Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-14027812-20131029222234/@comment-1954869-20131030175810

If you're talking about Athis, IIRC, he will argue with Farkas about how two-handed weapons aren't as useful as one handed weapons because of how slow they are. In general, yes, Altmer do not use two-handed weapons; I'm pretty sure skyrim is programmed so that they rarely do so, if not never do. Dunmer will on a regular basis, at least in Solstheim. Dunno about wood elves, as they are rare. And, I could technically include Orcs, but I won't. So not all elves are alike, but all races have preferences, and Altmer either dual wield or go shield and sword. I have a running joke with a friend where, if we find an elven two-handed weapon as loot, we don't pick it up to sell because "Those don't exist!"