My *newish* dragonborn is another Nord. He's a warrior, who thinks he's a thief. In reality, he's a horrible thief, but a pretty good warrior. There's a whole backstory about him, but I'll not bore you with that. As for crossing into Skyrim, well... it had always piqued his interest. Unlike some of my other characters though, he was actually a criminal and needed a place to run (like I said, he's a horrible thief). Karma bit him back, and what little he had was stolen.. not to mention he got severely beat along with getting robbed, tumbled down a mountain, washed up by a river, and crawled through the mud.. and at the worst time, and in his most pissed off moment, stumbled upon the Imperials ambushing the Stormcloaks. They were actually going to let him go, but he had a [censored] answer for everything. Finally, he lost his mind, and punched out one of the soldiers. So they threw him on the carriage. No one's loss.

He's trying to make some amends in Whiterun, but his newfound "hero" status after killing a dragon is getting to him. Apparently some old geezers called the Greybeards have summoned him. He doesn't know how to handle it. He's wants to run again. This is too much. He's trying to make friends with the Companions. The old man Kodlak has taking a liking for him, but he's tempted to steal that unusual gem in the old man's bedroom and making a run for it. He heard the thieves guild was in Riften, but he's not sure he's qualified (again, horrible thief). Time will tell if this guy gets his head out of his ass. For now, that IS his idealogy.