I played a Dunmer in Oblivion because I didn't like the way the Redguard looked. This time around, I will try to model myself in the game.

Is it appropriate to change my Redguard's skin tone to match my own (I'm white)? I love the Redguard's racial abilities but I also like to make my characters look like me. I always thought the default Redguard in Oblivion was dark-toned just to add some PC diversity to the game. I didn't know they were all that tone until someone pointed it out to me on this forum.

I know in the end it's all up to me and it'll be my game and my own character, but I'd feel better about it if others thought it was fine too.

Probally could be a bit lighter, as the Imperials also could have a darker tone (if you see the pre-sets)

But...Barenziah and Symmachus were both Dunmer. Of course a child takes physical traits from both parents if they're of the same race.


His father was an Imperial vampire. You'll notice he bears no semblance to an Imperial whatsoever. His gray skin was the result of the vampirism his father had. Vampires aren't a different race, so it's more a case of inheriting a disease.


It would be practically unnoticeable anyway. Appearance does not indicate mixed parentage, according to lore, so no, not even that is a way to do so while remaining lore-friendly.


And the in-game examples back-up the lore that there are no visible ways to recognize someone with mixed parents. You can give a Dunmer darker skin and what you want to call Redguard-like facial structure or whatever, but that's because Dunmer can have dark skin and different facial structures. It's only when you say he/she looks that way because of his/her Dunmer father that it breaks lore.

Again, everyone has the right to do this as they please, plenty of people mod in races that are clearly meant to represent half-breeds, but the fact remains that doing so breaks the established lore. If you really want a half-breed, then by all means, ignore that piece of lore and have fun.