Ice-Born: A Skyrim Fanfic

Cold, alone, and stranded on icy plains with a sea to the north, and mountains to the south, a lone man wanders. His journey is cut short by a blizzard, sapping the little strength he had after a day of trudging through knee deep snow. He falls, his second life cut short by impartial nature. It may have been his end, were it not for a chance encounter.  Inspired by Skyrim: A Reincarnator's Journey. I popped ISpyEXP a message, the author of that story, and he was cool with me giving a shot at the system he outlined in his story. I have tweaked a few things with it, but the LitRPG side of things is pretty thin here. Author's Note 1/26/25: I'll just get this out of the way quick, I have very little interest in continuing to write this story as it stands. I've come to a place in life where I either need to monetize my hobbies (Like writing) or I need to spend my free time on something that will eventually make some $. To that end, I've been teaching my self how to write better code, building out an idea for a game, including the background lore of the setting. I've been making mods for games for years, but I've never built a whole game my self. My future plans pretty much hinge on having a semi-functioning game by the end of this year, and something that I can present as a patreon/kickstarter project by mid-2026. I do like the story I've written here, I do enjoy seeing y'all in the comments, but I need to do something actually productive with my free time. I can't keep working at my family's shop for the rest of my life. I'm turning 28 in two days, and I'm making less (adjusted for inflation/CoL) than I did when I was in highschool. To that end, thanks for reading the story, the kind words, but don't anticipate any further chapters here. I know there isn't a really good 'ending', but I don't have the time or motivation to write another 70K words on this. The last chapter I upload will have a bit more information on my future plans for anyone interested. What To Expect Copious, brutal descriptions of melee combat and a fairly grim setting A clever, lawful neutral MC that tinges evil on occasion. A slow burn story that does not immediately tackle major plot points of the game. Creative liberties with certain bits of lore, nothing too major for the game plotline. Some politics, some intrigue. Some light kingdom building aspects as the story progresses. What NOT to expect Overt romance, harems, or any other degen non-sense. Massively over-powered MC. Pleasant and cheery interactions with the locals. Tons of LitRPG elements. They're there, but they are not the focus of the story.