[blockquote][b][url=/profile/Dragonborn1721]Dragonborn1721[/url] said:[/b]

Hmm, that's a good point on Arkay. Both Malacath and Almalexia are a bit more...complex even on the surface (I know Arkay gets more complicated the more you dig, but he starts off fairly simple in comparison) and I just don't know enough about either to feel as confidant...That being said, I don't think that the religion would have to be that large a part of the character, we've got enough going on with everything else that it feels a little like adding another layer to the cake rather than creating a more stable base.

So, are we agreed on The Dark Brotherhood fake-assassin then? Any opinions on the Race? Arkay is universal enough that it shouldn't matter all that much...I suppose Dunmer get that double-whammy of being more traditionally associated with the Morag Tong but being a DB member? I think Argonians are far too connected to Sithit for that to make sense but it could work too. 

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I definitely agree on Arkay. The Dunmer are still my favourite because of the whole Tong deal, but maybe the clearest option isn't awlays the best. The Bosmer have the Greenpact which could play a part - maybe after eating a corpse they realised the ridiculousness of it, and decided to save lives instead of just hoouring them by having a nibble, so they decided to use whatever means possible to save lives, even using plants etc.

That's just an example obviously but I reckon we could have some really indepth backstories and character motives if we dig a little deeper into the effects such a path would have on a race's traditions and stuff.

Hmm, what about an Imperial? They're supposed to be "shrewd diplomats and traders" which would indicate a skill in Speechcraft that they weren't given in Skyrim but had in boatloads in Oblivion. The character would need that skill to be able to bluff their way into the brotherhood, to convince their targets they are there to help and to convince the other members that they had actually killed the person. 

As for why they are doing this, maybe they survived the Great War and decided that they had seen/done enough killing to last them several lifetimes.

[blockquote][b][url=/profile/GoldenFool]Golden Fool[/url] said:[/b]

Hmm, what about an Imperial? They're supposed to be "shrewd diplomats and traders" which would indicate a skill in Speechcraft that they weren't given in Skyrim but had in boatloads in Oblivion. The character would need that skill to be able to bluff their way into the brotherhood, to convince their targets they are there to help and to convince the other members that they had actually killed the person. 

As for why they are doing this, maybe they survived the Great War and decided that they had seen/done enough killing to last them several lifetimes.

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Imperial sounds perfect, actually. You'd have to be pretty convincing to make someone believe that not only are you from one of the most feared organisation in the realm, but you're actually there to save them instead of slit their throat.

The Great War... Didn't one unit get completely mullered defending the Imperial City, sacrificing themself to save as many people as possible? It would be almost inevitable for a survivor to look back and think they didn't save everyone, and so they failed in their task. Plus, you'd have to be very ballsy to infiltrate the Dark Brotherhood, someone who's stared death in the face and lived, with no motivation but to save lives, sounds like just the person to do this.

I'm down for Imperial, that logic makes more sense than anything I can think of. 

Ok now that we have the a rough idea for the character and their motivations, lets move onto the character's appearance. So first off the gender, which doesn't really matter for this character. I can flip a coin, or if either of you have any suggestions for which it should be and why then we can go with that.

I'm fine with the coin flip, I don't think that the gender is important for much more than finding any art to go with the profile, it could really go either way and work just fine. 

Ok then, heads is male (for reasons :P) and tails is female.

I flipped it 3 times and got two heads and one tails, so male it is unless Zonnonn has any other ideas.

[blockquote][b][url=/profile/GoldenFool]Golden Fool[/url] said:[/b]

Ok then, heads is male (for reasons :P) and tails is female.

I flipped it 3 times and got two heads and one tails, so male it is unless Zonnonn has any other ideas.

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Well far be it for me to argue with the decision of the coin :P Male's fine with me, it doesn't really matter much for the character so I'm not fussed either way.

I always find that a good place to start with appearance is to think of any distinguishable features (strange coloured eyes, missing teeth, scars etc) and think about how they would effect the character - backstory, relationships with people etc.

Since he's a surivivor of the Great War, perhaps even of that one unit you mentioned, perhaps he has some sort of scaring. Since it was the Dominion he was fighting I'm inclined to go with scaring caused by magic should we decide to give him scars that is. So for example burn marks from a flame or shock spell, or plain old scars from being hit by an ice spell which I assume would either have punctured his flesh or the effected areas needing to be removed do to frostbite, depending on the spell he was struck with.

Well far be it for me to argue with the decision of the coin :P Male's fine with me, it doesn't really matter much for the character so I'm not fussed either way.

None shall argue against the all-mighy coin flip :P

I think that perhaps keeping him as normal as possible makes sense. Logically, an assassin (or fake-assassin) is better at what they do if they can't be picked out of a crowd at ease. Perhaps some scarring would make sense, especially on his arms or legs (war wounds) but I don't think making him too unique and awesome looking would really fit with the idea of someone who's technically part of the Dark Brotherhood (an extremely illegal cult) and also, I assume at times smuggling people out of cities in order to get them away from the Dark Brotherhood.

Dunno, that's just my opinion on the matter