August 10, 2018 8:39 PM EDT
My canon character is Estelle Dubois, a 38 year old Breton “librarian" from Daggerfall, High Rock. She's petite, has short brown hair and green eyes. Estelle is Dragonborn, Harbinger, Archmage, Guild Master and Nightingale, Thane of all holds (except Eastmarch), and allied with the Dawnguard. Her alignment is neutral good. Her preferred combat style is stealth archery combined with illusion spells. She resides in Vlindrel Hall, Markarth with Teldryn Sero and their war dog, Vigilance.
Her father is Guillaume Dubois, proprietor of the Millworks in Daggerfall, and a descendant of Antoine Dubois, who was once the owner of Dubois and Sons Carpentry. Her mother is Jeanne Dubois, Master of Enchanting, and a Court Mage at Daggerfall Castle. Her brother is Celann, a warrior and vampire hunter, and a member of the Dawnguard.
Estelle was born in Daggerfall, High Rock to a middle class family. Growing up she enjoyed reading books as well as spending time out of doors or at her father’s Millworks. From an elderly Bosmer hunter who assisted her father in the Millworks, Estelle learned archery and the two would hunt together in nearby forests. During this time Estelle realized the importance of stealth while tracking prey. From her mother Estelle inherited a love of books and magic. Displaying a Breton’s natural aptitude for magic, Estelle learned various illusion and conjuration spells as well as some basic healing spells from the court mages who worked alongside her mother. As might be expected, Estelle picked up some knowledge of enchanting from her mother and hoped to become more proficient with continued study. From her father, though not directly, Estelle learned how to pick locks by practicing on the chests and wardrobes he crafted and repaired at the Millworks.
Due to her love of books and because of her mother’s position in the Castle, Estelle was permitted to spend time in the Castle library. As she grew older, Estelle began working at the library where she would assist the head librarian in the cataloguing of books, spell tomes, journals and letters acquired by the library. Seeing that she was capable, Estelle was encouraged by the head librarian to accompany the mercenaries who sought out and brought various tomes to the library in exchange for coin. Many of the books were rare and fragile and though Estelle was mainly along to insure that the books weren’t manhandled by the mercenaries, she realized she could hold her own in combat situations. As she became more experienced, Estelle would set out on her own in search of ancient tomes, often traveling far afield. Eventually she ended up near the border of Skyrim. Laden down with a backpack full of heavy books, she accepted the offer of a ride on horseback from a Nord man dressed in ragged clothes who introduced himself as Lokir of Rorikstead. After the events at Helgen, Estelle remained in Skyrim where she now acquires books through buying, trading, searching old ruins, or other means and provides them to shops or collectors.
Estelle is sort of like a Lara Croft style tomb raider, only instead of artifacts, she's in search of books.
This post was edited by GailOlm at August 10, 2018 8:39 PM EDT