Races (Morrowind)

All races in Morrowind

For other uses, see Race.

There are ten races that the player can choose from in character creation. They can be divided into three different categories: men, mer, and beastfolk. The following is a list of playable races in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind:

Races

Men

• Breton – High Rock
• Imperial – Cyrodiil
• Nord – Skyrim
• Redguard – Hammerfell

Mer

• Altmer (High Elf) – Summerset Isles
• Bosmer (Wood Elf) – Valenwood
• Dunmer (Dark Elf) – Morrowind
• Orsimer (Orc) – High Rock and Hammerfell

Beast folk

• Argonian – Black Marsh
• Khajiit – Elsweyr

Racial bonuses and weaknesses

Attributes	Altmer (High Elf)		Argonian		Bosmer (Wood Elf)		Breton		Dunmer (Dark Elf)		Imperial (Cyrodiil)		Khajiit		Nord		Orsimer (Orc)		Redguard
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
Strength	30	30	40	40	30	30	40	30	40	40	40	40	40	30	50	50	45	45	50	40
Intelligence	50	50	40	50	40	40	50	50	40	40	40	40	40	40	30	30	30	40	30	30
Willpower	40	40	30	40	30	30	50	50	30	30	30	40	30	30	40	50	50	45	30	30
Agility	40	40	50	40	50	50	30	30	40	40	30	30	50	50	30	30	35	35	40	40
Speed	30	40	50	40	50	50	30	40	50	50	40	30	40	40	40	40	30	30	40	40
Endurance	40	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	40	30	40	40	30	40	50	40	50	50	50	50
Personality	40	40	30	30	40	40	40	40	30	40	50	50	40	40	30	30	30	25	30	40
Luck	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
Skills	+10 Alchemy		+5 Alchemy		+5 Acrobatics		+5 Alchemy		+5 Athletics		+5 Blunt Weapon		+15 Acrobatics		+10 Axe		+10 Armorer		+5 Athletics
	+5 Alteration		+15 Athletics		+5 Alchemy		+5 Alteration		+10 Destruction		+5 Hand-to-Hand		+5 Athletics		+10 Blunt Weapon		+5 Axe		+5 Axe
	+5 Conjuration		+5 Illusion		+10 Light Armor		+10 Conjuration		+5 Light Armor		+5 Light Armor		+5 Hand-to-Hand		+5 Heavy Armor		+10 Block		+5 Blunt Weapon
	+10 Destruction		+5 Medium Armor		+15 Marksman		+5 Illusion		+5 Long Blade		+10 Long Blade		+5 Light Armor		+5 Long Blade		+10 Heavy Armor		+5 Heavy Armor
	+10 Enchant		+5 Mysticism		+10 Sneak		+10 Mysticism		+5 Marksman		+10 Mercantile		+5 Security		+10 Medium Armor		+10 Medium Armor		+15 Long Blade
	+5 Illusion		+5 Spear				+10 Restoration		+5 Mysticism		+10 Speechcraft		+5 Short Blade		+5 Spear				+5 Medium Armor
			+5 Unarmored						+10 Short Blade				+5 Sneak						+5 Short Blade
Height	1.1	1.1	1.03	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.95	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.95	1.06	1.06	1.05	1.05	1.02	1.0
Weight	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	0.95	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.25	0.95	1.0	0.95	1.25	1.0	1.35	1.1	1.1	1.0

Racial Powers

These powers are also granted at character creation:

Race	Name	Description
Nord	Woad (1) Thunder Fist (2)	(1) Shield (+ 30 points for 60 seconds on self) (2) Frost Damage (25 points on touch)
Dunmer	Ancestor Guardian	Sanctuary (+ 50 points for 60 seconds on self)
Bosmer	Beast Tongue	Command Creature (+ 5 points for 600 seconds on target)
Breton	Dragon Skin	Shield (+ 50 points for 60 seconds on self)
Altmer	None
Orcs	Berserk	Fortify Health (+ 20 points for 60 seconds on self) Fortify Fatigue (+ 200 points for 60 seconds on self) Fortify Attack (+ 100 points for 60 seconds on self) Drain Agility (- 100 points for 60 seconds on self)
Imperial	Voice of the Emperor (1) Star of the West (2)	(1) Charm (+25–50 points for 15 seconds on target) (2) Absorb Fatigue (+ 200 points on Touch)
Argonian	None
Khajiit	Eye of Fear	Demoralize Humanoid (- 100 points for 30 seconds on target)
Redguard	Adrenaline Rush	Fortify Agility (+ 50 points for 60 seconds on Self) Fortify Endurance (+ 50 points for 60 seconds on Self) Fortify Speed (+ 50 points for 60 seconds on Self) Fortify Strength (+ 50 points for 60 seconds on Self) Fortify Health (+ 25 points for 60 seconds on Self)

Racial abilities

Each individual in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is born with the abilities arcording to the race chosen:

Race	Ability	Description
Altmer	Magicka Bonus	150% increase in maximum magicka
	Resist Disease	75% resistance to common diseases
	Weakness to Fire	50% weakness to fire damage
	Weakness to Frost	25% weakness to frost damage
	Weakness to Magicka	50% weakness to magical effects
	Weakness to Shock	25% weakness to shock damage
Argonian	Immune to Poison	100% resistance to poison damage
	Resist Disease	75% resistance to common diseases
Bosmer	Resist Disease	75% resistance to common diseases
Breton	Magicka Bonus	50% increase in maximum magicka
	Resist Magicka	50% resistance to magical effects
Dunmer	Resist Fire	75% resistance to fire damage
Imperial	N/A	N/A
Khajiit	N/A	N/A
Nord	Immune to Frost	100% resistance to frost damage
	Resist Shock	50% resistance to shock damage
Orsimer	Resist Magicka	25% resistance to magical effects
Redguard	Resist Disease	75% resistance to common diseases
	Resist Poison	75% resistance to poison damage

Trivia

• Running speed is directly influenced by weight, unlike in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
• Height has no effect on running speed, weight does. However, height influences the speed with which a character moves upwards or downwards while swimming or levitating.
• Morrowind was the first game that allowed the player to play as an Orc or an Imperial.

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon
• The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal