For me, Bethesda games are always played with a Female character for me. I'm not very good at making a good looking character, and I hate going into third person, but it's a bit of a tradition. Any other game, Runescape, All Points Bulletin, KOTOR, Dragon Age, everything else, I play as a male. Not sure why, but I just work that way. Also, I've never played in heavy armor, always been a light armor narb. May have something to do with it.