Character Races

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)