Mage. The most fun way to test out a new game is when your character is in danger through the entire time
Uhh, why is it the most fun when testing out a game to be in danger all the time, and why would a mage be the perfect choice for that? Both of those claims seem pretty far-fetched to me! :huh:
For most of my characters, I tend to take the character of Vlad Taltos (from the novels by Steven Brust), who really is pretty versatile - sometimes he acts selfishly, other times he's a good guy, other times he's just a cynic. Allows me to take any quest without breaking my character - as long as I can find a reason why the character should do this.
I'm not sure about the race, but if the game starts like TES II or TES III (i.e., you being sent off from Cyrodiil to the region that's causing trouble), I'll most probably play an Imperial. If that isn't the case, I'll most likely start as (one of the) race(s) that inhabit the region - unless it's Skyrim because I'm really not that good at playing Nords.
My character's class will be something like Agent or Nightblade - knows a few magical tricks and uses enchanted weaponry, but mostly relies on stealth.