Hi,

Im having some problems from an RP point of view with my newwest character, a female Orc battlemage necromancer vampire. As with all of my characters I have a background story for each of them but when I thought about making this character I had the nordic ruins of Skyrim in my mind and the draugr inside.

Maybe it was poor thinking but I ask you, if you had this character:

Female Orc

battlemage necromancer

one hand

conjuration

destruction

heavy armor

smithing

WHY would a female Orc battlemage necromancer (which became a vampire willingly to enhance her dark powers) come to Skyrim ?

My plans are to join the DB and the Volkihar vampires, but I find it hard to have a main purpose for this character like I have with my main character (Nord Warrior who is dragonborn) and my Khajiit Thief/Smuggler

So any RPers can help?

She's a necromancer and seeks power, yes? Why not search for the hidden secrets of the dragon priest cult

only one small problem:

One of them requires you to play through the main quest =/

Skyrim is the land in which two great cultures lived and inevitably "died", the Falmer and the Ancient Nords. Everyone knows the ancient Nordic people had tremendous magic and power that their descendents have grown away from, and the Falmer were masters of magic in their own right.

Considering the local climate of "Eh." towards either of these untapped pools of potential power from anyone but the College of Winterhold (and even then they're pretty lax), the frozen, unfriendly north offers a veritable cornucopia of potential gains in magical power and aptitude for those adventurous enough to survive the climate.

And what Orc would let something as mundane as climate stop them?

The attraction to the massive tombs and the civil war attracted her to further her studies.

Is the DB active at all outside of Skyrim? Cicero's journals say no. No choice but Skyrim then.

There could be some members who went into hiding and were presumed dead, like the Morag Tong.

1. Availability of free specimens for study due to Civil War.

2. Nearest place where Orsimer are tolerated.

3. Rumours of an ancient clan of Vampires (for a player with Dawngaurd)

4. Rumours of preservation techiques lost for Millenia may be somewhere in Skyrim.

5. Orsinium has a lack of fresh corpses for study due to Orsimer funerary Rites.

6. The stupid Milk Drinker who told Your character about a secret Lair used by Mannimarco will be punished, thier information led Your character to be caught in the middle of an ambush!

Of course, but there is only one sanctuary; can't imagine Garnag founded one without coming back for the coffin.

Perhaps she heard about a necromancer...

In reality it's probably not all what she expected, but its a pretty good motivator.

She heard the wonders of Ancient Nordic burial procedure and Draconic worship. Draugr - quasi-intelligent zombies, powerful, and some even know the Thu'um! She has heard of the Dragon Priests of great power(Ahem...) and their ancient necromantic techniques.

Perhaps she got a hold of this book and became intrigued.

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Amongst_the_Draugr

A war-torn province where a few bodies can go missing with little notice? Sounds like the place to be.