haha thank you, and I'll just say that I might base one of my characters after this Background story
but we're getting off topic now

How good?

My first character will be:
Male
Imperial
Warrior
Idependant

I will follow what ever story comes my way.

Name: Ruran Ashcroft
Gender: Male
Race: Breton
Appearance : To be decided
Specialization: Armored Mage
Favored Skills: Block, Heavy Armor, Destruction, Restoration, Alteration
Factions: Empire
Backstory/How did you end up in prison: So Ruran was off being the bad [censored] mother 4000 he is, when all the sudden, a dragon appears out of nowhere in the town in Skyrim he is staying at. So he starts battling the dragon, and he's all like "yo dragon, here's some fire ball bro", and the dragon was all "yo here's some fire BREATH". And Ruran was all like "oh hell naw", and blocked the fire breath and proceeded to pwn the dragon, but because everyone thinks that dragons are extinct, he was convicted of just going on a spell throwing rampage through the town.

Name: Grentin

Gender: Male

Race: Breton

Specialization: Mage

Favored Skills: One-handed/ destruction / restoration / enchanting / light armor / archery / speechcraft /

Factions: College of Winterhold

Backstory/How did you end up in prison: While just a child in High Rock, Grentin was already recognized as having an unnatural inborn talent for magic-even for a Breton. After his only parent died while off looking for food, Grentin was taken in by a powerful Nord mage by the name of I'lnoor. I'lnoor lived in Whiterun and had a reputation as a legendary conjuror. I'lnoor did this more out of the desire for personal gain than for the wellbeing of an orphan. He planned for Grentin to be his unwittting pawn, who would do his work for him when he grew too old. Over the years, Grentin became more and more powerful in the arcane arts and I'lnoor became more and more demanding. Eventually, Grentin bacame wary of the elderly mage's true intent. When Grentin confronted him, I'lnoor became furious and revealed that he had killed Grentin's parent so he could train him as his own apprentice. Filled with hatred, Grentin easily overpowered the frail mage and despite his better judgement, he killed him with a single bolt of electricity. After realising what he had done, Grentin turned himself into the authorities and THE REST IS HISTORY :toughninja:

I would like it if you added a "I'll decide when I play the game" option on some of those questions, particularly the question regarding race and whether you support the rebels or empire.
But I voted rebels and orc anyways.

Name: Gogrom gro Sharak
Gender:Male
Race: Orc
Appearance: Tall, muscular, olive green eyes,
Specialization: Warrior Archetype Skills and general awesomeness
Favored Skills: One Handed, Heavy Armor, Armorer, Block
Factions: none
Backstory/How did you end up in prison: Gogrom was sentenced to death for the murder of two innocent children. The only evidence against him being a false confession made up by two racist Imperial Guards hoping to gain respect among the ranks for supposedly solving such a horrible crime.
Gogrom was born and raised in Skyrim. He lived on a farm with his father. Gogrom rarely saw his mother as she worked constantly as a maid in far away towns for a salary that was beyond pathetic but was the best she could get. His father sold the few crops they could grow on their infertile land. His father taught him to fight effectively with a one handed blade with hopes that he could become an adventurer and not suffer the fate of being poor like his parents.
Gogrom's mother died when he was very young due to a sixually transmitted disease after having to sell her body to help support her family.
When Gogrom came of age, he left his father's farm in search of fortune, but instead found that the world was a much more hostile place than his father had taught him. Gogrom was still able to scraqe together enough coin from plundering ancient ruins to support himself. He occasionally sent money to his father. Gogrom visited his father frequently, but their relationship became more and more unstable until Gogrom stopped visiting all together.
Gogrom never visited his father after that horrible night when his father had threatened to kill him in a drunken rage, now he wished he could have made things better, or at least see his only known family member one last time before he dies...

Theif + Mage is very underrated. Makes for great treachery characters.

