» Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:46 pm
Just thought I'd share my NEW backstory in light of some of the new info we've received lately and also as part of this topic.
Career: son of a farmer, and becomes a soldier in the Stormcloak Rebellion, later becoming Ulfric
Stormcloak's right hand man, second in command - sometimes carrying out assassinations for
Ulfric Stormcloak, and later becomes the highest knight of the king's court after the rebels
win the war.
Backstory: Rigmor was raised by Nord parents on a farm in southern Skyrim near Oakwood. His father
was a hardworking farmer who taught his son the values of hardwork. Rigmor helped his father daily, having his chores along with his sister, who is 1 year older than him.
His parents were illiterate, but that did not stop the young Rigmor from learning to read, and by age six, he was an avid reader, and seemed to have the memory of a detailed painting, able to remember the most lucid details. He was also stronger than most boys his age, likely all boys, and could knock an orc lad cold with his bare hands.
By age 12, the boy was able to purchase his first mortar & pestle, long having an interest in alchemy. He had read quite a few books on the 'science' and by now was performing quite a few experiments using the flora and fauna of the region where he was growing up.
By age 16, civil war was brewing in the region, as young Rigmor would hear rumors of an Ulfric Stormcloak, who had claims to the high kingship of Skyrim. According to gossip, this Ulfric wanted to oust the Imperials, that Skyrim was mighty and well deserving of the right of self-governance. He now wanted to join the rebellion.
When he was 17, he told his father he wanted to join the Stormcloaks, but his father wouldn't allow it, and they got into an argument. Before the fight ended, Rigmor tells his father that he hates his life on the farm, and wishes it would have been him to die instead of his mother.
That's when a group of Imperial soldiers arrived. They tried to pin the crime of tax evasion on Sten, and threatened to take his farm. That's when his sister showed up. The Captain then took her and proceeds to [censored] her, and Rigmor tried to stop him. Several soldiers held Rigmor down, having him arrested for trying to assault an Imperial Legion Officer, and for murder. Rigmor had put up a good fight, and had even slain one soldier with his fists.
They were going to have the boy executed, when he was rescued. Now, he heads back to the farm, where he finds his father murdered and his sister gone. He found his father, laying in a field of corn. His sister though, was nowhere to be found. In the house, he found a black hand on the wall. To Rigmor, this was the work of the infamous Dark Brotherhood (Or was it?). The Argonian Shadowscale he later meets will tell him it is a strange matter, as assassins in the Dark Brotherhood never leave their mark on walls, nor do they kidnap people. Now, Rigmor believes the hand is a cover-up by the Imperial Legion Captain, or is it?
Why he's being executed: For murdering an Imperial Legionnaire, and assault on a Captain
