Elves are... not popular with the Nords, due to ancient animosities still existing as racist biases.

So here comes along the Dovahkiin, a nordic hero of myth and prophecy, who can potentially be an elf if the player so chooses during CharGen.

Will there be comments from NPCs concerning the irony?

inb4 Argonian as Nerevarin.

Damn, beat to the punch.

Hopefully! That would add some more character to the inhabitants of Skyrim. My character will be an elf but she'll be an Orsimer, and I believe Orcs are somewhat well liked by the Nordic folk! I suppose then I wouldn't have to worry, personally, but I would still like this nonetheless.

I sure hope they will. I was dissapointed when none of my fellow Telvanni thought it was unusual for my Argonian to be a member. Even more dissapointing when I bought a slave... nobody batted an eyelash.

Thank you...

:hubbahubba:

Orcs are "liked" by the people from Hammerfell, not so sure 'bout the Nords though! :whistling:

nords do bring the orsimer to their Morrowind raids. There's got to be some friendliness between the nords and orsimer.

Than likely they have the same "respect" for the Orcs the Red Guards have!

Actually, I don't think anyone likes Orcs besides Orcs and Nords! The reason I say they are somewhat well liked by Nords is because, out of all the mercenaries they could have chosen to march with them in war they chose Orsimer! That's pretty profound if you ask me. To strengthen that bond, Orcish settlements nearly share a border with Skyrim. Of course, I'm sure there were other mercenaries but I think Orc mercenaries were the most in bulk.

I don't know, I'm sure some Redguards may like Orcs too... but I think they would sooner war with them than be friends. The Bretons most likely see them as little more than goblins or green filth.

orcs get a -5 from everyone. i think they were just tolerated

Its odd, in morrowind i always felt uncomfortable playing the game as anything other than a dark elf once I found out about the neverine and all that.
oblivion was fine as there weren'y prophecies really.
i hope i don't feel this way about playing anything other than a nord but i suspect i may.

The Dovahkiin will be saving the world, not just Skyrim. There is no irony.

don't orcs and nords go to war a lot?

then again with those guys it might just be how they show love.

I love orcs though because they tend to have the best lines

"buy a god damned book"