[quote=@jasonwolf]
Well do we want the skall monster hunter? The sea/wood (driftwood) elf archeologist? The argonian dragon knight? How about the Imperial Legion Bounty Hunter? 

It's tempting, but the trouble lies in how open we will be. There's many things I need to know since this is coming from an open world game.
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The Skall monster hunter would be cool and interesting, but would probably have the least to contribute to the story (at least initially). An archaeologist could potentially provide some insight into the 'main story'. And the Argonian and Imperial would provide interesting (although differing) perspectives on the Great War. What ever way you go, you're probably going to have a good CS. 

In terms of openness, it really is as open as an RP can be. You can completely ignore what's going on in the world and with other characters if you wish. You could argue that this could make the RP suck but then I would reply with these three points: a) It encourages creativity by not limiting people's direction; b) it could provide a Game of Thrones-esque style story where lots of different things are happening in different places; and c) the chances are most people will opt into becoming involved with the main story or the war anyway. 

The two main arcs which I will be pushing will be involving the war and the bodysnatching (which your nightmares are linked to). I'm still not sure whether or not to just reveal what the main story arc is, or kinda try to slowly reveal it as the RP progresses. Opinions are welcome!