I've been toying with the idea of a second character when I just need a break from being a mage who's a relatively decent person. I wanted to marry her off to somebody powerful (no plans to marry w/ the main). And by powerful I mean either in status/wealth.

...then she's going to go traipsing about Skyrim with Marcurio while hubby stays at home, as I've heard he compliments a sneaky type well.

None of the spouses are really powerful as it were. They are either mercenaries, shopkeepers, working class stiffs or they're in the Companions.

Maybe Ainethach. He at least owns property, though he's considered lower class because he's a Reachman. Filnjar and Balimund both own smithies, and Wilhelm owns his inn, but again they're more journeyman class.

Basically, there's no marrying up.

I married the guy whos father owns winking skeever....the old fart will eventually die and the inn will be fully mine......not that it matters, I married for love *cough*.

Vilkas - Leader of the Companions (Okay, okay, technically you're the leader, but you don't do squat that shows it), highly respected for his position. Also his brother, Farkas, though slightly less respected because he's dumb as a box of rocks.

... Okay, I went through all of the other ones, they're all poor and powerless. The best you can do is someone like Balimund or Quintus Navale, who is a shop owner, or Onmund, who is in the college. Ainethach owns a mine, whoopie.

Well isn't that disappointing. :< I don't care about actually getting a monetary gain ingame I just wanted to cuckold a rich hubby. LOL.

Oh well. I guess successful businessman will have to be it. -sigh-