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Nord: Melee/Ranged based warrior. Start off with light armor, possibly move to heavy.

Imperial: Battlemage, heavy armor with a staff/spell and a weapon.

Redguard: Dual wielding warrior

Orc: Heavy armor beserker with a 2h weapon

Dark Elf: A bit of a Jack of All Trades, with more on a focus towards magic. Sounds most like what you are looking for.

Bosmer: Ranged thief/warrior

Khajiit: Melee based thief

Argonion: Tend to be thieves but have no real bonuses in either combat role.

Breton: A conjurer mage, possibly a necromancer

Altmer: A destruction based mage. Possibly take on restoration to compensate for racial weaknesses.

Their you go, a brief rundown of which races are best suited to a particular role. Hopes this helps.