Race Selection
When starting Skyrim the first decision you make, which has the longest effect on your game, is your character creation. There are ten base races to choose from.
- Argonian- Your Argonian blood is 50% resistant to disease, constant. Water breathing ability. Histskin greater power, Invoke the power of the Hist to recover health ten times faster for 60 seconds, once per day.
- Breton- Breton blood grants a 25% resistance to magic, constant. Dragonskin greater power, absorb 50% of the magicka from hostile spells for 60 seconds, once per day.
- Dark Elf(Dunmer)- Your Dunmer blood gives you 50% resistance to fire, constant. Ancestor's Wrath greater power, for 60 seconds, opponents that get too close take 8 points per second of fire damage, once per day.
- High Elf(Altmer)- High Elves are born with 50 extra magicka, constant. Highborn greater power, regenerate magicka faster for 60 seconds, once per day.Also their base magicka Regeneration is increased by 25 points for 60 seconds. Best choice for a mage.
- Imperial- Imperial Luck ability, 100% chance of 2-10 extra gold in all chests that normally contain gold, as well as to the corpses of various gold-dropping enemies, such as bandits, dragons, draugr, Falmer, Forsworn, giants, and rieklings. Voice of the Emperor greater power, calms nearby people for 60 seconds, once per day.
- Khajiit- Claws ability, Khajiit claws do 12 points of damage in addition to their base damage value of 10 points for unarmed combat. Eye of Night lesser power, improved night vision for 60 seconds, multiple times per day. Also make great thieves by being naturally stealthy.
- Nord- Resist Frost ability, your Nord blood gives you 50% resistance to Frost, constant. Battle Cry greater power, targets flee for 30 seconds, once per day
- Orc- Berserker Rage greater power, you take half damage and do double damage for 60 seconds, once per day.
- Redguard- Resist Poison ability, your Redguard blood gives you 50% resistance to poison, constant. Adrenaline Rush greater power, stamina regenerates 10x faster for 60 seconds, once per day.
- Wood Elf(Bosmer)- Resist Disease and Poison ability, your Bosmer blood gives you 50% resistance to poison and disease, constant. Command Animal greater power, make an animal an ally for 60 seconds, once per day.
