Daggerfall:Races

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When creating a new character, you will be prompted to select your homeland from one of the provinces of Tamriel. You are in effect selecting your character's race, as each of the eight major races hail from a specific province. There is an additional province, Cyrodiil, but it is not an available option: it is the Imperial seat and, according to Daggerfall lore, it does not boast any one specific indigenous race because of its geographically central position (the Imperial race was only introduced in later Elder Scrolls games).

For additional information, see The Races of Tamriel.

It should be noted that the following bonuses and penalties to the character's attributes due to their race do not actually function as they were intended. Your class will define the starting values of your attributes, and will overwrite any modifications made by your race. Because of this, your choice of race is almost purely cosmetic; other characteristics of a race, such as the Nords' resistance to frost magic and the High Elven immunity to Paralysis, do still apply.

[edit] Argonian

Argonians hail from the province of Black Marsh. You are part of a highly-evolved race of reptiles, known for their intelligence, agility, and speed. Because of their reptilian nature, Argonians do not tire easily when swimming. While many Argonians have successfully mastered the arts of thievery and spellcasting, there are some regarded well as warriors.

• Male Argonian character modifiers:
  • +10 Agility
  • +10 Speed
  • -10 Endurance
• Female Argonian character modifiers:
  • +10 Strength
  • -10 Endurance

[edit] Breton

Bretons hail from the province of High Rock. You are part of a tall, fair-skinned people, highly intelligent and willful. Magic seems to infuse the very being of the Breton people. As a race, they are more resistant to the effects of hostile magic than any other group, and thus are excellent in all arcane arts.

• Male and Female Breton character modifiers:
  • +10 Intelligence
  • +10 Willpower
  • -10 Strength
  • -10 Endurance

[edit] Dark Elf

Dark Elves hail from the province of Morrowind. You are part of a tall, dark-skinned people, known to be extremely strong, intelligent, and quick. They are extremely versatile in all manners of skills and well-known as warriors and mages.

• Male Dark Elf character modifiers:
  • +10 Strength
  • +10 Intelligence
  • -10 Willpower
  • -10 Personality
• Female Dark Elf character modifiers:
  • +10 Intelligence
  • -10 Willpower

[edit] High Elf

High Elves hail from the province of Sumurset Isle (note that spelling of this province's name has changed in more recent games). You are part of a tall, golden-skinned people, extremely intelligent, agile, and willful. The magical nature of Sumurset Isle has made the High Elves natural spellcasters who are immune to paralysing poisons and spells.

• Male High Elf character modifiers:
  • +10 Intelligence
  • +10 Willpower
  • -10 Strength
  • -10 Endurance
• Female High Elf character modifiers:
  • +10 Intelligence
  • +10 Personality
  • -10 Strength
  • -10 Endurance

[edit] Khajiit

Khajiit hail from the province of Elsweyr. You are part of a tawny-skinned people, extremely hardy, intelligent, and agile. Many Khajiit have taken to painting their faces to more resemble their legendary feline cousins, the predatory cats that hunt the great desert. Khajiit are on the whole excellent climbers, and adept in all the arts of the thief.

• Male Khajiit character modifiers:
  • +10 Endurance
  • -10 Willpower
  • -10 Agility
• Female Khajiit character modifiers:
  • -10 Luck

[edit] Nord

Nords hail from the province of Skyrim. You are part of a tall and fair-skinned people, strong, willful, and hardy. Owing to the climate of Skyrim, Nords are resistant to the coldest of temperatures, and take little damage even from ice-based magical attacks. Nords are historically well-suited to all the arts of the warrior.

• Male Nord character modifiers:
  • +10 Strength
  • +10 Endurance
  • -10 Intelligence
  • -10 Willpower
  • -10 Agility
• Female Nord character modifiers:
  • +10 Luck
  • -10 Intelligence

[edit] Redguard

Redguards hail from the province of Hammerfell. You are part of a dark-skinned people, extremely hardy and quick. Legend has it that the Redguard are innately more proficient with weaponry than any other race. In general, Redguards make excellent warriors.

• Male Redguard character modifiers:
  • +10 Agility
  • +10 Luck
  • -10 Intelligence
  • -10 Willpower
  • -10 Endurance
• Female Redguard character modifiers:
  • +10 Speed
  • +10 Luck
  • -10 Strength
  • -10 Intelligence
  • -10 Willpower
  • -10 Endurance

[edit] Wood Elf

Wood Elves hail from the province of Valenwood. You are part of a tall, fair-skinned people known to be extremely agile and quick. Wood Elves have a natural affinity for the bow and arrow, and all members of their race have some ability with that weapon. There are well-known Wood Elves in most every class, but the arts of thievery are their particular forte.

• Male Wood Elf character modifiers:
  • +10 Agility
  • +10 Speed
  • -10 Endurance
  • -10 Luck
• Female Wood Elf character modifiers:
  • none

[edit] Vampire

The benefits (and curses) of Vampirism are so numerous they must be described in the Vampirsm article.

[edit] Lycanthrope

• Werewolf
• Wereboar

The benefits (and curses) of Lycanthropy are so numerous they must be described in the Lycanthropy article.