Here's an image I created of my Oblivion character -

http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv223/AiiNZ-/Argonian.png

Viridian

Born in Black Marsh under the sign of the Shadow, Viridian is an honoured member of the Dark Brotherhood. He was taken from his mother at birth and trained in the arts of stealth. He is quick, nimble, and unusually strong. Much of this is fueled by his burning rage. He has nothing but hate for Dark Elves due to a terrible event that happened in his childhood.

During a contract located in Black Marsh, he witnessed the slaughter of many Argonian's during a Dunmer slave raid. He tried his best to help, but was captured by the slavers and taken to Morrowind where he spent many years serving a Dunmer master. Each day he held back his rage. Looking into his eyes was like looking into the depths of Oblivion. Each night he had nightmares about what he witnessed. Scream all around, fires raging, children and women fleeing in terror.

After 7 years, he finally broke free. He picked the lock of his cell using tooth pick and left in search of the Dark Brotherhood, but not before cutting his masters throat in his sleep.

As you can see from the picture, he is blind in his left eye. (Still working on a story for this)

I know it's needs to be developed a bit, so any pointers are welcomed.

cool picture

nice basic information can't wait for the full thing great job

Thanks. I just neeed a few pointers on how to develop him better.

About his left eye, is it? Well the reason for the blindness could be that during the raid an arrow snagged on his eye tearing it out, thus wounded it made him easier to capture. I dont know if that is how you see it or if you see it as him still having an eye. It may also add an extra layer to his nightmares.

Sounds good though. Just wonerding how you are going to develop this. Will it be a story or what...

Well, I know it's not a great background story, so I was hoping to improve it, and potentially write a story, yes.

Well, when developing a story based on a character, it is important to consider how your protagonist will affect your plotline. However, first you need to decide on a solid plot

Based on what you've said already about his vendetta based character, I would think you would want some kind of revenge plot. Some kind of payback against the Dunmer for what they've done. Unfortunately, a powerful assassin going around killing elves doesn't make for an exciting story. Now, I can't tell you what you should write, but here are a few things to consider:

Don't make Viridian too uber. Assassins are naturally a little uber due to their stealth and ruthlessness. The best way to fix this is to add in character flaws, like his rage leading him to make hasty and poor decisions. Another thing you can do is simply make the antagonizing force stronger, by numbers, skill, etc. That way he has a tougher time of beating them.

When deciding on a plot, the most important thing to consider is whether or not you'll have enough conflict to develop the character and keep the story interesting. The ultimate goal of a character based story is to have the protagonist grow and mature, correcting some of his flaws and finding closure within himself. So, just killing everyone won't really settle anything for Viridian, so unless you want a tragedy in which the protagonist finishes just as flawed and unhappy as he started, you'll need to plan a way for him to kind of become at peace with his anger.

Decide on which factions you'll have during the story (Dunmer slavers, Argonian resistance, Viridian's pals, etc.) and then figure out how they'll interact. You might want to look up some lore on the subject, as there is quite a bit of stuff regarding Dunmer slaving and Argonian tribes. Not forty years before Oblivion there was a war between Morrowind and the Argonians, so that might affect your story.

Other than that, all I can say is find your own inspiration. Look at other story's plots, look at the lore in the area, or just let your mind wander until you think of something good. It's your story, so remember the most important thing is to have fun with it :goodjob:

Thanks for those tips, they will come in handy. I'm thinking of just scrapping what I have so far and starting a fresh.

That's also good Trust me, I've tried assassin stories, and they get boring quickly. Assassins just don't make for very good protagonists :shrug:

Good luck with whatever you decide on

When you start a new story PM me to let me know otherwise I wont find it