While many of my characters are named something completely uninspiring, after playing a little bit of oblivion I decided to name my nord something a little interesting. I thought it would be kinda awesome to roleplay as someone who knew he was dragonborn, and had the knowledge and experience to succeed in skyrim. So, I named my nord "Tiber Septim."
I even came up with a little backstory of the events prior to skyrim!
"At the height of his power, the legendary emperor Tiber Septim had a vision that the imperium that he built would face calamity once more with the return of dragons. Determined to prevent their coming from destroying the empire, he willed himself to the future. When he tried to rally his forces together, he was met with iron cuffs, as he neglecting to bring anything to prove his identity as first emperor. Now, stripped of his weapons, and drained of power from travelling to the future, his life is in the whims of those who would be his subjects."
I definitely did take a few liberities with the guy, but that was part of the fun of roleplaying.
tl:dr: Named my Nord Tiber Septim, because he is Tiber Septim who traveled forward in time.
I even came up with a little backstory of the events prior to skyrim!
"At the height of his power, the legendary emperor Tiber Septim had a vision that the imperium that he built would face calamity once more with the return of dragons. Determined to prevent their coming from destroying the empire, he willed himself to the future. When he tried to rally his forces together, he was met with iron cuffs, as he neglecting to bring anything to prove his identity as first emperor. Now, stripped of his weapons, and drained of power from travelling to the future, his life is in the whims of those who would be his subjects."
I definitely did take a few liberities with the guy, but that was part of the fun of roleplaying.
tl:dr: Named my Nord Tiber Septim, because he is Tiber Septim who traveled forward in time.