September 25, 2014 4:05 PM EDT
TECHNICALLY my first character was a heavily-armoured two-handed Nord assassin merchant who wasn't the dragonborn and was typically afraid to go into caves. It should be pretty obvious why I don't even count him amongst my "Hall of Champions" as a real character.
My first REAL character was a blind Dunmer who saw the world through magic. He began as a thief, though he eventually made a transition to a nightblade after contracting Vampirism and regaining his sight. He joined the Volkihar clan, but he wouldn't allow Harkon to block out the sun, fearing the end of the world may follow it. After a great deal of time spent as a vampire lord, he proposed to Serana, and when his affections were rejected, he absconded from the court, and returned to the Thieves Guild. Ultimately, he'd follow through with his original intention of restoring it to its former glory, but he felt something was missing in his life. He used his great fortune and his skill as an enchanter and a blacksmith(And a marksman and a rogue) to turn himself into an extremely competent assassin and joined the dark brotherhood, where he saw much success and became even more ludicrously wealthy. cured himself of Vampirism, and joined the Companions, seeking adventure after his midlife crisis. He rose to the rank of Harvenger rather quickly, but he suddenly lusted for more. To make a long story short, he then went on to kill Alduin, completely master every shout, kill more dragons than there are shouts in the game, and restore the Blades to their former glory before retiring in a private manor in the wilderness with his wife and adopted children. Some nights however, strange howls can be heard in the swamps surrounding his home, and travellers frequently go missing.
I may have embellished the details and the order of events a little, but you get the gist.
TL;DR: I made a Dunmer and basically conquered the entire game on a single character. I like to think of him as the embodiment of the moldbreaker character that we always saw advertised. The only thing I never did with him, oddly enough, was Dragonborn, and most of the Daedric quests.
My first character from the Blog was a Revakriid, though I couldn't tell you where that build is now. That's probably the character I remember most. I essentially made him "Talos' Jesus". A prophet through whom the god lived on! I like to think that after the events of Skyrim, he went on to singlehandedly overthrow the Empire, creating a new dynasty and crowning himself the new emperor. The Emperors have historically been Dragonborns afterall, and the Revakriid is basically the super dragonborn.
And one final anecdote; ALL my characters to this day, sans the Nord who Never Was, have been Stormcloaks. Hail High King Ulfric! ....Though I think I might swallow my pride and stick with the milkdrinkers for one playthrough, just to see if they get any more bearable.