There are ten character races available (sorry, no sloads). Each race has additions to attributes and skills as well as innate abilities, powers and/or spells. The following tables lay them out for you. Abilities are always active, powers may be used once per day and spells go into your spell book.
ARGONIAN | STR | INT | WIL | AGI | SPD | END | PER | LUCK |
MALE | 40 | 40 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
FEMALE | 40 | 50 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
Skill Bonuses | Alchemy (+5), Athletics (+15), Illusion (+5), Medium Armor (+5), Mysticism (+5), Spear (+5), Unarmored (+5) | |||||||
Special |
Abilities: Resist Disease (75%), Immune to Poison (100%) Spells: Water Breathing (120 seconds) |
BRETON |
STR | INT | WIL | AGI | SPD | END | PER | LUCK |
MALE | 40 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 40 |
FEMALE | 30 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 40 | 30 | 40 | 40 |
Skill Bonuses | Alchemy (+5), Alteration (+5), Conjuration (+10), Illusion (+5), Mysticism (+10), Restoration (+10) | |||||||
Special |
Abilities: Magicka Bonus (0.5 x INT), Resist Magicka (50%) Powers: Dragon Skin (Shield 50 pts for 60 seconds) |
DARK ELF |
STR | INT | WIL | AGI | SPD | END | PER | LUCK |
MALE | 40 | 40 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 40 |
FEMALE | 40 | 40 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 30 | 40 | 40 |
Skill Bonuses | Athletics (+5), Destruction (+10), Lt. Armor (+5), L. Blade (+5), Marksman (+5), Mysticism (+5), S. Blade (+10) | |||||||
Special |
Abilities: Resist Fire (75%) Powers: Ancestor Guardian (Sanctuary 50 pts for 60 seconds) |
HIGH ELF |
STR | INT | WIL | AGI | SPD | END | PER | LUCK |
MALE | 30 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
FEMALE | 30 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 40 | 40 |
Skill Bonuses | Alchemy (+10), Alteration (+5), Conjuration (+5), Destruction (+10), Enchant (+10), Illusion (+5) | |||||||
Special | Abilities: Magicka Bonus (1.5 x INT), Weakness to Magicka (50%), Weakness to Fire (50%), Weakness to Frost (25%), Weakness to Shock (25%), Resist Disease (75%) |
IMPERIAL |
STR | INT | WIL | AGI | SPD | END | PER | LUCK |
MALE | 40 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 40 |
FEMALE | 40 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 40 |
Skill Bonuses | Blunt Weapon (+5), Hand-to-Hand (+5), Lt. Armor (+5), L. Blade (+10), Mercantile (+10), Speechcraft (+10) | |||||||
Special | Powers: Star of the West (absorb Fatigue 200 pts on Target), Voice of the Emperor (Charm 25-50 pts for 15 sec on Target) |
KHAJIIT |
STR | INT | WIL | AGI | SPD | END | PER | LUCK |
MALE | 40 | 40 | 30 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 40 | 40 |
FEMALE | 30 | 40 | 30 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Skill Bonuses | Acrobatics (+15), Athletics (+5), Hand-to-Hand (+5), Lt. Armor (+5), Security (+5), S. Blade (+5), Sneak (+5) | |||||||
Special |
Powers: Eye of Fear (Demoralize Humanoid 100 pts for 30 seconds on Target) Spells: Eye of Night (Night Eye 50 pts for 30 seconds) |
NORD |
STR | INT | WIL | AGI | SPD | END | PER | LUCK |
MALE | 50 | 30 | 40 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 30 | 40 |
FEMALE | 50 | 30 | 50 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 40 |
Skill Bonuses | Axe (+10), Blunt Weapon (+10) Hvy. Armor (+5), L. Blade (+5), Med. Armor (+10), Spear (+5) | |||||||
Special |
Abilities: Immune to Frost (100%), Resistance to Shock (50%) Powers: Woad (Shield 30 pts for 60 seconds), Thunder Fist (Frost Damage, 25 pts on Touch) |
ORC |
STR | INT | WIL | AGI | SPD | END | PER | LUCK |
MALE | 45 | 30 | 50 | 35 | 30 | 50 | 30 | 40 |
FEMALE | 45 | 40 | 45 | 35 | 30 | 50 | 25 | 40 |
Skill Bonuses | Armorer (+10), Axe (+5), Block (+10), Hvy. Armor (+10), Med. Armor (+10) | |||||||
Special |
Abilities: Resist Magicka (25%) Power: Berserk (Fortify Health [20 pts]/Fortify Fatigue [200 pts]/Fortify Attack [100 pts]/Drain AGI [100 pts] for 60 seconds) |
REDGUARD |
STR | INT | WIL | AGI | SPD | END | PER | LUCK |
MALE | 50 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 30 | 40 |
FEMALE | 40 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 40 | 40 |
Skill Bonuses | Athletics (+5), Axe (+5), Blunt Weapon (+5), Hvy. Armor (+5), L. Blade (+15), Med. Armor (+5), S. Blade (+5) | |||||||
Special |
Abilities: Resist Disease (75%), Resist Poison (75%) Powers: Adrenaline Rush (Fortify AGI [50 pts]/STR [50 pts]/SPD [50 pts]/END [50 pts]/Health [25 pts] for 60 seconds) |
WOOD ELF | STR | INT | WIL | AGI | SPD | END | PER | LUCK |
MALE | 30 | 40 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 40 | 40 |
FEMALE | 30 | 40 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 40 | 40 |
Skill Bonuses | Acrobatics (+5), Alchemy (+5), Lt. Armor (+10), Marksman (+15), Sneak (+10) | |||||||
Special |
Abilities: Resist Disease (75%) Powers: Beast Tongue (Command Creature 5 levels for 600 seconds on Target) |