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Name: Larawen
Race/class/sex: Bosmer assassin, female
Birthsign: The Lady
Age: 60 - I'm assuming that's equivalent to about 30 in human years.
Purpose: Kill Titus Mede II. Become thane of Falkreath and/or Hjaalmarch.
Ethics: Lawful Neutral. Larawen follows society's laws except when they are superceded by the requirements of her job. She doesn't question authority unless authority proves untrustworthy.
Dragonborn status: Pseudo-Dragonborn. An imposter who can absorb dragon souls. That is based on a line from Arngeir - when asked if there are other Dragonborns in the world, he says he doesn't know. The answer, Arngeir, in my version of Skyrim is "sort of". Larawen might be mistaken for the Dragonborn. She has some ability to learn shouts and use the Thu'um. She has completed Dragon Rising so already knows "Fus", but she will not advance the MQ any further. I don't think that shouting is going to be a significant part of the character - in fact, I might limit her to "Fus" and "Kyne's Peace" since I think the latter would suit the character and I expect she will learn some words from that shout. Oh, and "Slow Time". And...
Faction: Dark Brotherhood
Civil War: Neutral.
Personality: Larawen is comfortable following orders and prioritizing her mission ahead of personal morals. She is very serious and lacks a sense of humor. Has empathy, but doesn't sympathize with her targets. Views killing as a professional matter and does not find pleasure in it. Outside of work, she is law-abiding. She loses herself in reading, hunting, and freelance wood-chopping, feeling it is good, honest labor. She would like to make some friends and even to marry, but her personality has driven away previous suitors.
Religion: Prays to Z'en (Zenithar).
Diet: Primarily meat, especially wild game and fish, preferably raw. Will also eat cheese and bread. Rarely consumes alcohol. No drugs.
Motivators: Exceeding expectations on the job. Getting paid. Finding friendship and/or a mate.

Difficulty: Master Expert - Combat was too much of a slog on Master. I hate long drawn-out fights. Larawen still dies occasionally on Expert, so it's challenging enough for me. Some of my self-imposed rules make combat more difficult, anyway. I found that Expert difficulty with good weapons and not-so-good armor usually provides the kind of combat I prefer: Short but often intense. Some enemies, e.g. other archers, are capable of killing Larawen pretty quickly - which is a good thing. Though against dragons, combat still drags out a bit too much, especially without having Dragonrend.
Fighting style: Primarily a stealthy archer, but she is good with a dagger, too. Occasionally uses shock or fire spells. Never carries a shield, but may block/bash with a weapon. She is also good at avoiding fights using calming spells.
Most important skills: Alchemy, Archery, Illusion, Pickpocket, Restoration, Sneak
Supporting skills: All except Conjuration, Heavy Armor, and Two-handed.
Crafting: Excellent alchemist especially with poisons. Excellent jewelry enchanter, and can apply Shock damage to weapons, but does not know how to enchant armor. Knows how to smith weapons but not armor.
Wearing and wielding: Good weapons, not-so-good armor. Larawen is using a Legendary-tempered Ebony bow with a Shock damage effect, and a Legendary-tempered Ebony dagger (unenchanted). Eventually, she'll use the Blade of Woe, too. She uses the Savior's Hide with fur bracers and shoes as her standard armor, and the Dark Brotherhood Shrouded stuff when appropriate. All of her armor is in original condition. Wears custom enchanted rings and circlets. Wears an Amulet of Zenithar which she will never remove unless required for a quest, e.g., marriage. Does not use a shield or helmet, ever. Wears regular clothing for everyday life. Carries a woodcutter's axe everywhere she goes.

Larawen is from the forest of northern Valenwood. She is a descendant of the thief Methredhel, who was a friend of the Champion of Cyrodiil, Delia Dalomax. Larawen was respectful of elders, teachers, and other authority figures, was shy, and had no friends. When Larawen came of age at 30, she joined the Aldmeri military and served for 25 years.

The Great War had ended with the Mede Empire signing over its soul, but there was still work to be done in Hammerfell and other provinces. Larawen proved to be an extremely capable soldier. She became a covert operations officer, carrying out secret missions that included assassinations. She helped hunt down the Blades.

The purges in Valenwood made Larawen question the rightness of their cause for the first time, but that was not why she deserted the Aldmeri military. Larawen deserted after killing a superior officer who tried to rape her. She fled to Cyrodiil and worked as a sell-sword for five years, but was captured by the Thalmor and sent back to Alinor.

