September 20, 2015 10:56 AM EDT
TL;DR: I'm torn between Nocturnal and Mephala.
Mephala, described as being a deity of secrets, and 'tact/poetic truths', has always appealed to me greatly. As much as I tend to be a gentle, pacifistic person here, if I were transplanted to Tamriel, I think I would immediately gravitate toward an assassin's guild. I loved the Morag Tong in Morrowind so much. The idea of honourable murder that pleased their goddess, on top of all of the political ramifications and manipulations of removing targets, thrilled me for some reason. I always gravitate toward any kind of assassin stuff in any media - books, games, movies, whatever - too.
I'm already very quiet and always sneak up on everyone without intending to. Imagine what I could do as an Agent of Shadow and one of Nocturnal's children? When I was around 12-13, I used to shoplift constantly. I quit, but maybe in a different world, I would've kept going and just shifted my focus away from places where people could lose their jobs because of what I'd done (salespeople get in serious trouble if they don't notice thieves). I also just really enjoyed doing the Nightingale quests and took being one very seriously.
I would probably spend my career only stealing from the houses of the rich who have more than enough. And, honestly, I'd probably distribute a fair amount of the profit that I didn't need for my own survival to people who needed help. With a slant toward people who experienced racism wherever I was, like how poorly dunmer and argonians get treated in Skyrim. I live below the federal poverty line, and I have a ton of empathy for other people who are struggling or who are treated badly.