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Glad I could help. Hopefully we'll see your characters and their progress complete with pictures and journal entries. Good luck and have fun there!

I'll be sure to post some of that once I can post images here (I have far too many of those) ^_^ and thanks!

Pity I can't post a picture. He's such a handsome man

Anyway, some general stuff:

Name: Haraldr Tyrsson
Race: Nord
Gender: male
Class: warrior
Level: 47
Member of: Companions, Stormcloaks, Mages guild (yup, just for the good quest it offers, although he's definitely not a mage), Bards college, Dawnguard
Personality: Honorable, but fierce if it gets to a conflict and a fight. Tends to stay on the side of justice, but not on the cost of his own honor. Proud, sometimes egoistic. Despises crime.
Worships: The NINE divines. And can't help but to worship some Daedra as well (sorry, Stendarr) - Sheogorath in particular.
Age: 25
Married: not yet - still not ready to take an arrow in the knee...
Werewolf: used to be
Vampire: no, and refused the title of Vampire Lord
Titles: thane of... everything, apparently; Archmage, Harbinger of the Companions, Stormcloak officer; Dragonborn

MAJOR SKILLS:
Two handed - 100
One handed - 92
Heavy armor - 98
Smithing - 99

Name: Laternos
Race: Bosmer
Style: Stealth archer/ dagger and sword
guilds: theives guild, dark brotherhood, stormcloaks, mages guild for illusion

Story: laternos was a noble from cyrodill. His father is an imperial general and his mother is a bosmer from the aldemeri dominion (spy). When he was visiting his parents one day he found his mother by the window with one of his arrows in her chest, he ran to get help but when he opened the door 6 imperial guards and his father were waiting weapons drawn ready to arrest him (obviously his father found the truth about his mother). he was then taken to prison where he served 5 days before he escaped. he rushed to skyrim. he then met a horse thief who asked for his assistance in stealing a horse. they where about to take it just as the stormcloaks came down the road, the imperials then ambushed them all. the worst part was that his father was with general tullius watching over the ambush, his father recognized him immediately and ordered him and the horse theif to be executed along with the stormcloaks. after the events of "unbond" he immediately traveled to windhelm and joined the stormcloaks so he could take back his life and take back his life (somewhere during the stormcloak quest line he kills his father). after his revenge is complete he continues with his life . . .

Cool backstory for Laternos! There are quite a few interesting backstories for characters here... Got to work on my Haraldr's story. I've had some basic outline for it in my mind for quite a while, but nothing exact enough.

So I made a new character for fooling around when I don't have much time to play and can't be bothered to do anything serious, but naturally I've fallen in love with her (metaphorically speaking) and am probably going to keep her. I've never had a good ole Nord Dovahkiin, and she might just fit the job description.

Name: Magritte (yes, it's a pun on Ygritte from Game of Thrones, and no, ceci n'est pas un peintre surréaliste)
Race: Nord
Year of Birth: 4E 180
Place of Birth: Stonehills, Hjaalmarch, Skyrim
Birthsign / Standing Stone: The Warrior
Class: Warrior
Current level: 4
Dragonborn: A legend dear to every true Nord... er... what was the question again?
Personality: a true daughter of Skyrim - proud, generous, fond of good food and drink, good stories and rough humour, kind to the needy, quick to anger when provoked, brutal and reckless in battle
Likes: a good roast, apples, cheese, mead (Honningbrew if she can afford it, plain Nord mead otherwise); bards; brawling; hunting; working at the forge
Dislikes: Black-Briar mead, Thalmor, bandits, cabbage
Goals in life: To free Skyrim from the tyranny of the Thalmor and their Imperial puppets and make it safe to live in for everybody; not to 'give Skyrim back to the Nords' at the expense of everyone else, but to re-empower her people to live and worship in their own country as they see fit
Special rules: No milk, no magic, no stealth, no looting of burial urns or anything else in Nordic tombs that wasn't clearly placed there later by outsiders.

Fighting style: open with arrows, then switch to battleaxe
Major skills: Heavy Armor, Two-Handed, Block, Archery, One-Handed
Supporting skills: Speech
Crafting skills: Smithing (because of her backstory, see below: it's natural for a miner's daughter to pick up a few things about working metal, and guards, like any soldiers, must be capable of repairing their own gear at need); basics of Alchemy (learned from Idgrod the Younger and Lami)

Weapons: Springsteel bow (from Immersive Weapons) + steel arrows, steel battleaxe, hunting knife
Apparel/Equipment: Banded iron armour, armoured fur hood, ancient Nord barbarian boots (Immersive Armors), steel gauntlets; miner's clothes for crafting and leisure

Factions: Stormcloaks, maybe Companions; formerly Hjaalmarch Guard
Thaneships: -

Civil War: Stormcloak, obviously

Spouse/Lover/Significant Other: none yet (she grew up hoping she'd marry Sirgar some day and is developing a bit of a crush on Sven, but I don't think it'll last)
Children: none yet (but those hips were made for babies)
Family: Jesper (father), Svanhvir (mother)
Friends: Sirgar, Teeba-Ei, Idgrod the Younger
Other associated NPCs: Sorli the Builder (mentor), Gorm (former mentor)

Religion: a worshipper of the old Nord pantheon - Shor, Kyne, Mara, Stuhn & Tsun, and most notably Ysmir ("Here in Skyrim we call Talos Ysmir!")

Backstory - Long version:

Backstory - Short version: Skyrim Unbound spawned her in a camp near Helgen wearing a Hjaalmarch guard's cuirass, and everything above was spun from this.

I'm throwing another Stormcloak onto here.

