Hello !
So yes , the title may be somehow confusing but to the main thing.
I'd really like to play an Argonian but there are some issues I come across with:

• I really can't play as a Argonian and Dragonborn together. ( maybe someone can tell me something else ? )
  
• I don't see any reasons for an Argonian to even come to Skyrim.

What I'm asking for are not Perks or jobs , but purely RP.
So if anyone ( I guess the Argonian players ) can point me to the right direction I'll be happy ^-^.

Well, I suppose it depends on your character's "class." For example, I have an Argonian mage, Rees-Kai, who went to Skyrim to learn more about magic at Winterhold because he dislikes the politics of the Magic Guilds in Cyrodiil.

There are many Argonians in Windhelm and Riften, so maybe you could tie something into those locations.

Being Dragonborn doesn't mean you have to be a Nord, but if you want to avoid the main quest storyline, J'derras (my main character who isn't Dragonborn) went to Falkreath to start instead of Whiterun.

The Mages Guild disbanded into two groups after the Oblivion crisis o.o
Anyway thanks for the tips !

Doesn't take too much to think of a Reason your character went to Skyrim and walked into the Imperial Ambush, Mine was fleeing north for being framed for a Crime.

And what Faolan said, you can just avoid the Main quest if you don't want to be Dragon Born.

My Argonian came to skyrim after chasing a magnificent stag, much like the one in Hircines Daedric quest, and after killing it he seeked shelter in the nearby town of Helgen...this works as he is a hunter...if you role play it would be easier to think of a reason?

Uhmmm ... the Mage's Guild has been disbanded a while ago according to lore ...

About the RP background of your Argonian, http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Argonian might give you some ideas. You could for example play as an Argonian who goes to Skyrim to hunt down (a certain?) dunmer? They've been chased off mainland Morrowind by the Argonians, so you can play as an agent to your kind. Or you've gone to study abroad in the Dark Brotherhood from Skyrim. Or you're interested in the Skyrim flora as an alchemist. Or a Hist tree has been stolen and you're following the trail into Skyrim (can be connected with the Eldergleam).

Also, it might be interesting to check out the Bugs section in http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Argonian.

By the way, I don't really see the problem with also being the Dragonborn. It's never been stated the Dragonborn HAS to be a Nord. If anything at all, the Argonians are at least reptilian just like the dragons, so being half dragon makes kinda sense to me.

You know you don't HAVE to do the Main Quest and become Dragonborn. You can literally split from Hadvar/Ralof and just never go to Riverwood. That's what I did.. it's like playing Oblivion.

Living with no Dragons and having to be forced into being Dragonborn is the most fun I've had playing this game so far. I thought having Shouts, Fighting Dragons and all that would make this series better. But in a way Dragons have just become a nuissance rather then a challenge.

I only play Argonians, and all of them embrace their Dragonborn status. As to why they're there, well, that depends on the individual. One was there because she was an Imperial Agent on an undercover mission; when she got caught she couldn't use her influence to escape without blowing her cover (nobody was supposed to know why she was there, save those who sent her), so she was sent off with the rest of the prisoners.

Another was a Thief who'd made Cyrodill too hot to hold him, so fled northward after hearing there was a similar organization there in need of help. He got caught in the ambush on the way back to Riften from a job in Falkreath.

The current one is a mage, who disliked the narrow-minded attitudes of some of the Mages' Guild leadership and headed north after hearing that the College was more accepting of 'free' thinkers. As she'd been warned that the Nords distrusted mages (to say the least), she was keeping a low profile by only using her magic while alone; as such, when caught in the ambush (she was just passing through) she chose not to fight so as to avoid 'outing' herself and causing unwanted problems.

In all these cases the character him/her self does not know what's in store at Helgen, so does not know that it would have been better to risk an escape attempt. As we know, it's not going to matter, but the characters themselves don't/won't until they're already there and about to die.

For me, at least, there's a bonus while in Helgen if playing an Argonian- when the Captain calls out "Next! The Lizard!", Alduin's roar that follows almost immediately comes across as him saying "Who you callin' a lizard, lunchmeat?"

according to my friend : argonians they make good lock picks they can breathe in water there sneaky They could be exiled from black marsh and wants to join storm-cloaks because he wants revenge on the imperials. He could be a scum bag who is a drunkie and gets kicked out alot and begs for skooma

Well, I believe it is said that a Dovahkiin isn't necessarily a man or even an elf, but simply a mortal who appears in times of great need. I suppose an Argonian could very well be Dragonborn. Very little is known about their race to outsiders, to be honest. Who knows, they could even be distant amphibian cousins to the dragons. Good luck in Skyrim!

that whole paragraph was horrible and rude to all argonians, by the way i love them. 1. black marsh is non-imperial terrotory, it is correct that the empire would love to have the argonians hand in the elven war as the argonian armys specialty is where the empire falls, guerilla warfare. 2. The stormcloaks are racist towards the argonians correction, MORE racist towards the argonians then other races, now as the nords lead and comprise the bulk of the stormcloak army it would be like siding wwith your arch enemy cause someguy you never met called you fat. Now i know your new and all but please try to not put down false statements and have a great time playing skyrim!!

