
"Skyrim" gives you plenty of options for creating unique, memorable characters. See my article about changing your character's appearance for details. (If you've already started playing but you decide that you don't like something about your character's appearance, you can change it by using the console. These characters are dramatically different in temperament and have radically different motivations, but both of them are workable long-term characters.
The second character is a Redguard witch who had a vision of her destiny as a Dragon-in-Human-Form during her initiation rites and has been sent by her mentor to Skyrim to seek her destiny. The first is an Orc assassin who has been assigned the mission of stirring up unrest in Skyrim to improve her master's illegal arms trade.
To give you some inspiration, here are a couple of examples of characters that I came up with: By choosing three or four interesting quirks, you can breathe life into a character that will sustain you for hundreds of hours of immersive role-playing. There are literally hundreds of questions that you could ask yourself about your character that will help to define them and make them interesting to play.
Do they have a tendency to overindulge in drink or sweetrolls?. Does your character have any weird habits like only eating raw meat or traveling only at night?. Is there a particular race or type of person that your character doesn't particularly like?. Other questions can help deepen your experience when you're not busy completing quests: Does your character accept or reject their destiny as the Dragonborn?. If your character is of a race other than Nord or Imperial, how does their race affect their opinion of the war?. Will she earn her gold as a mercenary, or do her best to heal the wounds of civil war?. If your character hasn't chosen a side, how does she stand to profit from the conflict?. Should they be working together or fighting furiously for dominance?. Do the people of Skyrim have the right to govern themselves?.
Do the people of Skyrim need the protection and assistance of Imperial soldiers?. Does he approve of the Imperial occupation of Skyrim?. Think about how he or she feels about the main elements of the story: