The following is a list of playable races in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind:
- Altmer (High Elf) - Summerset Isles
- Argonian - Black Marsh
- Bosmer (Wood Elf) - Valenwood
- Breton - High Rock
- Dunmer (Dark Elf) - Morrowind
- Imperial - Cyrodiil
- Khajiit - Elsweyr
- Nord - Skyrim
- Orsimer (Orc) - High Rock and Hammerfell
- Redguard - Hammerfell
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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fire |
-50 | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Frost |
-25 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Poison |
100 | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shock |
-25 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Magicka |
-50 | 50 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
| Common Disease |
75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Notes
- Running speed is directly influenced by weight, unlike in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
- Height has no effect on running speed. Height does, however, influence the speed with which a character moves upwards or downwards while swimming or levitating.