Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-11296535-20131117173125/@comment-25313753-20141215003515

Create a character with a backstory; How did they wind up in the back of that wagon with Ulfric Stormcloak ? Where are they from ? Most Nord npc's in the game act like your'e a foreigner- so where did you come from ? My last two characters came from that Nord villiage in Cyrodiil- A Nord female who never knew her parents, and was raised by the town Blacksmith, and a Breton who's mother was the scary witch-lady who lived outside of town and who people came to secretly for love potions and psychic readings, and who is an ex-Forsworn. What drives these characters ? Money ? Fame ? Wealth ? Cool gear ? Desire to be a hero, or fulfill a Mighty Destiny ? The Nord female mentioned above just went questing to get the Dwarven Black Bow of Fate, so she could use it to bring down Miraak, and the Breton just completed the Nightingale Quests in the Thieve's Guild questline. Poor Lydia died in a wretched Troll cave while with him, so I'm ruling now that no other characters can have her as follower until I begin a whole new story series. Her death now drives him to be careful of his attatchments, so he has had no followers since then. Try to do things to foster good Suspension of Disbelief, and create a story with your characters. This is how I stay excited about the game after now over a thousand hours of play...