I'm an author, and my science fiction is extremely Character driven. My guess is that, like you, this is the reason why I make so many characters in Skyrim, or games like it. While it is possible to do virtually everything with 1 character, he, or she would have one personality, not to mention look, race, and so forth. The Personality is what attracts me to all of them, though I add outfits, and items to them to match. The Story part of the story has already been written, but the Hero part of it is fluid, as with all of TES games.
Dreddfell, Dreadfal..:
Nordic Female Assassin.
Alignment: "Evil"
Level: 20
Guardian Stone: The Warrior, but actually uses the Lord, which is in this set of constellations.
Factions/Guilds: Companions, Thieves' Guild (fired) Dark Brotherhood.
Most used skills: 2-hand, Sneak. That's pretty much it.
War Alligiance: Doesn't care, but killed the Emperor, and has a crush on Ulfric.
Married to: BFFE with Jenassa, unmarried.
Misc: She's basically a Bandit that thinks she's an Assassin. Uses a Greatsword, and calls it "Dagger, she's pretty much a parody of the Min/maxing "4 teh Evulz" gamer type. Started out a joke character, but I fell in love with her, partially because she's perfectly balanced for Adept. Never gets Over Powered. I've restarted about 5 times (Each with different spelling) to try out different skills, Light Armor, Archery, and combinations, but the final one is Unarmored, just 2H, and Sneak. She is not, nor has she ever been Dragonborn.
Elbereth:
Female High Elf Battlemage
Level 81
Guardian Stone: The Mage, uses the Atronach, which is under it.
Factions/Guilds: All of them, Herald of Meridia.
Most used skills: Conjuration, 1/2 Handed, Archery, Destruction.
War Alliance: Went with Empire, but turncoated with the Jagged Crown.
Misc: Started out Unarmored, then Light Armor, the Heavy. Used the Ebony Blade to transition from 1Handed to 2. The only 80 perk character I didn't save over, I managed to keep my interest by an impossible quest. The first one I took back Meridia's Beacon back with, she joined every Faction for access to every crypt to systematically hunt down, and destroy every single Draugr in Skyrim, and also any Necromancers, Skeletons, Dragon Priests... I'm currently redoing her from the start for Dawnguard, because the original is just too powerful...