Seriously, the stats are NOT going to be a big deal. Play whatever race you think looks cool. For a sneaky archer, the Khajiit is actually a pretty natural choice anyway.

1st: welcome to the forums, fishy stick 4 U!

2nd, we arent sure of everything that will differeent between the races yet so we cant really provide alot of facts one way or the other. but since you seem to be interested in them i voted you play Khajiit

good luck!

My thoughts?
AHHHH Here come the "what build is best" flood!

But seriously, I'd say it's a bit early for anyone to give good advice on it since we don't know what the racial stuff will actually turn out to be. But what's more, why not just make one and see what happens? Isn't half the fun learning about something new, experimenting, etc?

i'm hoping for the possibility to have preset different styles of fur for the kajit, how cool would it be to be a tiger, or a snow leopard, or a black panther.
In oblivion i mastered the color spectrum for argonians, even though it always took like 45 minutes more, i would roll out of the dungeon sewer as a purple or bright green argonian because i could, and when i tried to mess with the colors for the kajit, i ended up with a Na'vi straight out of pandora, which I ended up really liking, i created a Na'vi class and named him Tsu-tey and he was awesome, but that's besides the point… preset furs for Kajit would be awesome

dude, don't try justify it just enjoy it.

Pros:

1) They have mobile ears and a tail
2) They see you when you're sleeping (night vision)
3) Fur means they don't get cold easily
4) They are secretly elves
5) They don't look goofy naked
6) They are Azura's favorite people
7) They are the best

Cons:

0)

...Hokay, exaggerated fangirlism aside, no one can tell you what to play. If the looks of the various races don't decide you, try looking the races up on the Oblivion wiki, and get a feel for what the lore about them is. If you want a race that feels rough-and-tumble, Orcs are a good idea and Altmer are a bad idea. If you want to roleplay being the only magician from your home village, perhaps you should choose a less-magically-oriented race like the Redguards over a more-magically-oriented race like the Bretons.

That said, I don't recommend (at this stage) choosing any race because you think it will give you a gameplay/mechanical advantage. The way they've been talking so far suggests that any stat differences at the beginning can be made up relatively quickly.

Khajiits are generally a more stealth-oriented race. They get along really poorly with wood elves (call it a sibling rivalry) and with dark elves (being enslaved does sure put a chip on your shoulder), but are jokesters and flirts in general. Seen by some of the more prosperous races as "beast people", they have a very insular culture that places a high value on secrets. They come in a wide variety of shapes, from housecats to giant tigers to forms indistinguishable from wood elves, determined by the phase of the moon they are born under, but we have so far seen no more than one variety per game. They do, in fact, revere Azura highest amongst the godlings of the Elder Scrolls universe, and believe themselves her favored people.

Last word: Play something that you will have fun playing.

You should be a khajit because their fury and cute. lol.

I wonder what Khajit kids will look like?

I'm curious as well.

Their appearance is different depending on what phase of the moon it is at birth, according to lore. How awesome would that be if that was actually in game...... (It won't, but I can dream)

use khajiit if you like stealth with a bit of melee mixed in. bosmer are for sneaky assassins who favor taking down foes from afar.

They are best used as thieves, my first character is going to be a Khajiit but she is going to be a warrior.

Pro: You get to be a cat-person.
Con: You have to be a cat-person.

Romantic partners are a option this game so rember if theirs a cutscene... can not be unseen

I don't recall - for OB did they overcome that whole Argonians and Khajit cannot wear boots or helms? I mean, that's two sources of possible enchantments and protection...

Pros: If you die, you can make yourself a nice new pair of shoes, or a coat.

Cons: You are irremediably distracted by wool balls.

It's embarrassing when that Nord festival where they spread catnip all over the cities happens. No one ever looks you in the eyes again.

Khajiit is one of the races that I play with. In fact, my first character in MW was a Khajiit. The nighteye perk is very useful, and cat people are pretty cool. B)

Because they are awesome, and they mashed the dark elves :gun:. But in response to the topic, no justification is needed to play a Khajit. Stay loyal to the beast races my friend. :turtle: