Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-101.103.30.52-20140219060142/@comment-4057437-20140303062926

66.175.214.236 wrote: the Issue with alot of these suggestions is simply that thats not how bethesda does its games, you ALWAYS start as a prisoner with NO BACKGROUND thats what allows you to form your own character and make it into what you want to be, its the essence of an elder scrolls game Not true, there is a backstory to the Dragonborn's captivity. They were captured trying to slip across the border into Skyrim. That IS background.