Name: Raina
Gender: Female
Race: Nord
Appearance: Brown Eyes, average weight and height, toned arms, un-kept hair of dark brown color with a tint of dark red
Specialization: I am asleep right now so get back to me later on this
Favored Skills: I am asleep right now so get back to me later on this
Factions: N/A
Backstory/How did you end up in prison: She is around the age of 22-24, birth sign is The Warrior, she is in jail due to a little drunken incident involving a waitress at a Mead Hall, some words were exchanged and some feeling ups were encountered, she ended up feeling up a guard who was enjoying his mead to wash away the stress of the day on accident, the guard did not take kindly to this..... So she was throw in jail, her weapons are normally an Axe and Claymore *both just happen to be coated in sliver, she also has a dagger tucked away sometimes but she hardly ever takes it with her, respecting the brute force of an Axe and Claymore as her companions....She never leaves home without a few bottles of Mead with her, yes, she is a drunken Nord (go figure, specially more after she gets bitten) After she gets out of jail due to unforeseen situations she decides to take some odd jobs here and there to get enough coin to get a house near the woods of Skyrim, dressed in furs of bear and wolf (so light armor) with some rings and pendant that she has had enchanted with a strength spell, and gets into wood cutting to help pay for any other needs she may need, like bottles and bottles of Mead :celebration: but one day she comes across a werewolf in all its glory, under the light of the full moon, she gets her axe at the ready and hopes her pendant and rings will save her and attacks but ends up getting scratched/bitten by the beast,she is scared even in the boost of strength but does not wish to die so she attacks!! She ends up killing the beast...Beaten and bloody she goes back to her cabin and bandages her wounds, still in a daze of what just happend but never thinks anything of the wound she has been afflicted with and what that means, she than falls into a deep sleep till morning.......

Note:Raina will drink even more after realizing what she is!


[censored] backstory I know backstory kinda deal idk i just copy and pasted so sorry if it is to much or i didn't take some things out of it (werewolf character ONLY if we can become one) otherwise I will make all of that the same JUST her being a thief based character

Name: Allyiah
Gender: Female
Race: Dunmer
Specializes in: Knight/Healer
Main Skills: 1 handed weapon (blunt), Restoration, Shield
appearance: Tall, slim, dark skinned, white hair and the normal red eyes

I agree. :celebration:

for my 2nd PT

Name: Myza
Gender: female
Race: dunmer
Appearance blue skin red hair
Specialization: thief
Favored Skills: arch, alc, 1h, ill, LA, sneak, sec
Factions: thieves guild
Backstory/How did you end up in prison: obvious

Here's my second character

Name - Aaron Casamir
Race - Breton
Gender - Male
Age - 24
Proficency - Mage

Background

Born near Wayrest, High Rock, to Breton mother and Nord father. Parent's were killed at an early age,went to Daggerfall to study the Arcane arts, became a book store asistant instead. Ended up in Prison after accidentaly killing an Altmer thug with a shout, got caught trying to flee into High Rock, was signed up for execution after the Altmer's wealth family bribed the judge.

Name:Jaq Draco
Gender: Male
Race:Breton
Appearance: Short, Gaunt (undecided currently, mostly likely decide on the spot ingame)
Class:Battlemage
Role: Imperal Agent (Spy)
Favored Skills: 1-H, Destruction, Speech, Lockpick, Heavy Armour
Age: 24
Combat Style: Long Sword/Magic and Long Sword/Staff
Factions: Empire (obviously) along with the collage of whispers (or Synod)
Reason for Execution: Esponage (elaborated below)

Born and belonging to an organization known as the Occuli Imperator working for the empire as he sees it as the greater good and hopes to keep the Empire alive and well in a age of rebellion. Raised in a military family he has as a youth been sent to Cloud Ruler temple living as a initiate ready to serve as a agent of the empire. It is there is he has learned disipline in not only combat and esponage but of also of the arcane there fostering his natural talents typical of a Breton and tact as an agent of the Occuli. Sought after for great then usual magical abilitys he advanced quickly though his studies. Magically he sticks to his art as a pyrokine where he is at his best in the school of destruction. Particulary fire magicka being somewhat of a pyromanic.

After his training ended far soons then what is the norm his training yet uncomplete he was sent as a agent to uncover information in Skyrim to see if there is a plot toundermine the empire and intends to do so to end any potential insurractions within the regions. In additon to keep tap on the locals his secondly task is to gather intel and explore rumors of a local superstition of a 'Dovahkiin'. Things take a turn for the worst however when he is discovered by local nordic authoritys near the beginning of his mission after crossing the border. This occuring after a local cheftan was given a notice of a imperial spy on his lands by a clandestine individual. Now believing his mission compromised by a traitor he now awaits execution for crimes of esponage on the kingdom of Skyrim.

No love for altemers?

If I get it (sometime after February ~maybe); My first PC will be random (I might even use dice :laugh:).
I will follow the main quest from beginning to the end ~and then start a new title; (IE. play something else).

