Played Skyrim for countless hours, all of which were used roleplaying. Was thinking of playing a new character with a darker backstory than most others I've played as. Trying to think of backstory... maybe something along the lines of:
An imperial named Darius, who as a boy on the cusp of manhood, had to deal with the absence of his parents with his older sister, Valleria, and learn to live on the streets (due to the closing of the local orphanage in Anvil). As he grew to be an honest man (halting the thieving he used to do as a child, trying to survive) he finally earned enough gold to buy a home. Later, he discovers that his sister worked part time as a prostitute in the local brothel. He confronted her and told her to stop, but the nobleman who took a liking to her wasn't very happy. After he abducted her, Darius took up the task of bringing her back, and dishing out justice to the nobleman, butcher-style. But in turn, sneaks into his quarters to find that his sister has been raped multiple times and is now dead, along with the nobleman, who died from a skooma and alcohol overdose. While mourning the death of his sister in the nobleman's quarters, he was interrupted by the guards who mistakenly concluded that he murdered both Valleria and the nobleman. He fled the castle back to Anvil, but it was too late, they were searching for him already. Without much on his back, he travelled south, escaping Cyrodiil and venturing fourth to Skyrim. As he crossed the border he decided to rest at an inn he spotted. Upon entering he witnessed a drunken man harassing a nordic waitress. Without hesitation, he grabbed a dagger that was on the counter of the bar, pushed the soldier away from the woman, and stabbed him in the stomach. As he looked into his eyes and twisted the blade, he was interrupted by a group of Imperial Soldiers that mistook him as a Stormcloak rebel.
And yeah... Not sure if I wanna role with this though. Playing as Darius, I imagine, would make for a serious and dark experience, which could be really boring after a while. I've always liked playing characters with little quirks that make them fun, but Darius' only quirk is being super serious.
