Character Classes

Below is a list of **Character classes** in the *The Elder Scrolls* games. Classes determine skills in which the character is most proficient. Sometimes, they can also represent a character's occupation.

## Alik'r

### Skills

* Skills of Alik'r Archers:
	+ Archery
	+ Light Armor
	+ One-Handed
	+ Sneak
	+ Block
	+ Heavy Armor

* Skills of Alik'r Warriors:
	+ One-Handed
	+ Two-Handed
	+ Block
	+ Light Armor
	+ Heavy Armor

* Skills of Alik'r Wizards:
	+ Destruction
	+ Conjuration
	+ Illusion
	+ Restoration
	+ Light Armor
	+ Sneak

## Apothecary

### Skills

* Alchemy
* Speech
* Alteration
* Pickpocket
* Sneak

### Services

* Buying and selling ingredients and potions
* Alchemy training (apprentice, expert)

## Assassin

### Skills

* One-Handed
* Sneak
* Archery
* Light Armor
* Illusion
* Block

### Services

* Light Armor training
* Archery training

## Bandit

### Skills

* Skills of a Bandit Warrior:
	+ One-Handed
	+ Two-Handed
	+ Block
	+ Light Armor
	+ Heavy Armor

* Skills of a Bandit Archer:
	+ Archery
	+ One-Handed
	+ Light Armor
	+ Sneak
	+ Heavy Armor
	+ Block

* Skills of a Bandit Wizard:
	+ Destruction
	+ Alteration
	+ Restoration
	+ Sneak
	+ Light Armor
	+ One-Handed

## Barbarian

### Skills

* One-Handed
* Two-Handed
* Archery
* Block
* Light Armor

## Bard

### Skills

* Speech
* Illusion
* Alteration
* Archery
* One-Handed
* Pickpocket

## Beggar

### Skills

* Speech
* Sneak
* Pickpocket
* Archery
* Block
* One-Handed
* Smithing
* Alteration
* Enchanting
* Alchemy
* Lockpicking

## Blacksmith

### Skills

* Smithing
* One-Handed
* Speech
* Pickpocket
* Sneak

* Skills possessed only by Blacksmiths-Light Armor trainers
	+ Archery
	+ Light Armor

### Services

* Light armor training (apprentice or expert)
* Heavy armor training (apprentice, expert or master)
* Smithing training (apprentice, expert or master)
* Selling weapons, armor and smithing materials

## Blade

### Skills

* Archery
* Block
* One-Handed
* Sneak
* Light Armor

## Child

### Skills

* Smithing
* Enchanting
* Alchemy
* Sneak
* Speech
* Pickpocket

## Citizen

### Skills

* Smithing
* Enchanting
* Alchemy
* Archery
* One-Handed
* Light Armor
* Pickpocket
* Speech

## Conjurer

### Skills

* Conjuration
* Restoration
* Alteration
* Destruction
* One-Handed
* Sneak

### Services

* Conjuration training (expert or master)

## Deity

### Skills

* Alteration
* Destruction
* Restoration
* One-Handed
* Two-Handed (optional)
* Block
* Sneak
* Light Armor
* Heavy Armor

## Destruction Mage

### Skills

* Destruction
* Restoration
* Sneak
* Conjuration

## Dremora Class

### Skills

* Two-Handed
* One-Handed
* Heavy Armor
* Block
* Sneak

## Ebony Warrior Class

### Skills

* One-Handed
* Archery
* Block
* Heavy Armor
* Sneak
* Conjuration
* Alteration
* Destruction
* Restoration

## Elemental Mage

### Skills

* Destruction
* Alteration
* Restoration
* Conjuration
* Sneak

## Enchanter

### Skills

* Destruction
* Restoration
* Alteration
* Conjuration
* Sneak
* Enchanting

## Farmer

### Skills

* Smithing
* Enchanting
* Alchemy
* Archery
* One-Handed
* Two-Handed
* Light Armor

## Fletcher

### Skills

* Archery
* Speech
* Smithing
* Sneak
* Pickpocket

## Food Vendor

### Skills

* Lockpicking
* Speech
* Sneak
* One-Handed
* Block

## Forsworn

### Skills

* Skills of a Forsworn Warrior:
	+ One-Handed
	+ Sneak
	+ Light Armor
	+ Destruction
	+ Restoration
	+ Alteration

* Skills of a Forsworn Archer:
	+ Archery
	+ Sneak
	+ Light Armor
	+ Restoration
	+ One-Handed

* Skills of a Forsworn Shaman (wizard):
	+ Destruction
	+ Restoration
	+ Conjuration
	+ Sneak
	+ Alteration
	+ Light Armor

## Frea Class

### Skills

* One-Handed
* Alteration
* Restoration
* Light Armor
* Archery

## Guard

### Skills

* Skills of an Imperial Guard:
	+ One-Handed
	+ Block
	+ Light Armor
	+ Heavy Armor
	+ Sneak
	+ Archery

* Skills of a Stormcloak Guard
	+ Two-Handed
	+ Block
	+ Light Armor
	+ Heavy Armor
	+ Sneak
	+ Archery

## Haknir Death-Brand class

### Skills

* One-Handed
* Heavy Armor

## Imperial Soldier

### Skills

* One-Handed
* Block
* Archery
* Two-Handed
* Heavy Armor
* Light Armor

## Jailor

### Skills

* One-Handed
* Light Armor
* Block
* Sneak
* Pickpocket
* Lockpicking

## Katria Class

### Skills

* Archery
* Light Armor
* One-Handed
* Block
* Heavy Armor

## Lumberjack

### Skills

* Smithing
* Alchemy
* Enchanting
* One-Handed
* Two-Handed
* Archery
* Light Armor
* Sneak
* Speech