Name: Tyr Drachentoter or Wolfang (Drachentoter is german for dead dragon)
Gender: Male
Race: Nord
Appearance Tall, Blue Eyes, Muscular, Scar over left eye
Specialization: Warrior/Barbarian
Favored Skills: Smithing, Heavy Armor, One-handed. (Archery maybe)
Factions:The Companions
Backstory/How did you end up in prison:Killed an imperial army recruiter for asking him to join the army saying the old Nord ways are dead (axe to the forehead)

Name: Jear (same character I've played in the past ES games)
Gender: Male
Race: Dunmer
Specialization: Stealth
Favored Skills: One-Handed and Sneak
Factions: DB and Thieves Guild
Backstory/How did you end up in prison: Smuggling drugs, later was found to be a murderer through evidence on my person

^this is going to be my second character, though. My first is going to be a very uninteresting Nord that's just gonna deal with the MQ and probably companions as well.

Name: Violla Hlervu
Gender: Female
Race: Dunmer
Appearance: Slim/small stature/long wavy black hair/ashen skin-light freckles
Specialization: Thief/assasin
Favored Skills:Personality-Agility: light armored, one handed blades, speechcraft
Factions: Morag Tong (wish) Thieves Guild
Backstory/How did you end up in prison: bar fight

I plan to cntinue my players bloodline from oblivion, and be a Bosmer/Thief person.

Male Nord Crusader. Not sure who i will support in the civil war.

Do add a have not decided option to the last two, I want to see what the empire actually is trying to achieve in Skyrim before saying if my character wants to side with them or not.

Name: Thorne
Gender: Male
Race: Breton
Appearance: Tall, dark, and intimidating
Specialization: Illusion/Speech/Security
Role: Professional escape artist
Factions: Empire, probably
Backstory/How did you end up in prison:

Why pay for an inn when prison is free? Just need to enrage some of the prisoners or charm a guard or two. The food is lacking though. Will remember to bring seasoning for the kitchen forays.

Name: Fish-Breath
Gender: Male
Race: Argonian
Appearance: Big, fat, and muscular (something like this: http://d.facdn.net/art/eto12/1303485453.eto12_f001c1.jpg) - a scar next to other eye
Specialization: Warrior + Thief
Favored Skills: One-handed swords, Unarmed, Heavy Armor, Blocking, Smithing, Mercantile, Security
Factions: Main quest, The Companions
Backstory/How did you end up in prison:
He was born in Black Marsh. When he was close to his teens an unknown Dunmer killed his parents making him an orphan. He became a rebel against Dunmer, and against the Imperial Empire. He became a pirate. He has never cared much for treasures or fame - with most of his money he has bought booze, and given money to the poor. Now he has been a successful pirate for many years. Everything hasn't went well recently - he lost his ship and shipmates, and has been fleeing from authorities. He isn't quick on his feet (especially when drunk), so he finally got caught. He swears to himself that he is going to stop plundering if he is somehow saved from execution. It remains to be seen if he does that. He is planning to start a new life...and being told that he is the Dovahkiin is going to be that jolt.

Personality: Usually he's grumpy, but his friends and drinking gets him to better mood. He loves to fight, and if his friends get to a fight he's the one who goes to stand in the front protecting his friends. Like an Argonian he will fight to the death for those he has named as friends. He hates Dunmer and Imperials.
Moral standing: Chaotic-Good. He's a Robin Hood type that helps the poor and weak. He has done some bad deeds in the past (which I'm not going to add to his story) so I'd say that he has been more Neutral than Good. After he gets saved from execution and finds out that he is a Dragonborn he is going to become a nicer guy.
Hobbies: Drinking, sword and fist fighting, sailing, fishing, swimming, robbing rich and giving to the poor.

Name: Ademas
Gender: Male
Race: Nord. WITH A BEARD!
Appearance: A beard similar to Alvor's.
Specialization: Sneak and bows.
Favored Skills: Lockpicking
Factions: DB
Backstory/How did you end up in prison: A misunderstanding that spiraled into chaos. Ademas escaped and has started his new life in Skyrim. He starts simple jobs like mining and lumberjacking and working for the town of Riverwood until he discovers his fate and the fate of the world.

Name: Crom Crumb
Gender: Male
Race: Breton
Appearance: Middle aged with goatee
Specialization: Mage
Favored Skills: Destruction, Conjuration, Restoration
Factions: None
Backstory/How did you end up in prison: Ended up in prison by killing a innocent citizen with failed spell..