Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-90.206.3.47-20140727224950/@comment-66.190.215.17-20151006192848

While Mer are generally superior to Man, at least in all things concerning magic, their arrogance has been their downfall many times and their underestimating of Man has allowed Humans to overwhelm Elves during many points in time and prosper all across Tamriel. The Elves do not realize that Man specialize in their own ways. For instance, Nordic craftsmanship has often been praised in terms of their weaponry and armour as being some of the best on Tamriel. Man has also been known for excelling in melee combat, having masterful skill with a blade, mace, and axe alike that could overwhelm and kill most other races. Man is also famous for their hardy constitution and resistance, allowing them to sustain large amounts of damage before falling, most notably the Nords, where frost magic is practically useless against them. Another specialty of Man is their ability to learn and use the Voice, after being taught how to do so by the Dragons. Finally, Man have been known to produce many Dragonborn in their time, most notably Tiber Septim. Man may not be magically attuned like Mer, have advanced technology like the Dwemer, or have long lifespans, but it's clear that Man have found their own unique specialties on Tamriel and have taken them to an extreme. If the Thalmor wish to prove Mer's superiority over Man, they should be weary of the Nordic people, for they will not go down without a fight, and unlike the Mer, Man have the power of the Voice, and it may very well be their saving grace, just like in the Dragon War all those years ago.

As for what race I support, that would be the Bretons. Their mix of both Man and Mer gives the Bretons the unique advantages that both Human and Elf posess. They may not posess the full endurance and warlike capabilities of Nords, or be as magically attuned as Altmer, but nonetheless they benefit immeasurably as a hybrid race, being what I consider a perfect mix of Man and Mer and an all-round excellent race and as such being very flexible as well in terms of combat and their abilities.