While awaiting execution, she was broken out of prison and whisked back to Cyrodiil by a mysterious benefactor (me, I guess) who asked her to be his agent in Skyrim. Feeling bound to her benefactor, Larawen accepted. She was told to enter Skyrim and make her way to Riften, where her employer had arranged, through a local businesswoman named Maven Black-Briar, a fake Thaneship and the use of a house for a short time. She was promised an initial "good faith" payment of 10,000 septims.

Larawen's mission is so secret and sensitive that she was not even told what it is. She was advised to listen for rumors and use her judgement to get on the right track. She will know that she is on the right track when she meets someone named Astrid.

Before leaving Cyrodiil, Larawen met a mercenary named Jenassa who was also heading for Skyrim. The two got along and decided to travel together. They entered Skyrim via the crossing near Pale Pass and set Helgen as their next destination. Little did they know that Helgen had been destroyed by a dragon a few weeks earlier.

Health 500
Magicka 400
Stamina 200
Alchemy: Alchemist 5/5, Physician, Poisoner, Concentrated Poison
Alteration: Adept, Magic Resistance 3/3
Archery: Overdraw 5/5, Eagle Eye, Power Shot, Quick Shot
Block: Shield Wall 1/5, Power Bash
Destruction: Apprentice, Augmented Shock 2/2
Enchanting: Enchanter 5/5, Insightful, Corpus, Extra Effect
Illusion: Expert, Dual Casting, Hypnotic Gaze, Animage, Kindred Mage, Quiet Casting, Master of the Mind
Light Armor: Agile Defender 2/5 Note to self: Never take armor perks again. Even without tempering, armor ratings are too high for my taste.
One-handed: Armsman 5/5
Pickpocket: Light Fingers 1/5, Night Thief, Poisoned, Cutpurse, Misdirection, Perfect Touch
Restoration: Adept, Regeneration, Recovery 2/2
Smithing: Steel, Arcane
Sneak: Stealth 5/5, Muffled Movement, Backstab, Deadly Aim, Assassin's Blade
Speech: Haggling 1/5, Bribery, Persuasion, Intimidation

Combat:
No drinking potions or applying poisons in the heat of battle. Must get out of immediate danger before entering inventory. Only Favorited items/spells can be switched during combat.
No shields. Can block/bash with weapons only.

Enchanting:
No enchanted armor except for Savior's Hide or Dark Brotherhood armor.
Shock damage is the only enchantment she can apply to a weapon.
Can enchant jewelry and some clothing items (i.e., Fortify Smithing/Alchemy on apron and gloves).

Smithing:
Armor must be kept in original condition, no tempering... except armor for followers, which can be improved.
Weapons can be tempered to whatever level provides combat balance.
Tempering weapons requires Dwarven Oil - 4 for a sword or bow, 2 for a dagger.

Alchemy:
Keep Skyrim beautiful. No flower-picking.

Spells:
Adept or lower shock and fire spells, only.
No abusing Paralyze spell. It can be used only very rarely.
No Invisibility or Transmute Mineral Ore spells, period. In lieu of the Invisibility spell, she can carry one Invisibility potion.
No Conjuring or Soul-Trapping.

Conduct:
No stealing unless quest-related. She isn't a thief.
No murder except on Dark Brotherhood orders.
Avoid killing animals except for eating (but trolls, spiders, and chaurus can be slaughtered mercilessly).
Don't over-promise. Avoid having a long list of unfinished quests.

Everyday life:
Eat every day, preferably twice.
Sleep regularly.
Take time to read.
Chop wood for people even when she doesn't need the money.
Pray to Zenithar regularly whether she needs to or not.
Be a pal and buy game from other hunters.
Drinking in moderation. No drugs.
Bathe regularly in streams, lakes, ponds, etc when in the wild (in homes or inns, I assume the character bathes in unseen bath tubs when I'm not looking).
Dress to fit the occasion.
Take clothes off for swimming. Don't run around in wet clothes.

Probably others I'm forgetting...

Names: Lucia Ember-Heart
Race: Nord
Year of Birth: 4E 224
Place of Birth: Morthal, Skyrim
Birthsign: The Steed
Class: Warrior
Alignment Lawful Good
Titles: Daughter of the Jarl of Hjaalmarch, Imperial Captain
Current level: N/A
Dragonborn: No
Personality: Lucia is a level-headed, no-nonsense individual that enjoys living a life of stability. While she follows rules of societies, she also has her own personal set of rules that she likes to abide by. If she feels she has broken any of her personal rules, she subjects herself to self loathing an harsh criticism. Lucia's drive to better herself is born of her fierce rivalry with her older brother Valedus, whom she hopes to surpass in battle and prove herself to be the better of the children of Arcturus. When not in a battle scenario, Rowena is a sarcastic, often stern character that doesn't smile often. She can be described as emotionally-restrained, as she has a hard time opening up to others and very rarely does. She is trying to better her social skills, but is struggling.
Goals in life: To drive the Thalmor out of Skyrim, to surpass her brother in every aspect of combat, to become a warrior worthy of her great father.

Fighting style: Trained by her father. Fights exclusively with a sword and shield. Will use her war cry when in trouble. Has no 'panic button' like her father's Ritual Stone power; she instead relies on her own ability entirely.
Major skills: One handed, heavy armor, block
Supporting skills: Smithing
Crafting: Has a rudimentary knowledge of smithing and alchemy.

Weapons: One-handed dwarven sword (unenchanted, so far), Antique Orcish Shield inherited from her father.
Apparel/Equipment: A full suit of ebony armor sans helmet; wears an enchanted circlet in place of a helmet. Keeps an amulet of Zenithar around her neck.

Factions: Imperial Legion, Imperial Resistance
Thaneships: Hjaalmarch

Civil War: 20 years hence of the civil war, the imperials won the civil war and are now dealing with the Thalmor finally pressing their forces on Skyrim and the surrounding areas to complete their conquet of Tamriel.

Family:[b]Arcturus Ember-Heart (Father, General of the Imperial Legion, Jarl of Hjaalmarch, Sylgja (Mother, Jarlessa of Hjaalmarch), Valedus Ember-Heart (Elder Brother)

Friends: Anekke Crag-Jumper, Valedus, Stenvar, Marcurio

Religion:Pays Homage to Zenithar mostly because of his patronage of hard work and diligence. Occasionally praises Talos in battle. Largely irreligious.
Backstory:

Esther was born in Skyrim, but her family moved to Leyawiin when she was three years old. Her father died four years later (bandit attack), and her mother found a new husband not half a year after that.
This new step-father was an extremely loyal soldier of the Imperial Legion. As soon as Esther came of age, he forced her to join the Legion as well. Esther found it extremely odd that her mother did not interfere;
she had always been strongly against her husband joining the ranks, and would never have allowed her daughter to do such a thing. However now she simply let her new husband take Esther with him to the Imperial City,
being content to stay at home by herself.
A few years earlier Esther had started suspecting there was something fishy about her step-father, and her suspicions never faded. Quite the opposite, in fact. After around two years in the Legion's ranks
one of Esther's very few friends brought up the suspect of Esther's step-father. He had been her commanding officer in the past, and once she found out he was related (through marriage) to Esther, she decided to share
some gossip with the younger woman. She told Esther that the man had turned oddly pale a few weeks after Esther's father's death (Esther's friend didn't know when he'd died, but Esther did and made the connection),
and had never given any explanation for the sudden change. They had just assumed it was a result of an experiment gone wrong (he liked to experiment with alchemy, and his experiments had a tendency to fail). Esther, however,
came to an entirely different conclusion... she had noticed over the years that her step-father avoided being outside during daytime, especially on clear, sunny days. As she combined this observation with the information
she received from her friend (she had always assumed her step-father just happened to be a bit on the pale side), her first thought was: "He's a vampire! Mother doesn't really love him; he's just seducted her."
It made sense, and also explained why her mother was still completely infatuated with him, after several years.
Having made such a conclusion, Esther couldn't help wondering whether she and/or her mother had been fed on in their sleep... and if so, how many times. She decided then and there that she would find out whether she was correct.

The next time both Esther and her step-father were at home she took action by staying awake all night. There was only one wall between their rooms, so she was able to determine when her mother fell asleep (she snored).
Esther slipped out of bed and quietly made her way to the corridor. She stopped behind the door of her mother's room (which was shared by her step-father) and pressed her right (better) eye against the keyhole. For five or ten
minutes she stood there, starting to feel rather stupid... but then her step-father suddenly sat up in the bed, and - to Esther's utter horror - fed on the woman sleeping next to him.

