Throw away all preconceived notions of how a fantasy elf should be, and create the nastiest Bosmer you can think of. He hates anyone or anything that isn't mer and won't hesitate to kill them if he thinks he can get away with it. He is fiercely protective of nature, and respects the Green Pact even outside Valenwood. That means he may not use plants or mushrooms for his alchemy, instead relying on animal parts to make his potions and poisons. Do the quest to
Make him savage looking, buff, heavily scarred, with warpaint and a mohawk.
You'll have a wood elf you can be proud of playing

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