Classes ( Morrowind ) Classes are , vocations , or jobs fulfilled by player characters and NPCs in . After being introduced , and brought ashore , The Hero , also known as the Nerevarine , is asked by Socucius Ergalla to choose a class , or create a custom one . Description . " Morrowind " hosts 21 set classes for players to choose from , each with its own skill set , governing attributes , and abilities . Classes specializing in stealth include Acrobat , Agent , and Thief . Magic - using classes include Mage , Sorcerer , and Witchhunter . Fighter classes include Knight , Barbarian , and Warrior . Some classes cross the traditional styles of gameplay , sampling skills from each of the three archetypes . The Nightblade class , which uses swords , magic , and armor , illustrates this cross - class genre of character class . If none of these options suit a player , they may create their own , custom made class . Acrobat . Acrobat is a polite euphemism for agile burglars and second - story men . These thieves avoid detection by stealth , and rely on mobility and cunning to avoid capture . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Agent . Agents are operatives skilled in deception and avoidance , but trained in self - defense and the use of deadly force . Self - reliant and independent , agents devote themselves to personal goals , or to various patrons or causes . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Archer . Archers are fighters specializing in long - range combat and rapid movement . Opponents are kept at distance by ranged weapons and swift maneuver , and engaged in melee with sword and shield after the enemy is wounded and weary . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Assassin . Assassins are killers who rely on stealth and mobility to approach victims undetected . Execution is with ranged weapons or with short blades for close work . Assassins include ruthless murderers and principled agents of noble causes . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Barbarian . Barbarians are the proud , savage warrior elite of the plains nomads , mountain tribes , and sea reavers . They tend to be brutal and direct , lacking civilized graces , but they glory in heroic feats , and excel in fierce , frenzied single combat . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Bard . Bards are loremasters and storytellers . They crave adventure for the wisdom and insight to be gained , and must depend on sword , shield , spell and enchantment to preserve them from the perils of their educational experiences . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Battlemage . Battlemages are wizard - warriors , trained in both lethal spellcasting and heavily armored combat . They sacrifice mobility and versatility for the ability to supplement melee and ranged attacks with elemental damage and summoned creatures . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Spells : Crusader . Any heavily armored warrior with spell - casting powers and a good cause may call himself a Crusader . Crusaders do well simply by doing good as opposed to evil . They hunt monsters and villains , making themselves rich by plunder as they rid the world of evil . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Spells Healer . Healers are spellcasters who swear solemn oaths to heal the afflicted and cure the diseased . When threatened , they defend themselves with reason , disabling attacks and magic , relying on deadly force only in extremity . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Spells : Knight . Of noble birth , or distinguished in battle or tourney , knights are civilized warriors , schooled in letters and courtesy , governed by the codes of chivalry . In addition to the arts of war , knights study the lore of healing and enchantment . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Mage . Most mages claim to study magic for its intellectual rewards , but they also often profit from its practical applications . Varying widely in temperament and motivation , mages share but one thing in common - an avid love of spellcasting . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Spells Monk . Monks are students of the ancient martial arts of hand - to - hand combat and unarmored self - defense . Monks avoid detection by stealth , mobility , and Agility , and are skilled with a variety of ranged and close - combat weapons . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Nightblade . Nightblades are spellcasters who use their magics to enhance mobility , concealment , and stealthy close combat . They have a sinister reputation , since many nightblades are thieves , enforcers , assassins , or covert agents . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Spells : Pilgrim . Pilgrims are travellers , seekers of truth and enlightenment . They fortify themselves for road and wilderness with arms , armor , and magic , and through wide experience of the world , they become shrewd in commerce and persuasion . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Spells : Rogue . Rogues are adventurers and opportunists with a gift for getting in and out of trouble . Relying variously on charm and dash , blades and business sense , they thrive on conflict and misfortune , trusting to their luck and cunning to survive . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Scout . Scouts rely on stealth to survey routes and opponents , using ranged weapons and skirmish tactics when forced to fight . By contrast with barbarians , in combat scouts tend to be cautious and methodical , rather than impulsive . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Sorcerer . Though spellcasters by vocation , sorcerers rely most on summonings and enchantments . They are greedy for magic scrolls , rings , armor and weapons , and commanding undead and Daedric servants gratifies their egos . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Spells : Spellsword . Spellswords are spellcasting specialists trained to support Imperial troops in skirmish and in battle . Veteran spellswords are prized as mercenaries , and well - suited for careers as adventurers and soldiers - of - fortune . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Spells : Thief . Thieves are pickpockets and pilferers . Unlike robbers , who kill and loot , thieves typically choose stealth and subterfuge over violence , and often entertain romantic notions of their charm and cleverness in their acquisitive activities . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Warrior . Warriors are the professional men - at - arms , soldiers , mercenaries , and adventurers of the Empire , trained with various weapons and armor styles , conditioned by long marches , and hardened by ambush , skirmish , and battle . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Witchhunter . Witchhunters are dedicated to rooting out and destroying the perverted practices of dark cults and profane sorcery . They train for martial , magical , and stealthy war against vampires , witches , warlocks , and necromancers . Major Skills : Minor Skills : Spells :