Esther had to act. She had no choice, now that she knew her step-father was indeed a vampire. But how would she get rid of him? There was no way she would be able to take him on, not by herself.

In the end she decided to go to the Legion for help. She managed to find her commanding officer (who was none too pleased to be bothered during a holiday), and told him what she had found out about her step-father and a fairly
high-ranker commander. She couldn't believe her ears when her story was considered an attempt to ruin another's career.

"But I saw him feeding on my mother!" she insisted several times - to no avail. Her commanding officer only seemed to get less and less happy with her, eventually getting angry enough that he (rather forcibly) told her to leave
him alone. At that point Esther was sick and tired of the entire subject. and decided to simply leave her mother and "job" behind. She was not dealing with that vampire anymore.

The next two years she spent wandering around the province, for the most part staying away from cities (one does not simply leave the Legion without some consequences). It was a hard but enjoyable life, and Esther, while
feeling guilty for leaving her mother to be a vampire's plaything, did not regret her choice to run away.

During her time as a wanderer, Esther came across a small group of other wanderers. They were happy to let her join up with them, and taught her all kinds of things about surviving in the wilds. One of them also showed her how
to pay the lute. In return, she shared her knowledge and skills regarding combat, as the others were none too skilled in battle (their survival relied heavily on stealth and various kinds of tricks).

Esther and the group split apart when she got the idea to head north, to Skyrim. She couldn't remember anything from her life there (since her family had moved to Cyrodiil when she was three), and wanted to see her (ancestral)
homeland. She had heard about the political instability that plagued Skyrim, and was intrigued by it. Throughout her wandering she'd become more and more unhappy and even angry with the Legion; she'd been forced to join, called
a liar when she tried to get help ti deal with a vampire and last but not least constantly hunted after she decided to leave her soldier's life behind.

Another rumour she'd heard regarding Skyrim was that there were werewolves there. And vampires, unsurprisingly. She hated vampires (for obvious reasons) and had never seen a werewolf, but based on what she'd read and heard,
she found them terrifying and was by no means willing to come across one. Luckily for her, they only hunted at night (that's what all the books and stories said, anyway).

The one thing Esther had feared since her childhood were spiders, which weren't all that common in Cyrodiil, but Skyrim was said to be infested with the creatures. The reason Esther was so terrified of spiders was their appearance;
eight legs, too many eyes, and those pincers... not to mention they were poisonous, and could drop down from trees without being noticed until it was too late. The sounds they made also creeped her out.

-- 1 Handed(69): Armsman 3/5, Fighting Stance, Savage Strike, Great Critical Charge

-- Block (72): Shield Wall 1/5 and everything except Shield Charge

-- Light Armor (64): Agile Defender 3/5, Custom Fit, Unhindered

-- Sneak (88): Stealth 1/5 and everything except Shadow Warrior

-- Smithing (60): Steel Smithing, Dwarven, Arcane Blacksmith

-- Alchemy (59): Alchemist 2/5, Physician

--Lockpicking (54): Unperked

Enchanting-enchanter1-5, fire enchanter, frost enchanter, storm enchanter, extra effect, insightful enchanter, corpus enchanter.
Conjuration-conjuration novice-master, summoner 1-2, atromancy, necromancy, elemental potency, dark souls, twin souls.
One-handed-armsman 1-5.
Heavy Armor-juggernaut 1-5.
Smithing-steel, elven, dwarven, orcish, advanced, arcane, Ebony.

vampire/vampire lord.

,the dawnguard,

,lord harkon.

Name: Faora
Nickname(s)/Alias(es): Fa, Fae, Fara
Race: Redguard
Gender: Female
Religion: Yokudan Pantheon
Place of Birth: Elinhir, Hammerfell
Date of Birth: 22nd of Rain's Hand, 4E 176
Current Residence: None
Title(s): None
Major Skill(s): One-Handed, Light Armor
Minor Skill(s): None
Family:
Lhonar the Defiant (Redguard, father, alive)
Suliel Sword-Dancer (Redguard, mother, alive)

She comes from a long-line of renowned swordmasters. During her studies into their traditions, she learns that some of her very distant ancestors were actual sword-singers.
Her fascination and deeper research into sword-singing later spilled over to magic as a whole.

Wishing to sate her thirst for arcane knowledge, she plans to go to the College of Winterhold. She knows her parents will not approve so she masks her true intention
by saying that she plans to seek opportunities to improve her swordsmanship in Skyrim by seeking worthy opponents there.