I think "barbarian" is a better word to use then, in a slight modification of an early use. Simpleton has the connotation of low intellect/stupidity. "Barbarian" is a term, or at least that is one of the meanings, for a different culture someone finds lacking or uncivilized.

The Nords are the simplistic race,simple as that. Barbarians sounds worse to me...

I don't see what's wrong with that. Sometimes the simple ways are better.

Learn to read. I'm not calling them stupid nor am i implying simplistic living is wrong. It was a comparison to the other races.

I don't have a particular order but Nord, Redguard and Orcs. I would put Dunmer in fourth place and for fifth place I'm not sure whether I like Bretons or Argonians better.

Still waiting on Hevnoraak's comments about modern Nords being a bunch of "savage smelly backward Neanderthals who sit around picking their nose all day and barking gibberish" and how he misses the good old days of the ancient Atmoran Dragon Cult

1. Nord

2. Breton

3. Dunmer

4. Imperial

I think all the races work incredibly well together to give TES a rich culture.

I personally like to play bretons for their magic resistance, and I have a personal leaning toward the Altmer and Dunmer for their magical heritage, but otherwise I think they all have something interesting to add to the ES world. I can't wait to meet the Akaviri, we've heard enough about them - where are they, and why haven't we seen anything of them yet?!

1- Nord
2- Bosmer
3- Altmer
4- Redguard
5- Orsimer
6- Argonian
7- Khajiit
8- Breton
9- Dunmer
10- Wimperial

Michael!! Dont say that! you know how mad people are going to get!! D':

Easy now. I agree with Tdroid that "simpleton" sounds like an insult, whereas saying they're a simple people is more neutral. Straightforward, plain-spoken, down to earth, etc.

"Barbarian" shouldn't be an insult, barbari= not a citizen, but in the way the Romans used it, it became an insult. Because of course only Roman civilization counts as real civilization.

Oh... I forgot.

Baja - watching massive 4WD vehicles burn through the desert sand is awesome.

LeMans - one of the most spectacular races, though I'm not a race fan. I think it's pretty awesome to speed through a city. I try here, but I always get (pit) stopped.

To the top - watching people back stab each other in a race to the top is entertainment money simply can't buy. Watch your back. Your friends and family are conniving as you read this.

To the moon - gotta admit, this was world changing. USA! USA! with the help of every other country, of course.

Wait a second. I just read the comments.

Okay,

Khajiit - Purrfect blend of human-like characteristics with the best animal on the planet. Can't go wrong, except if you're a cat hater.

That's it. Even though I'm playing a Nord character right now, it's for OP purposes. Every other time I played the game: Khajiit.

TES 6 could be set in Elsewyr and be Khajiit only, and I'd be okay with that.

Altmer- Lore, religion and philosophical thinking

Dunmer- Xenophobic, daedra worshiping elves nuff said.

Bosmer- Cannibalistic, tree hugging and very powerful if they activate the wild hunt.

Falmer- A whole culture that was double-teamed on by mer and men alike and then devolved into a lower life form but the remaining prelates and knight paladins lived in peace on the forgotten vale, without the need for revenge.

Thing is that I think modern Nords try to emulate the wrong things. To the contemporary Nord, "tradition" mostly revolves around different forms of tavern brawl. Old time Nords seemed to be a far more philosophical people, and clearly much more inclined towards the arcane. You don't see people like Jurgen Windcaller or Ahzidal in modern Skyrim. Nord tradition in its current form mostly ends in Tiber Septim. The times before that, few Nords seem to crave for.

1- Dwemer, i love science, and they are about as sciencey as it gets in Tamriel, I love everything about them. I believe them to be the most superior of all races on Tamriel (at least whilst they were on Tamriel). The only thing that i dislike about them is their enslavement of the falmer

2- Falmer, I'm not sure why I like them, but old ice attuned elves sounds really cool, the book about the snow prince fighting with such prowess that even the nords paid respects to him sealed the deal, along with DG and actually meeting a falmer, cool [censored]. ( I'm aware that my top two choices are slightly contradictory).

3- Redguards, at first i thought they were really generic arab rip-offs, but they lore about the Ansei and sword singers and sinking an entire continent attracted me greatly. They actually have the most interesting lore of all the mannish races in my opinion.

4- Dunmer, kinda in a love hate relationship with these, so this may change, but they have really interesting lore on the whole, the whole deal with tribunal and Vivec and whatnot. They also don't follow the typical stereotype of being elves that skip through meadows and sing at trees, they live in a harsh environment of lava and ash, and after all the [censored] they've been through, they deserve some admiration.

Shout-out to the altmer, the rest I'm really just impartial to.