight brown hair, brown eyes, Egyptian-like features, white skin, and freckles at the start of the series. Later she gets a pink star-shaped scar just below her collarbone, and white streak in her hair, silvery rings in her irises, a round forehead scar, and a graceful body. She also has a star-shaped scar on her forehead at the end of the series. She is 13 years old in the series.

Skills and Abilities

 * Spinner magic: It was revealed in Secret in the Stone that Sophie was a Spinner.
 * Door opening: As a unicorn, Sophie can open any door, An example of this in Secret in the Stone, when she opened a door that Claire had traced in a stone wall.
 * Shape shifting into a unicorn: It was revealed at the end of Fire in the Star, that Sophie can shape shift from unicorn to human, at will.
 * Dream sharing: Unicorns can share dreams with Sophie, as one did in both Secret in the Stone and Fire in the Star.

Before the Unicorn Quest series
Sophie once fell ill during a school trip. She spent months at the hospital. The doctors said her recovery was "like magic".

Book 1: The Unicorn Quest
Sophie has recently recovered from an unknown illness. Her family is moving to Windermere Manor, a mansion that used to belong to Sophie and Claire's Great-Aunt Diana. Sophie discovers a ladder in the fireplace leading to Arden, a magical world. She makes regular visits to Arden and meets Nettle Green, Sena Steele and Thorn Barley.

One day, her sister Claire finds the ladder and they climb the ladder. They are attacked by a wraith, but Nett makes the maribo glow to protect Sophie and Claire. When they go back to Windermere Manor, Sophie lied to Claire that the wraith was just a bat in order to protect Claire. Claire makes Sophie promise that she would never climb the ladder in the fireplace again.

Sophie goes to Dr. Silva's and figures out her mysterious illness has returned. Sophie goes to Arden seeking a cure, but instead Anvil and Aquila find her. They take care of her, and one day, Sophie saw Claire on Anvil and Aquila's tool and ran to the Sorrowful Plains. She saw that the Royalists were going to shoot Claire with an arrow, but Sophie comes in front of Claire. Claire wakes the unicorn from the Unicorn Rock, and the unicorn saves Sophie. Sophie gets a star shaped scar on her collarbone. Then Sophie wakes up at Anvil and Aquila's house and explains to Claire why she went to Arden. So the two princesses of Arden decide to stay and try to wake the moontears.

Book 2: Secret in the Stone
Sophie and her sister Claire are dropped off at the Gemmer town Stonehaven by Anvil and Aquila. They enter the Starscrape Citadel and claim to be d'Astoras. Sophie lies that she's a Gemmer, but Commander Jasper figures out she isn't one, implying that she probably has no magic at all. She is forced to do chores with Cook Koal in the kitchens, like taking care of the goats and counting the cups.

Sophie overhears Commander Jasper and other Gemmers talking about wars and making preparations. She tells Claire but her sister disagrees and says she's making stuff up. Sophie discovers a room with a stone army called the Memorial Of The Missing. Sophie argues that the army would be used for the war and Claire reluctantly agrees. But Commander Jasper finds them and reports them to Terra, who says that Grandmaster Carnelian will decide if Sophie and Claire can stay in the Citadel.

After Claire fails the Grand Test, Sophie and Claire are put in a dungeon. With Sophie's help, Claire draws a knob on a door, opening a secret passageway. Sophie and Claire ride down and end up in the woods. They use the Kompass to find Anvil and Aquila, but when they get there, Anvil and Aquila had been found by someone and their blood had been turned into rubies by a "rogue Gemmer". Sophie and Claire find the ReflecTent and set it up, but Claire thinks she saw a unicorn and chases it, but she finds wraiths instead.

Sophie comes to save her, but they're kidnapped by alchemists from Woven Root. However, the alchemists are good and keep Claire and Sophie there. Sophie's friend Nett comes to Woven Root, telling them that their friend Sena who was exiled was spotted, and she was going to get executed if they didn't come save her. Sophie, Claire, and Nett know they have to get to the Drowning Fortress soon. Sophie finds out she's a Spinner, and makes capes fly so they escape from Woven Root. At the Drowning Fortress, Sophie meets Thorn, who tells them about how he woke Queen Estelle from Queen Rock. Sophie ties him up before he can give them to Mira Fray and they ride a boat to the dungeon with Sena inside it. Claire gets attacked by the Gelatinous Fish and Sophie heals her. Sophie and Claire figure out that Terra is Queen Estelle, and Sophie helps Claire do Gemmering so they can escape. But their plan fails and Mayor Nadia of Woven Root comes to save them. Claire puts two and two together and figures out that Sophie is turning into a unicorn. There, one night, Sophie dreams about the unicorn Claire woke from Unicorn Rock, who tries to tell Sophie he's trapped. Sophie wakes up to share the news but instead she finds a note from Claire, who tells her that she's trying to fix everything and instructing Sophie to stay safe at Woven Root.

Fire in the Star
A Spyden pretended to be Sophie in order to trick Claire.

At the end of the last book, Sophie decided to stay in Arden.

Family
Sophie cares a lot about Claire and is very protective of her. Sophie even lied to Claire to protect her. In The Unicorn Quest, she jumped in front of her sister to protect Claire from an arrow, resulting in her death. Later she was revived by the last unicorn of Arden. Not much is known about their relationship. Not much is known about their relationship.
 * -|Claire Martinson=
 * -|Mr. Martinson=
 * -|Mrs. Martinson=

Friends
When Sophie first came to Arden, she made friends with Sena Steele. Later, Sena accused Sophie of stealing the Unicorn Harp. The two are currently on friendly terms. When Sophie first came to Arden, she made friends with Nett. When she was attacked by wraiths, Nett made the maribo glow to get rid of the wraiths. The two are currently on friendly terms. Main article: Sophie and Thorn Thorn is Sophie's boyfriend.
 * -|Sena Steele=
 * -|Nettle Green=
 * -|Thorn Barley=

Other
In The Unicorn Quest, Anvil Malchain tried to help Sophie awaken the last unicorn. It is assumed that he and Aquila rescued Sophie and Claire after Claire awakened the last unicorn. Later, he dropped them off at Stonehaven to train. In The Unicorn Quest, Aquila tried to help Sophie awaken the last unicorn. It is assumed that she and Anvil rescued Sophie and Claire after Claire awakened the last unicorn.
 * -|Anvil Malchain=
 * -|Aquila Malchain=

Trivia

 * Etymology: Sophia is a Greek name, which means "wisdom". Andrea means "manly", and is of Greek origin. Martinson is a last name that means "son of Martin".
 * It was revealed in The Unicorn Quest that Sophie told Claire that pinky promises were for babies. Instead, they use thumb promises.
 * In the books Sophie is described as having brown eyes, and Claire gray. On all three covers, however, the girls' eye colors are switched. It is currently unknown as to why this mistake was made.
 * Right before the first chapter of the third book, there is a short piece titled "Traveler's Song", at end of it, it is signed S.A.M. These are Sophie's initials, implying she is author of it.