If you wear a mask as a beast race, your face gets flattened. Apparently beast heads are made of jello.

They seem to display the same physics for me when my Dark Elf is curb stomping them, oh wait...

The masks are magic?
What, would you rather have the beast races not have some of the best headpieces in the game?

I prefer it to the restrictions that were in place in Morrowind. :shrug:

Plus have you heard the wet slapping sound that Argonian feet make when you walk without boots in Skyrim? If boots were restricted like they were in Morrowind, it'd get pretty annoying.

Just be thankful you can wear headgear and shoes at all.

In Morrowind, beast races couldn't wear shoes or helmets.

It just enhances the feel that it's just a guy in a costume rather than another race.

the brotherhood gear does not have a mask for argonians (, i have not tried the DB with other races though so it could jsut be a glitch)

Very unsettling
http://i.imgur.com/MmFGK.gif