Art done by the fantastic jouigidragon and story below written by me! Hope you enjoy!

Behold, Ruby Strongtail! She's an Argonian that was adopted by a young Nord couple, who had just opened a small brewery. With little to no connection to the Hist and no known relatives, she grew up as a proud Nord despite her appearance.

When her parents learned that she was magically inclined after accidentally setting an empty barrel on fire, they brought her into the nearby town of Bravil to be taught a bit on the subject by the local Mage's Guild. While they recommended she study to help unlock her potential, the young Ruby took on after her parents and preferred more hand on practice. Along with this her parents also taught her the basic of how to use weapons such as Axes, Swords, and so on.

One thing she loved to do was eat, stating that despite her scales and tail she was still a true Nord, and desired to eat as such. Along with this came strength training, and as she grew into a young adult she found herself bulking up fast-in multiple ways. The biggest change was her fat, the lard coating her frame making her the butt of many jokes from the more disrespectful sort. Ruby wasn't one to let this easily put her down, and all it caused was for her to train even harder than before, large muscles and incredible endurance hidden under her pillowy frame.

One downside to her growth was that she had to replace clothes rather often. By the time she came of age she struggled to both fit inside regular doorways as well as in her clothes, her belly was often showing so that she could have enough cloth to cover up the important bits. Her father often joked about how she'd be fine in Skyrim thanks to all her protection.

One day Ruby decided she wanted to go and explore the homeland of her parents, and after discussing the idea with her parents she started to spend time with the local blacksmith as his apprentice. The forge was a bit cramped for her, but she made up for it with her almost superhuman strength, easily hammering metal into crude shapes for her master to refine. She made a rather decent amount of gold during her work, enough to give her supplies to travel north. He offered her a job, though she declined, saying she'd have to accept only when she returned.

Her parents, while a bit upset to see her go, knew their daughter was strong and understood her wanderlust was something a long time coming. They made sure she had supplies, armor, a simple sword, a few skins of the family's now popular mead, and told her that she was welcome back whenever she returned. She promised to send letters when she could, and set off.

Unfortunately for her she had walked into an imperial ambush and was stripped of her possessions before being put among the Stormcloak rebels by an overzealous captain. the ride to her "trial" were uncomfortable, spent in a wagon that could barely hold her and forced into a rough tunic that she was sure wasn't covering her breasts properly. She was thankful they let her keep her cloth pants at least, to have some modesty. She saw what they thought of putting on her and there was no way those pants would fit on her bulky frame. It didn't stop the stares though, her size and practically bare breasts were certainly drawing too many looks her way. Still, she kept her head up as a Nord should in these situations. She felt herself faltering when she learned of her planned fate, and things were a blur as she tried to process what was going on, soon finding herself on the headsman's block.

That was not to be her fate however, as a dragon soon attacked Helgen and let her begin her escape in the chaos. After a few minutes of running through the town and once incident of crashing through the second floor of a burning building to the first, Ruby found herself traveling through the escape rout with Hadvar. Unlike the captain he was a likable sort and she felt comfortable with him. She also set all his doubts of her capabilities aside as she went through the Stormcloak forces like a battering ram, using her fire magic to keep enemies at bay while also using her mass to tackle enemies before finishing with a swing of her blade. It likely also helped that the enemy were stunned by the image of what seemed to be a mountain of an Argonian charging them like a mammoth, a mammoth in very skimpy and ill fitting clothes none the less as no armor she found actually could fit.

Ruby managed to escape with Hadvar and made it to Riverwood. A meeting with his uncle and a few supplies later, Ruby was ready to depart...but not before she made herself decent. With the supplies she bought from the local trader, and after agreeing to retrieve a precious item from a nearby crypt, Ruby set to work making herself a set of properly fitting armor and cloth. With a few tips from Alvor she had herself her armor, and after exposing Sven and getting the help of Faendal on her quest, Ruby Strongtail was ready to start her real adventure!