For Races in other games, see Race.

Race is a classification used to categorize beings with similar phenotypical traits. Some races are more similar than others, while some are vastly different. Each race falls into three different subcategories: human, mer, and betmer. Of all the races in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, there are ten playable races open to the Hero of Kvatch, the game's protagonist. Most NPCs fall into one of these races. Dremora are abundant in Oblivion, although almost entirely hostile. Several extinct races are mentioned in Oblivion's lore.

Contents 1 Comparisons with other games 2 Impact on character creation 3 Playable races 4 Race attribute modifiers 5 Race skill bonuses 6 Non-playable races 7 Recognizing races 8 See also 9 External links

Comparisons with other gamesEdit

There have been 10 playable races in every Elder Scrolls game except The Elder Scrolls: Arena and The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, where Imperials and Orcs were not a playable race. Because Oblivion is partially set in the realms of Oblivion, more Dremora are encountered than in previous titles, where they are merely summoned by Conjuration magic. Oblivion is also the first title to depict female Dremora.

Impact on character creationEdit

Main article: Character Creation (Oblivion)

Upon selecting a race, certain bonuses and impediments are immediately counted toward the hero's attributes and skills. Mer, or elves, excel at magic and are more intelligent, while Nords, Redguards, and Orcs excel at combat-oriented abilities. Each race is better suited for a different class, although Oblivion allows for enough customization to make any race work with any class, depending on player preference. Baurus, in the Imperial City Sewers, offers his opinion of the player's class depending on their race and the skills used during the tutorial.

Playable racesEdit

Tamriel is the home of all the ten main races, each occupying a different portion of the continent. The races are:

• Altmer (High Elf) - Summerset Isles
• Argonian - Black Marsh
• Bosmer (Wood Elf) - Valenwood
• Breton - High Rock
• Dunmer (Dark Elf) - Morrowind
• Imperial - Cyrodiil
• Khajiit - Elsweyr
• Nord - Skyrim
• Orsimer (Orc) - High Rock and Hammerfell
• Redguard - Hammerfell

Race attribute modifiersEdit

• All attributes have a base of 30, except for luck, for which all races have 50

Race	Sex	Strength	Intelligence	Willpower	Agility	Speed	Endurance	Personality	Luck
Altmer (High Elf)	M		+20	+10	+10		+10	+10
Altmer (High Elf)	F		+20	+10	+10	+10		+10
Argonian	M	+10	+10		+20	+20
Argonian	F	+10	+20	+10	+10	+10
Bosmer (Wood Elf)	M		+10		+20	+20	+10
Bosmer (Wood Elf)	F		+10		+20	+20		+10
Breton	M	+10	+20	+20				+10
Breton	F		+20	+20		+10		+10
Dunmer (Dark Elf)	M	+10	+10		+10	+20	+10
Dunmer (Dark Elf)	F	+10	+10		+10	+20		+10
Imperial	M	+10	+10			+10	+10	+20
Imperial	F	+10	+10	+10			+10	+20
Khajiit	M	+10	+10		+20	+10		+10
Khajiit	F		+10		+20	+10	+10	+10
Nord	M	+20			+10	+10	+20
Nord	F	+20		+10	+10	+10	+10
Orsimer (Orc)	M	+15		+20	+5		+20
Orsimer (Orc)	F	+15	+10	+15	+5		+20	-5
Redguard	M	+20			+10	+10	+20
Redguard	F	+10			+10	+10	+20	+10

Race skill bonusesEdit

Skills	Altmer (High Elf)	Argonian	Bosmer (Wood Elf)	Breton	Dunmer (Dark Elf)	Imperial	Khajiit	Nord	Orsimer (Orc)	Redguard
Acrobatics			+5				+10
Alchemy	+5	+5	+10	+5
Alteration	+10		+5	+5
Armorer								+5	+10
Athletics		+10			+5		+5			+10
Blade		+5			+10	+5	+5	+10		+10
Block								+5	+10
Blunt					+5	+5		+10	+10	+10
Conjuration	+5			+10
Destruction	+10				+10
Hand to Hand		+5				+5	+10		+5
Heavy Armor						+10		+10	+10	+5
Illusion	+5	+5		+5
Light Armor			+5		+5		+5			+5
Marksman			+10		+5
Mercantile						+10				+5
Mysticism	+10	+5		+10	+5
Restoration				+10				+5
Security		+10					+5
Sneak			+10				+5
Speechcraft						+10

Non-playable racesEdit

Some of the races that inhabit the world of Nirn and Tamriel, but are not playable or included as NPCs in Oblivion are:

• Aedra and Daedra – Not races per se, but they are divine beings beyond mortal classification.
• Ayleid (Heartland High Elves/Wild Elves) – The predominant ancient race of Cyrodiil who have now been reduced to tribal primitives.
• Imga (Ape-Men)
• Maormer (Tropical Elf)
• Sload – Slug-men who are skilled mages
• Tsaesci
• Hist
• Dragons

Some of the ancient races of the Tamriel, most of whom have disappeared, include:

• Chimer – The ancestors to the current Dunmer
• Dwemer – An ancient elven race, incorrectly called Dwarves
• Falmer (Snow Elf)
• Nedes – Predecessors of the Nord, Imperials, and Bretons

Recognizing racesEdit

The race of most NPCs in Cyrodiil can be recognized by physical appearance. However, some NPCs, especially those of Breton or Imperial ancestry, are more difficult to distinguish. PC players can identify races using console commands: Enter the console by pressing tilde (~), click on the target NPC, and type: GetIsRace {RaceID} using one of the following RaceIDs below.

Race	RaceID
Altmer (High Elf)	00019204
Argonian	00023FE9
Bosmer (Wood Elf)	000223C8
Breton	000224FC
Dunmer (Dark Elf)	000191C1
Imperial	00000907
Khajiit	000223C7
Nord	000224FD
Orsimer (Orc)	000191C0
Redguard	00000D43

Order of Jellof (Half Elf)  0000000

See alsoEdit

• Attributes
• Character Creation (Oblivion)
• Classes (Oblivion)
• Skills (Oblivion)
• Spells (Oblivion)

External linksEdit

• Wikipedia has an article on the Races of the Elder Scrolls.

Races
Humans	Breton • Imperial • Nord • Redguard
Mer	Altmer • Bosmer • Dunmer • Orc
Beastfolk	Argonian • Khajiit

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