Not true, dragons are divine, immoryal beings with the knowledge of a million men, argonians were born from the hist a race of trees (i think) that are almost nature-gods. So not correct, soz

you got lost saw a rare animal and followed it north, where the army captured you with Ulfric and tried to kill you.

That last line has me laughing!

Lots of good advice here. Anyone can be Dragonborn. Race is not an issue. But as others have pointed out, you can just ignore the main quest and never see a dragon or learn a shout. Just do not deliver the dragonstone to Farengar. Delivering the stone trips off the fight with the second dragon. You can even clean out Bleak Falls, just don't pick up the dragonstone, and you will never see a dragon for the rest of the game. Then you can be just your average Joegonian in Skyrim.

In addition to the many other ideas, some possible RPs are that your character is hunting a Dark Elf who fled there after the Red Year. Said Dark Elf may be some old enemy of your family, who enslaved and tortured your ancestors, etc... Now it is time for revenge. Or you could be a Shadowscale assassin, pursuing a mark into Skyrim. Or maybe you are an unusual Argonian, who dislikes the heat, and loves the cold? A Frost-Gonian if you will. This may even be the result of magical experimentation. Skyrim would be an obvious destination then.

I started my characters story, not an argonian, as if I had never been at Helgen.

If you think about it, Dragonborn has the soul of a dragon. Argonian is reptilian

You're welcome, and I'm actually quite aware the Mages Guild disbanded. Note how I said "Magic Guilds," as in more than one; I just couldn't think of the actual names off the top of my head.

Thanks a lot !
I'll look into this later..

The Synod and the College of Whispers

I'd just stick with a simple 'he was restless, he wanted to explore Tamriel. He was planning to travel from Black Marsh to Cyrodiil, through Skyrim and then to High Rock, but was mistaken for a Stormcloak agent and arrested in Skyrim. Then he escapes from prison, follows the main quest and discovers his identity as Dragonborn.
It's simple, and not very original, but in TES it doesn't need to be. It's a single player game, it's YOUR roleplay. Plus this makes sense, unlike some detailed but whacky back stories I've read,

Also, in my opinion, it's not the backstory that makes the character - its what you do with them IN THE GAME. I hardly know anything about my Oblivion character's past; my enjoyment comes from her present and future

Might an Argonian come to Skyrim specifically to try and inflict harm on the Empire in that sensitive region? This Argonian is obsessed with fulfilling his destiny, and was apparently the center of some prophecy from home that said he would cut off the Empire's head. Given the current situation, he's was sure that meant he should travel to Skyrim and help separate the province from the Empire.

The Argonian is working towards his goal, and decides that it might be a good idea to meet the Stormcloaks and see what they may be able to offer each other- unfortunately he is stopped by a seemingly routine patrol on the way there. Through terribly bad timing, the Argonian's possessions, notes, and journal are discovered by the Imperial patrol and his plot is revealed.


After spending a brief time in Skyrim, he begins to truly disdain everything about it. From the weather to the people, he now sees his destiny in a slightly different light. He doesn't simply want to separate Skyrim from the Empire cleanly, he wants to destroy it from the inside and inflict the same pain on these people that they are inflicting on the Argonian immigrants. He decides that he will dedicate his time in Skyrim to terrorizing it- perhaps a slight variation of his prophetic fate, but oh well. He joins the Dark Brotherhood; you can't just go around killing people and expect not to get pursued and/or caught. The Dark Brotherhood will offer him some security. We'll see where his adventure takes him.

start as an Argonian Slave who was captured in Black March and brought up to work in a Skyrim Mine...then escape...

Thanks Ill try something now

You know your Argonian could have been born in Skyrim, there are some that live there.

A Shadowscale hunting a Dunmer refugee.

His name is Deekus dragon-slayer and he comes to skyrim to live up to his name....he later finds out his arrival was fated and it turns out he's the dragonborn

If you dont play the main quest then no one will call yoy dragonborn and you can pretend you're just a normal argonian