Hi everyone, I just recently joined this site and look forward to reading the various builds here, as well as getting some advice. :)
Now then, I recently decided I wanted to play Skyrim again on the 360 while I wait for Elder Scrolls Online to come out on PS4, but I ran into a problem. Being a fan of Mages and magic in my games - especially Necromancy, I decided I'd go back to my roots and be a Mage - however, I'm both stuck and not-quite-stuck on my race choice. So I have three questions which I'm hoping to have answered - either one (two-parter), two, or all three. And I apologize in advance for the small wall o' text. :P
My name, TheNextShalidor, might give you an idea about the race I mainly feel like making for my dear Mage-to-be, a Nord in honor of Shalidor. I also enjoy having my characters reflect parts of me - for example, with a Nord it'd reflect some of my physical features such as bits of my face, my skin color, and resistance to the cold (not height though). I could also go Breton instead - a typical choice and a bit closer to my physical look, and sort of fits the Scottish, Irish, and English ancestry I have, even with their Vampirism problem and the bit of work necessary to make them look good. :P Anyways part 1, for a Nord, what kind of names should I look for Nordic name - I know that Scandinavian names are a definite option, but is it just Scandinavian, or are there other types of names that have been used for NPCs in the Elder Scrolls games? And part 2, I know that French names are typically used for Bretons, but back in Daggerfall, English names were also used. Are Breton names regional in any way, or with the time that's passed in Tamriel between the events of Daggerfall to Skyrim and the 4th Era, do all Bretons regardless of which part of High Rock they hail from have French-sounding names?
Then my second question is simply this - what races of Men and Mer seem like they're most suited to wear the Archmage Robes, even if the Archmage of Winterhold in question happens to be a proud practitioner of necromancy? To me, they seem very Nordic in appearance, something Shalidor would wear.
And my final question - if all else seems to fail and I can't create a Mage of Nordic blood that I'm satisfied with, or if a Breton seems unappealing to me - I could always go with a Telvanni - but from what I'd read about the Telvanni Robes, something seems to be wrong with them when it comes to wearing boots/shoes. Daedric Boots make your feet vanish - the Temple Robes make your ankles turn invisible, most of them clip. My question is this - is there any footwear (cloth, light armor, or heavy armor) that fits the look of the Telvanni Robes and does not clip or make things go invisible?
Thank you all for your time. :)
Hmm...Alright, I'll check with the Character Building Group and see if I can get some answers. Thank you. :)
And I'm aware of the lists and links on UESP, but it doesn't help me that much aside from making sure a name I come up with isn't already taken by a currently existing character/NPC. I even learned there was an Online NPC whose last name was LaCroix, which made me iffy about a race I actually like quite a bit, the Bretons - since an original character of mine was a Breton with the last name of Delacroix. So...that made me doubt myself and the idea of being a Breton, even with all the points mentioned in the OP about why I would be willing to go with them.
Okay - I got a different question now - so please disregard the questions up top now. I'm deciding between a Nord Archmage Dragonborn or a House Telvanni Dunmer Archmage Dragonborn, both of which will be practitioners of Necromancy.
If you had to choose, which of these would be a fun, interesting character to play as?