Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-16060423-20130930190945/@comment-69.196.141.213-20140219232728

67.169.15.182 wrote: Nords have always been large and strong. Even if orcs are corrupted mer they are still mer and in the lore a pure man should be stronger than a mer, even if they are corrupted. I see orcs as more bestial but i think nords have more brute strength. Gameplay does equal lore but it has some indication of lore. In almost every elder scrolls game with attributes nords have been the strongest. Gameplay does not equal lore but it can, in Skyrim orcs have a bonus to heavy armor, indicating they tough. Nords have a 10+ two handed bonus and it takes a lot of raw physical power to wield a two handed weapon. In conclusion orcs are more beastlike but nords are physically stronger.

Get your facts straight. There's nothing in lore that states that Men are physically stronger than Mer. If anything Orcs are descended from the strongest Et'ada who has ever existed (the same person who killed the chief god of Nords and ripped out his heart no less)

If you want talk gameplay mechanics then Redguards are the strongest race cause of Adrenaline rush which gives them twice the strength, speed, agility and stamina and more health than the Nords. It last 60 seconds which is the equivalent of an in game hour more than enough time to kill the Nord. Berserk for the Orcs is pretty much the same thing with strength and stuff though not as good due to a few drawbacks.