I'm having a difficult time picking a name for my second character, any ideas for a handsome, blonde Nordic man? I was thinking Hjolf (pronounced Yuh-ulf), but I don't even nowhere to begin with names for men. >.>"

I think it's fair to say that arrows are designed to pierce, not cut.
You don't see archers on the field of battle attempting to sever a guys arm with a broadhead.
Amdittidly, that'd be interesting to watch.

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http://www.20000-names.com/male_norse_names.htm

http://www.20000-names.com/male_lithuanian_names.htm
Some names in Skyrim, although very rare, are Baltic in nature rather than Norse. (Farkas, Vilkas. Note the -as at the end of the names that are Indo-European in nature, rather than Northern Germanic.)

http://www.20000-names.com/male_german_names.htm There's a character with a very pseudo-German name in-game. The man in question is named Avulsteinn, and IIRC, some Nords in Morrowind had German sounding names.

And that name there would be pronounced more like hyölf.

That's why I'm stressin' bout this name! I need a hot, manly man's name, but I don't want him to sound like a common blockhead >.>'

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Name him Atgeir or something, you don't get more manly Viking than a fuck-off spear.

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Well, that's the point. Arrow may have sharp, but it's meant to be pokey. Spears also have sharp, but they're also meant to be pokey.

I was about ask, @Leidenschaft, would Aelos, or Ailos, be acceptable? The sounding of the name is what I'm thinking.

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If not, I may just use that name!

I'm sure it's the same with you girls looking at guys, but whenever I see an attractive female in public I never wonder if her name sounds ugly. Just skim the links and find something that sounds masculine enough.

What would the beliefs of Talos entail as part of the Nine Divine?

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go up to girl, ask for name

learn she's named rostam

suddenly

u r worst turk

Oh yeah, rip, I had a long period of inactivity ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm not sure what happened though.

Her brother is tagging along as a minor character.

And if a khajiit steals something and nobody is around to see it, does anyone raise an alarm? I left that part kind of vague, I'll rewrite it. Mostly they're just things that are left unattended.

but it's Sylvanis who learnt restoration from Rhasha'Dar

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Talos is seen as the Patron God of Heroes and the man races, as well as the God who blesses righteous rulers, IIRC.

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u r worst turk

Maybe a separate skill just for axe? What do you guys say?

What would be the process to becoming a city guard? How old does one have to be? Or does Windhelm have its own army, before 4E 201? Is there a type of conscription? Trying to find something militaristic for this guy to do before the war, as he would be 27 when it started.

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Ask one of the guards, get in because of able body and having lived in the city for long?

What would be the process to becoming a city guard?

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What would be the process to becoming a city guard? How old does one have to be? Or does Windhelm have its own army, before 4E 201? Is there a type of conscription? Trying to find something militaristic for this guy to do before the war, as he would be 27 when it started.

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Adventure
Find archer
???
Profit

Windhelm hosted the Stormcloak forces, but its own forces are mostly the guards. In the next chapter, a militia organization called the White River Braves will be featured. These guys are active in Eastmarch and Whiterun, and do everything from coast guard duties to road patrols to shoveling snow.

When the Dragonborn took over, he was set on making the biggest army on Nirn. So yes, there was a degree of conscription. But like in medieval times and the world wars, it was selective. Plus, having the legendary Dovahkiin as your poster boy tend to generate a lot of volunteers.