Name: Narji, known as The Blood-Bringer because of an incident involving bandits outside of Whiterun.
Race: Nord.
Birthday: 15th of First Seed, 4E 182.
Birthplace: Windhelm.
Birthsign: The Lord.
Religion: Nine Divines
Class: Berserker.

Background:

So, I'm back to playing Skyrim after a few months' pause. Got bored with my earlier characters, so started a new one, a sort of bard type.

Eryniel



Race:Altmer
Gender: Female
Age: 55
Main skills: Speech, Illusion, Archery, Alchemy, Sneak

Backstory:



With this character I'll intend to make full use of the become a bard mod, especially the song books as their vocals are mostly for female voice. Playstyle: Sneaky archer/illusionist, alchemy for buffs and poisons, melee only as the last resort.

Name: Jace Kastor
Race: Dark Elf (Vampire Lord)
Birthstone : The Lord
Major Skills: Archery, sneak, destruction, illusion, conjuration, light armor, alchemy
Factions : dark brotherhood, thieves guild, college of winterhold, Imperial army
"Class": arcane assassin
Job/Lifestyle: no job only can be found at night if you can see him before an arrow or paralysis spell hits you, uses invisibility most of the time and during the day spends time sleeping and feeding on aela his wife

^^Eryniel is a woman who has led an interesting life (and a pretty one too). Great bio!

Recently started a new playthrough (my fourth so far), it's my first attempt at a full (squishy) mage build, specialising in conjuration. I've done a spellsword before, but this is the first time I do a dedicated mage, so it's been a real challenge.

Name: Vanille d'Artagnan
Age: 19
Birthplace: Evermore, High Rock
Alignment: True Neutral
Class: Mage
Favourite Colour: Purple
Favourite Food: Eggplants

^Interesting character with a very cool name!

Name: Edwina Elbert
Race: Breton, of course
Age: she'll never tell! "Younger than Baladas, obvs."
Favorite skills: two-handed, restoration, destruction, alchemy, light armor
Class: officially still a mage, but has discovered that she really likes whacking things.
Her People: The Companions, the College of Winterhold, the Bards College
Her Passion: why, exploring Dwemer ruins... what else would it be?
How did she manage to live so long? "I know a guy who knows a guy."
Her dream: Return to Vvardenfell one day.

Name: Drinks-Warm-Blood
Race: Argonian Vampire Lord
Birthsign: The Lord
Age: 562 (19 before vampirism)
Birthplace: Riften, Skyrim

Alignment: pure evil, will kill if looked at the wrong way
Motivation (s): Being the most powerful argonian vampire in recorded history, fighting for his homeland as a storm cloak.

Story: was born in skyrim and his family was always a part of the ebonheart pact, at a young age his parents were murdered by High elf assassins as part of the aldmeri dominion. He grew up among the ranks of the dark brotherhood as a shadowscale, then at the age of 19 was given a chance to join the ranks of the undead by one of his fellow brothers in the guild. He kept it a secret for as long as possible. Always considered family to the nords of skyrim due to his past with ebonheart pact. Despite the hatred that the races had for eachother. He then stayed extremely powerful and became a creature of the night and is virtually indestructable
Major Skills : One-handed, sneak, light armor, illusion, alteration, archery
Minor skills : Restoration, enchanting, smithing

Dragonborn: Yes
Guilds: Dark brotherhood, thieves guild, college of winter hold, storm cloaks
Civil War: storm cloaks
Religion: devoted to the daedric lords, specifically namira

Making a more refined rogue than my current one.

Name: Ingvar the Wolf
Race/gender: Nord Male
Major perked skills: Archery, one handed, sneak, alchemy, block, blacksmith.
Minor unperked skills: Lockpick, pickpocket, speechcraft.

Backstory: Ingvar is a laborer with a passion for hunting. He works in villages and farms, mining, smithing, farming, and hunting. He was ambushed by imperials while making routine deliveries just outside the border.

His combat experience is strictly tracking and hunting, but sneaky knife kills and poison brewing will quickly become part of his arsenal. Hand to hand combat is a last resort. He travels light and does not use armor, instead, relying on stealth and natural healing poultices.

I decided to give Eryniel some rest and to start the new build I had been planning for some variety. I used Live Another Life this time, which is why this character's adventure doesn't start from the cart. So, here he is:

Name: Rufus Martialis
Age: 28
Race: Imperial
Favoured Skills: Two-Handed, Heavy Armour, Archery, Smithing


Backstory:



Personality:

Name: Rift.
Species: Wood Elf.
Age: 53 (Young for a Bosmer)
Play Style: Stealthy Archer.

Falanu Romalen

Portrait:


Race: Dunmer
Gender: Female
Age: 47
Main skills: Archery, One-handed, Alchemy, Alteration, Smithing

Backstory:



Personality and religion:

Name: Bjorn the Blue
Race/Gender: Nord Male
Major perked skills: Alteration, Blacksmith, Block, Destruction, One handed, Restoration
Minor unperked skills: Sneak, Speechcraft

Backstory: Bjorn is a spellcaster who learned about magic growing up in the Imperial City. After the Mages Guild dissolved, it became much more difficult to openly practice magic and locate others who were skilled in the schools. Bjorn traveled north to Skyrim to join the College of Winterhold. Upon crossing the border, Bjorn was captured in an Imperial raid and stripped of his belongings. Though nothing of monetary value was taken, personal momentos and important research was confiscated and discarded once captured, leaving Bjorn entirely free of possessions. Armed with very basic knowledge of swordplay and Destruction magic, Bjorn will have his hands full escaping Imperial abduction.

Name: Cantamu
Race: Redguard
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Play-style: Aggressive Warrior
Main Skills: Heavy Armor, One-Handed, Enchanting, and Archery

Backstory:

I am disappointed that your chatacter is indeed not an Angry Argonian.