

Breton: Bretons start with bonuses to many magic skills, and they have an innate 25% Magic Resistance, widely regarded as one of the most broadly useful passive abilities. Their waterbreathing ability is also useful in a few circumstances. There are ten playable races to choose from: Argonian: A versatile race, they receive many bonuses that are useful for thieves yet also get boosts to Alteration and Restoration their rapid-healing daily ability is also better suited to combat than stealth. For ideas for names appropriate to your character’s race, refer to the links at the top of this page. It will appear in menus, and occasionally in written notes and dialogue options. Your character name has no effect on gameplay.These choices have no effect on gameplay.

While largely governed by your choices of gender and race, you can also fine-tune most aspects of your character's physical appearance.Neither sex will stop you from any spouse choices. As movement speed is a function of height, it is indirectly affected by sex. For certain races, your height is dependent on your sex. As there are more male shopkeepers and enemies, female characters garner a greater benefit from these effects. Also, there is a quest that provides you with the added bonus of dealing more damage to the opposite sex. However, NPCs will address you differently, and may treat you differently, depending upon your sex (the Allure perk in Speech skill allows you to get 10% better prices with the opposite sex).

