I was hoping on joining up with you guys as a standalone character. I'm not interested in doing the nation thing in the rp yet. I kind of would like to start out like any character in the Elder scrolls... yes as a prisoner. He will have some ability on combat, magic and specialize in roguelike abilities. Kind of a jack of all trades and yeah he may even had been a traveling merchant at one time.  

Wrong place wrong time. You were captured because you walked into this area where people were "banditizing" the locals. Since your character isn't known in the area they assumed you were with the thugs and locked you up as well.

After being captured by the imperials he is shipped away to be set to trial in his homelands by his own people. When in reality there wouldn’t be a trial just an execution once he arrives… This is because his family was of a powerful ancient bloodline supposedly tied to the ancient Ehlnofey. This bloodline gave his family terrifying abilities and powers. 

They wanted this bloodline destroyed and attacked his family… killing almost everyone. He escaped and thanked the gods that he was alive. He figured that vengeance would be something out of his grasp but nothing is written in stone. He has hopes in proving his ability and knows that his family had a scapegoat for him. The other nobles assume that he was killed in the attack and thus allows him to be “free.”

I am not sure where to start but have been talking with Letter Bee about somethings. But would like to know what you all think about this character idea. He is High Elf or whatever the term for his race is.