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The Nords are the children of the sky, a race of tall and fair-haired humans from Skyrim who are known for their incredible resistance to cold and magical frost.
Nords are hardy, robust warriors that have strong bonuses to Blade, Blunt and Heavy Armor. These bonuses make Nords very naturally talented warriors. Also, they have a +5 to Restoration, making it worth considering adding Restoration if you are making a combat class. However, they are poorly suited to any more magic skills as they have lowered Intelligence and Willpower (in males).
Their traits can be made use of in any classes, but their Nordic Frost power requires touch so is best used by warriors.
Enemy Nords will generally be encountered as Marauders (including Marauder Warlords), clad in heavy armor and wielding long blades. Among the vampires, the Barbarians, Bards, and Knights are Nords. Nords share the same voices as Orcs.
Western Nords generally make excellent Barbarians, Scouts, Archers, Acrobats (if born under the Thief-sign) as well as good Warriors. Eastern, on the other hand, are more skilled as Crusaders or Spellswords (if born under the Lady-sign).
A list of all the Nords in Cyrodiil can be found here.
For more information, see the main lore article.
OriginsEdit
In Oblivion Remastered, the stats that were assigned by the player character's gender in the original game can now be freely chosen by selecting an Origin for a character, which is presented as the location from within their race's province that they hail from.
- Western - You lived in the west of Skyrim, a rugged environment filled with rough terrain and dangerous beasts. You are prepared to survive in even the most challenging climates.
- Eastern - Either due to extreme snowstorms, the College of Mages or simply stubbornness, the people of Eastern Skyrim, such as you, are known for their tenacity and resourcefulness.
AttributesEdit
The Nord race has these values for attributes. Individual NPCs and player characters can have different values.
| Attribute | Western Origin (Remastered) Male (Original) |
Eastern Origin (Remastered) Female (Original) |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| Intelligence | ||
| Willpower | ||
| Agility | ||
| Speed | ||
| Endurance | ||
| Personality | ||
| Luck | ||
SkillsEdit
The Nord race has these skill bonuses. Individual NPCs and player characters can have different skill values.
| Skill | Modifier |
|---|---|
 Blade
|
+10 |
 Blunt
|
+10 |
 Heavy Armor
|
+10 |
 Armorer
|
+5 |
 Block
|
+5 |
 Restoration
|
+5 |
TraitsEdit
The Nord race has these constant effect abilities by default.
| Name | Effect |
|---|---|
| Nordic Frost (FormID 00047AE4)
|
 Frost Damage 50 points on Touch, once per day
|
| Woad (FormID 00047AE3)
|
 Shield 30% for 60 seconds on Self, once per day
|
| Nord Frost Immunity (FormID 00047AE2)
|
 Resist Frost 50% on Self, constant
|
NPC ReactionsEdit
These affect the base disposition of NPCs towards you depending on your relative races.
| Race | Modifier |
|---|---|
| Dark Elf | -5 |
| Nord | +5 |
| Orc | -5 |
Race-specific DialogueEdit
- Greetings (if player is a Nord)
- "Greetings, Nord." (if disposition is 30+)
- "Greetings, son/daughter of Skyrim." (if disposition is 30+ and NPC is also a Nord)
- "Speak, snowman, and stop wasting my time." (if disposition is 30- and NPC is not a Nord)
- Friendly greetings (if disposition is 70+)
- "You choose to spend your time with me? You humble me."
- "Well, here's a fine one! Speak freely."
- "Hail and welcome, friend. Hail!"
- "Salute! Welcome! Please say your piece."
- "This is a grand day. Greetings."
- Neutral Greetings (if disposition is between 30 and 70)
- "Today's your lucky day, so let's hear it."
- "I take it you want something. Well, what is it?"
- "What's your story?"
- "May the wind be on your back."
- "Head on."
- Brusque Greetings (if disposition is below 30)
- "Say your piece or stand aside."
- "Someone should teach you some manners."
- "Bother me again, and you might live to regret it."
- "You remind me of a witch I once knew. I hate witches."
- "Get out of here before you get hurt."
- "Are you here to challenge me? I don't think so."
- In Combat
- "I'll send your bloody soul straight to Sovngarde!"
- "By Ysmir's beard, we've got ourselves a live one!"
- "I'll have your head, you filthy Nord!" (if attacker is not a Nord)
- "You humans are all the same! Weak and worthless!" (if attacking NPC is an Orc)