This is my first discussion, so I just wanted to get to know anyone who would take some time to answer this question
What can you not play Skyrim without? Things like races, skills, weapons, armor, or even mods! Mine is that I love Argonians and the Smithing skill. I get bored very easily when I play a build that isn't an Argonian with a few exceptions and I can't play the game without the strongest possible equipment with, again, few exeptions.
Chao~
Surely 99% of us are guilty of this... And have to go through conscious efforts to not do this: hoarding. Stuffing our backpacks to the brim and then trying to find the least valuable/useful items to drop to pick up... MORE SHIT. Gotta love it. Soul gems, ingredients, ores/ingots, enchanted gear, precious gems, scrolls, fuckin books, weapons and armor we don't need... Why not?
Followers. I can't play without at least Faendal, if not a stronger companion. I just wouldn't feel safe doing the things I do in game without having them with me. There's still a part of me trying to impress Serana, so I do all sorts of courageous stuff when I have her following me. Now that I've written it down, that doesn't seem healthy...
Me? I hoard gold (money not bars) like a dragon, never use potions, almost never use good gear, buy all the houses+spells(even if I use neither of them), As of late, I never make Dragon or Daedric gear and sell all the Daedric gear and Daedric Artifacts I find to the Dremora merchant.
All Dovahkiin were not Nord. In fact the earliest ones were Nede (proto-men). Miraak is depicted as Nord, though Nords did not exist until like late late in the Merethic Era. Alessia, the Nede that Akatosh made the "dragonborn" pact with was born in Cyrodiil, and thus could be considered an Imperial of sorts. Therefore, historically, you're wrong.
I don't think I could continue to play Skyrim without the overall customization package the game provides. Over time, I've added some mods to increase this a certain degree, but even so I fell in love with the game on the 360 (I borrowed it from a friend) and proceded to buy the Legendary version on Steam.
On a more intricate level, I love heavy armor a bit too much, perhaps. All of my characters use it, whether they follow the path of the Warrior, the Mage, or the Thief, they all end up using it to some degree. I love beef up all my warriors in the best possible armor, my mages (Shameless plug! ) mix robes and occasionally hoods with heavy armor pieces, and my thieves ultimately fall in love with the Ebony Mail. I can't avoid it, aside from a few exceptions like the Ancient Falmer set which is just far too gorgeous to not use on occasion.