Character Creation ( Online ) Character Creation in gives the user a multitude of options . First the player chooses the race , which corresponds to a set faction , unless the player has pre - ordered . Only those who have pre - ordered the game can choose any race in any faction , and only those who have pre - ordered the Imperial Edition , can play as the Imperial race . Secondly , the player choose a class , followed by the customization of the character like body posture , tattoos , hair , facial hair , horns or markings , depending on the race and sex . Along the making of the character , the player may choose to display novice gear or veteran gear to see the look of the character with the armor , or no gear at all to see the body markings . Race and Faction . Both genders can be played of any race . The playable factions from left to right and races from top to bottom from the picture : if pre - ordered all factions are allowed with any race . Class . The player can choose between Dragonknight , Sorcerer , Nightblade or Templar class as shown with different icons in that order + a short text for each class . ( see picture ) Body . The player can choose from a wide variety of body features to customize . The first triangle helps the player get started and make the foundation for the overall character , going from " Thin , " " Large , " and " Muscular . " Skin color varies from race to race to remain true to the lore . Argonians can have blue and green skin , while Altmers can only have yellow - brown colors . Body markings is also unique to each race , with some exceptions . Sliders can be used to decide height , torso size ( chest width ) , chest size , gut size ( stomach size - " fatness " ) , waist size ( width ) , arm size , hand size , hip size , posterior size ( butt size ) , leg size and foot size . Face . Just like the body , most of the face can be customized . A similar triangle is presented to help with the foundation of the character . The choices here are " Heroic , " " Angular , " or " Soft . " Hair and eye color can be chosen , along with preferred voice to the character ( ranging from soft and young , to old and rough ) . Hair styles , face markings and adornment ( facial hair , earrings , and piercings ) are more or less unique to each race . Age can also be chosen for face complexion . Further down the sliders are used to decide forehead slope , cheekbone size , cheekbone height , jaw size , chin size , chin height , neck size , eye size , eye angle , eye separation , eye height , eye squint , eyebrow height , eyebrow skew , eyebrow depth , nose slope , nose height , nose width , nose length , mouth height , mouth curve , lip fullness . Name . Finally , after race , sex , faction , class , body and face is decided , the character needs a name . Because of the Elder Scrolls universe , there are great liberties to how the player may write the character name . The requirements are shown in the picture to the right , additional to the requirement of at least 3 characters , and can be no shorter . Many decide to find an appropriate , lore - correct name . Nords may have more Norse names , while Imperials have more Roman - like names . To find appropriate names , or names of already known people of the desired race , one can read about each races lore on any wiki page , for ideas . Many MMO ' s also enforces strictly non - use of curse words or sexually - related words in their character name . This has yet to be confirmed as for ZeniMax ' s part , but is highly advised against .