Dunmer (Oblivion)

The Dunmer, more commonly referred to as Dark Elves, are the dark skinned elves originally from the province of Morrowind. They have red, glowing eyes and their skin tones vary from green to grey, and even light blue. They are known to be extremely strong, intelligent, and very quick, but are said to be ill-favored by fate.
==Culture and traits==
Their combination of powerful knowledge learned from centuries past and strong, agile physique make them superior warriors and sorcerers of great and powerful magic. Dunmer are proficient in archery, Destruction magic and swordsmanship. Offensive Spells seem to prove worthy alongside a spellcasting Dunmer in battle.
They are grim, aloof, and reserved, keeping to themselves as much as possible. They are just as distrusting and disdainful of other races as they are to other Dark Elves. The Dunmer and their national character embrace these various connotations with enthusiastic behaviors. In the Empire, 'Dark Elf' is the common used term used by any humanoid race, but in their homeland, Morrowind, and among their Aldmeri brethren, they are known as Dunmer.
===Religion===
In Morrowind, the main religion is the worship of the Tribunal Temple but a large number of Dunmer also worship Daedric deities. To this day, many of them also practice ancestor worship. They see Mephala, Azura, Boethiah as primary Daedric deities, and their lack of proper social behaviors links them to their dark worshiping of the gods. The commoners ban their behaviors with harsh distrust. The lack of proper etiquette among these dark-skinned elves make them far inferior in the eyes of an Imperial.
==History==
==Character creation==
===Attribute modifiers===
Attributes 	Male	Female
Agility 	40 	40
Endurance 	40 	30
Intelligence	40 	40
Luck 	50 	50
Personality 	30 	40
Speed 	50 	50
Strength 	40 	40
Willpower 	30 	30
===Skills bonuses===
Skill 	Modifier
Athletics 	+5
Blade 	+10
Blunt 	+5
Destruction	+10
Light Armor	+5
Marksman 	+5
Mysticism 	+5
===Special abilities===
*Ancestor Guardian – summons an ancestral wraith to fight alongside the summoner in battle.
*Resist Fire 50 points.
==Unique gameplay==
===Classes===
The Dunmer are well-balanced characters. They could excel at any of the three class specializations due to their broad skill set. With Destruction bonuses and combat bonuses to start off with, they make efficient Battlemages, Nightblades, Witchhunters, and Spellswords.
===Resistances and vampirism===
Their 50% Resist Fire makes traveling through Oblivion plane, where fire-wielding Daedra are often encountered, that much easier. This resistance also cancels out the Weakness to Fire acquired when Dunmers become vampires. As vampires, Dunmers gain additional bonuses to Light armor, Destruction, and Blade, skills they already excel at.
===Enemy Dunmer===
Hostile Dunmeri are most frequently encountered as Bandit Bowmen or as Bandit Ringleaders, based on the Luck attribute. These Dunmer tend to be equipped with light armor and archery equipment (or a blunt weapon in the case of Ringleaders). Among hostile vampires, the Assassins, Battlemages, Nightblades, and Pilgrims are Dunmer, including Assassin Vampire Matriarchs and Patriarchs. These classes seem to reflect, when showing bonuses and affected skills, that they work well with the player-character Dunmers.
==Notable Dunmer==
*Count Andel Indarys – the widower Count of Cheydinhal.
*Bralsa Andaren – Master destruction mage.
*Farwil Indarys – son of Andel Indarys, heir-apparent of Cheydinhal, and leader of the Knights of the Thorn.
*Fathis Ules – a fence of the Thieves Guild.
*Katariah I – an Empress of Cyrodiil and ancestor of Uriel Septim VII and his son, Martin.
*Llathasa Indarys – the late Countess of Cheydinhal.
*Pale Lady – a vampiress in Castle Skingrad.
*Ulene Hlervu – Court Wizard to the Count of Cheydinhal.
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==External links==
*Imperial Library's entry on Dunmer
*Wikipedia article on Dunmer
==References==
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