This build is amazing!  Exactly what I was looking for!  I love the roleplaying reasons for joining the Imperials as well as the overall motivation of the character.  Nothing in the off-hand allowing for a quicker sword draw is something I didn't know but can't wait to try.  I requested a build like this one in the help page but no one had heard of one so you get a +1 for your under rated build.

Thank you very much! I hope you enjoy your playthrough :)

The way I did it was simply give her a blades sword, upgraded, then after I found a forsworn sword I upgraded it and placed it into her inventory. She started dual wielding after that

I think Nord is always a good choice for melee builds. I chose Imperial because it starts with some bonuses in one handed and block, but the Nord also starts with those, with the added bonus of smithing. Overall I prefer Imperial because of the look and Voice of the Emperor, but I can see Nord working really well with this build

I do love the animation for the dual wielding decapitation