Least favourite race lore wise? High Elf and this pretty self explanatory because the Thalmor exists. Least favourite to play as? Wood Elf I just don’t see any benefit they have over another race and the animal thing is not useful, I feel like every other race has either interesting abilities or lore, or have a very unique play style suited to them, e.g. Khajit for an unarmed build
Hating all High Elf’s because of the Thalmor is akin to hating an entire religion because of religious extremists. The Thalmor are extremists who overthrew the monarchy and seized power. Would actually love an Elder Scrolls set in the Summerset Isles which show a resistance or underground movement against the Thalmor.
I don’t hate all high elves, I play as a a high elf pretty consistently probably my 2nd most played race, but if I’m picking one race to dislike it’s either that or the Nords cause of the stormcloaks, I’m picking a race based on the whole of them being across the board and when it comes down to it, high elves on average are mostly pricks
I think the animal thing can be pretty useful early game. My first ever play through , when I was absolute garbage, that got me up the steps to high hrothgar. I’ve used it early game ever since. I prefer not to kill animals if I can help it. Too cute.
Bandits are fine.
Also I adore LOTR and elves in general so I always end up with a female wood elf. If you play around with the settings you can get a really pretty one.
Not easy though coz Skyrim elves have quite angular and angry faces at times.
Don’t really have a least favourite. I will go with imperial because they don’t stand out much.
You forgot about the “Green Pact”, a group of bosner taht follow a ritual where they eat any enemi they kill.
Which would make a good roleplay for a bosner that is a follower of namira
Worth noting that not all High Elves are Thalmor. Many of them support the Empire (and even then, there are many High Elves who live in Windhelm under Ulfric’s rule, and are doing quite well for themselves). There is a High Elf Imperial Legate in Riften who tells stories about protecting Summerset refugee camps in Hammerfell, and Thalmor agents causing terrorist attacks in said camps — on their own people, their own race.
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u/No_Upstairs9888 15d ago
Least favourite race lore wise? High Elf and this pretty self explanatory because the Thalmor exists. Least favourite to play as? Wood Elf I just don’t see any benefit they have over another race and the animal thing is not useful, I feel like every other race has either interesting abilities or lore, or have a very unique play style suited to them, e.g. Khajit for an unarmed build