User blog:Windhelm Guard/Help me create a back story for my character

Name: Elpin Ice-Eyes

Race: Nord

Primary Skills: One-Handed, Block, Heavy Armor, and Smithing

Secondary Skills: Archery, Enchanting, and Lockpicking

Side in Civil War: Empire

Divines Worshipped: All 9 including Talos, openly.

Wife: Undecided, will probably end up being Ysolda or Aela if I do get married.

Kids: Depends on marriage situation.

Birthplace: Dawnstar

Birthdate: 17th of Heartfire 4E 192

Requests:

Keep the backstory reasonable, i.e. no Sheogorath creating him and making him the cheese god or no him being an escaped serial killer. Keep the story within Skyrim (that's where I want his life up until the game to have taken place) but somehow tie in what Ralof said at the beginning about crossing the border.

I'll add a picture of the character when I get a chance.