User blog comment:Soxboy66/Thief Races?/@comment-4353017-20120214102934

It doesn't rellay matter, all that matters is that each race starts with certain enhanced stats (i.e Lockpicking). I started out as a Nord and just concentrated on the 'thief' set of skills, with the Thief stone activated. My stats and perks now those of an assassin rather than a fighter.