Anybody advise me on a Nightblade build? ... and while we're at it, another way to start the game, hense, with my main i stuck to the main quest till whiterun, and then just moved around to windhelm, how have any of you started the game from when you rise from the caves?

Race of choice

Specialize in illusion,destruction,sneak,one handed.

Find shadow standing stone south of riften.

no conjour?

Dunmer

Sneak
1h
Destro
Conjuration
Alteration
Illusion
Enchanting
Smithing (rp purposes)

This build is pure win. I'm lvl 61 and use the bound sword with the 2 perks for it as well and it works just fine.