It is weird that Dragonborn seems to be more a symbol of Lorkhan and not Akatosh. While there are reasons to suggest other races can posses it, it certainly seems that recorded history favors men races getting it. Nords being the race that is closest to Lorkhan seem like they are more likely to get it.

Same with the idea that it was Lorkhan, not Akatosh, who visited the dying Al'Esh. Makes more sense, but it's perhaps inconvenient for the plots of the games, so it's changed. Of course the Selectives effectively changed the nature of Akatosh, removing the traces of Auri'El, supposedly, and leaving us with a more humanocentric Dragon of Time.

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Martin has done it for the Human Beings. The amulet of Kings is broken and the age of Nede dominance with Akatosh at their side has finally come to an end. It will be the mer rising to the occasion again with descendent of Nedes as their slaves and subjects.

I understand Nord may make most sense for some people. I dont know if you realize or not but I was just making discussion. You don't have to answer if you're going to be arrogant and insult someone elses intelligence when you have no idea who they are. So go ahead and act cocky, keyboard commando. It shows how immature you are.

He's....BEAUTIFUL!

its an argoian since the lizards are related to dragons already makes sense

I didn't know anything about Argonians being related. Dragons are an Akavir race, Argonians from Black Marsh. Argonians aren't exactly reptilian either. They have gills and can dwell underwater, making them more amphibian based. Even their gods are completely unrelated to any dragon lore (the Hist).

Any race, being a dragonborn means you wear blessed with the blood of the dragon and you were born with it, this can happen to anybody not one race is chosen and destined to be dragonborn.

There is a device in place which makes it impossible for elves to ever completely win. The more men die in battle the stronger Shor gets and the stronger he gets the higher the chance of Shezzarine being born. Considering that those individuals are almost invulnerable elf killing machines I just don’t see elves winning anything in the long run.

no it doest because they are Hist.
It makes least sense actually since there is no connection between them and the http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Ehlnofey.

Who ever talked about killing them?

"Nord" warrior, because it's more fitting for Skyrim's storyline!

Best race for dragonborn? Surely Nord.
But does it matter? doesnt Hackatosh decide hoo's draonborn?

Nords. because the former ones were Nord too.
and my character is Redguard!

Cool enough. For some reason, Redguard just clicks for me, alongside Nord. I keep picturing a combination of Riddike and Antonio Banderas' character in 13th warrior.. Especially the second, where it's the story of an outsider going native with Vikings. Totally off the point, but I wouldn't be surprised if the dovahkiin posters floating around are inspired by the Riddike marketing.

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This, so much. To me it is obvious that argonians make the best dragon-born. Both have scales!

"Dark Elves hail from the province of Morrowind. You are part of a tall, dark-skinned people, known to be extremely strong, intelligent, and quick. They are extremely versatile in all manners of skills and well-known as warriors and mages."

Just wanted to say this. TES elves are NOT the same as the dainty elves from other series. There is more under the hood so to speak.

On topic.
Any race can be Dragonborn. Just like any can be the Nerevarine. Granted a Nord for Dovahkiin or Dunmer for Nerevarine(reincarnated Chimer[pre-curse Dunmer] who was a leader of Resdayn) seems the most natural choice. But the Dovahkiin seemed less out of place than the Nerevarine as another race besides Dunmer imo. Anyone can be the Dovahkiin or any 'Hero' and nothing is wrong with that.

Yeah, sorry, should have been more specific. I always play Altmer, so I just said Elves when I should have said the usually-magical boys. Apologies.

Tbh I am not so sure those guys are weak either lol. It is okay though no worries. Watch out for big tromping freakishly tall Altmer. In previous games however they had that weakness to magicka that I miss. It made sense. They are more intune with magicka so they also are better at it while they are also more sensitive to it.

Nord or Imperials make most sense to me because of the lore though other human races would work too I guess.

Mer or beast races? Not so much. Doesn't seem right to me.

Nords are racist, the dragonborn is definitely not a racist.

Talos is not the only Dovahkiin, you know.

Again...


Reason why I'm replying like that is because you are tossing that argument at totally wrong place.
It actually makes it look like you are trying to convince yourself that it's true and that you are not playing the game wrong, not others.
Go play the game and let us have a discussion here.
Also, this is talk about which race is probably best suited for being a Dovahkiin, not which are allowed to be one and which are not.
And the fact is that Nords, Imperials and Bretons are ones.

Every single race in the game is racist. With the Thalmor (all high elves, not that all high elves are Thalmor) are the worst offenders.

Except for the Altmer. My Dunmer nightblade runs his bound sword through those dainty, pansy Altmer every chance he gets just for sport.

On topic: I have played Oblivion for about 1,000 hours, Morrowind for several hundred and Skyrim for about 400, and never gotten far into the main quest in any of them, so I don't really have a good feel from the games as to what race is most appropriate. My two cents though is that is makes some sense that Akatosh would select an Altmer as the Dragonborn, because it makes some sense to pit an Altmer against the Thalmor.