### Services

* Sell lumber
* Buy Firewood

## Miner

### Skills

* Smithing
* Enchanting
* Alchemy
* One-Handed
* Two-Handed
* Archery
* Light Armor
* Sneak
* Speech

## Miraak Class

### Skills

* Speech
* Destruction
* Restoration
* Alteration
* One-Handed
* Heavy Armor
* Block

## Monk

### Skills

* Restoration
* Alteration
* One-Handed
* Archery
* Sneak
* Light Armor

## Mystic

### Skills

* Illusion
* Alteration
* Restoration
* Sneak

## Nightblade

### Skills

* Destruction
* Sneak
* Alteration
* One-Handed
* Light Armor

## Nord Hero

**Note:** This class is also called Ancient Nord.

### Skills

* Two-Handed
* Light Armor
* Archery
* Block
* One-Handed

## Orc Guard

### Skills

* Heavy Armor
* One-Handed (one-handed Orc Guards only)
* Two-Handed (two-handed Orc Guards only)
* Sneak
* Block

## Pawnbroker

### Skills

* Speech
* Sneak
* Lockpicking
* Pickpocket
* One-Handed

## Penitus Oculatus

### Skills

* One-Handed
* Heavy Armor
* Destruction
* Block
* Sneak

## Priest

### Skills

* Conjuration (Priests-conjuration trainers only)
* Restoration
* Illusion (All priests' subclasses except for enchanting trainers)
* Enchanting
* Alchemy

### Services

* Conjuration training (expert)
* Restoration training (adept and master)
* Enchanting training (expert)

## Prisoner

### Skills

* Smithing
* Enchanting
* Alchemy
* One-Handed
* Speech
* Lockpicking
* Pickpocket
* Sneak

## Ranger

### Skills

* Archery
* Light Armor
* One-Handed
* Block
* Sneak

## Rogue

### Skills

* One-Handed
* Sneak
* Light Armor
* Block
* Archery

## Scout

### Skills

* Archery
* Sneak
* Light Armor
* Restoration
* Alteration

## Soldier

### Skills

* Archery
* Block
* One-Handed
* Two-Handed
* Heavy Armor
* Light Armor

## Sons of Skyrim Soldier

### Skills

* Archery
* Block
* Two-Handed
* One-Handed
* Heavy Armor
* Light Armor

### Services

Sons of Skyrim Soldier offers no services.

## Sorcerer

### Skills

* One-Handed
* Heavy Armor
* Destruction
* Alteration
* Illusion

### Services

* Destruction (adept or master)
* Enchanting training (expert)
* Illusion training (expert or master)
* Alteration (master)

## Spell Vendor

### Skills

* Alteration
* Destruction
* Enchanting
* Illusion
* Restoration
* Sneak
* Speech

### Services

* Sells spells
* Enchanting training (expert)

## Spellsword

### Skills

* Skills of a standard spellsword:
	+ One-Handed
	+ Heavy Armor
	+ Destruction
	+ Restoration

* Belrand's spellsword skills:
	+ One-Handed
	+ Destruction
	+ Light Armor
	+ Restoration

* Teldryn Sero's spellsword skills:
	+ One-Handed
	+ Light Armor
	+ Destruction
	+ Conjuration
	+ Restoration

## Tailor

### Skills

* Speech
* Sneak
* Lockpicking
* Smithing
* Light Armor

## Thalmor

### Skills

* Skills of a Thalmor Warrior:
	+ One-Handed
	+ Light Armor
	+ Block
	+ Restoration
	+ Sneak

* Skills of a Thalmor Archer:
	+ Archery
	+ Light Armor
	+ Sneak
	+ One-Handed
	+ Restoration

* Skills of a Thalmor Wizard:
	+ Destruction
	+ Conjuration
	+ Alteration
	+ Restoration
	+ Sneak

## Thief

### Skills

* Archery
* Light Armor
* Sneak
* One-Handed
* Block
* Pickpocket (pickpocket trainers only)
* Lockpicking (lockpicking trainers only)

### Services

* Lockpicking training (master)
* Archery training (adept, expert or master)
* Pickpocket training (expert or master)
* Sneak training (master)
* Speech training (master)

## Vampire

### Skills

* One-Handed
* Light Armor
* Sneak
* Conjuration
* Destruction
* Alteration

## Vigilant

### Skills

* One-Handed (One-Handed Vigilants only)
* Two-Handed (Two-Handed Vigilants only)
* Block
* Heavy Armor
* Alteration
* Restoration
* Light Armor
* Sneak

## Vyrthur Class

### Skills

* Destruction
* Conjuration
* Sneak
* Light Armor
* One-Handed

## Warrior

### Skills

* One-Handed
* Two-Handed
* Heavy Armor
* Archery
* Block
* Lockpicking (only lockpicking trainers)
* Speech (only speech trainers)
* Sneak (only sneak trainers)

### Services

* Block training (expert or master)
* Sneak training (adept)
* Two-Handed training (expert or master)
* Speech training (adept)
* Lockpicking training (expert)
* One-Handed (adept, expert or master)

## Witchblade

### Skills

* One-Handed
* Destruction
* Block
* Illusion
* Restoration