Can Nords have dark skin?

Nords are generally fair skinned while Imperials are a bit darker in terms of hair and skin. Bretons can... honestly be either. They're hybrids of elves and humans, so it's a little harder to tell.
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Can you be a black nord?

To answer your question, TC, black Nords are the result of Nord and Redguard men and women realizing they are the master races, so they mate.
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What race are the Nords?

Nords are a race that were led to Skyrim by Ysgramor. They are tall (standing at a scale of 1.03), fair-haired and pale-skinned humans from Atmora who are known for their incredible resistance to cold and even magical frost.
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What are the traits of a Nord race in Skyrim?

Nord. Citizens of Skyrim, they are a tall and fair-haired people. Strong and hardy, Nords are famous for their resistance to cold and their talent as warriors. They can use a Battlecry to make opponents flee.
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What ethnicity are imperials?

The Imperials are two races, the Nibenese and the Colovians, who descended from the Nedes, there's two main theories about where the Nedic people came from, either they're natives of Tamriel or they immigrated from Atmora at some point before the Nords, the big problem is that the Nedes spent a lot of history enslaved ...
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How the Nords in Windhelm treat the Dark Elves

What race is the hispanic in Skyrim?

Unlike the real humans, the ones in ES are very different genetically. Argonian and Khajit are probably the two easiest, they identical accents for the most part. Argonians are Mexican/Other Central American Countries and Khajit are Arabic. Even their respective provinces are similar to their real world locations.
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What race is from Cyrodiil?

Living in the biggest and most urbanised province on Tamriel, as well as being the ruling force on the continent for a very long time, the Imperials are the most populous race around, being the most numerous in their own province of Cyrodiil, as well as prominently visible in the other provinces.
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Can Nords have black hair?

So there's plenty of black haired nords running around, the Blackbriars,Ravencrones(Jarl of Morthal) and Seranas family all have black hair and are Nords."
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Can the Dragonborn not be a nord?

Because being dragonborn has nothing to do with being a Nord. Dragonborn are those who have been blessed by Akatosh to have the soul of a dragon at birth. And since most of the races worship Akatosh in some way or another, There really isn´t anyone of the 10 playable races that would fall outside of his domain.
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Why are Dunmer dark?

The Tribunal's actions, either in using the tools to become gods, or in murdering Nerevar, caused Azura to curse the Tribunal and the Chimer people, turning their skin to ash and their eyes red, making them the Dunmer.
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What do Nords call dark elves?

Not all nords hate the Dunmer. Those who do simply see the Dunmer as nothing more than "filth" and immigrants. Some even think they are spies in cities or simply unwanted dwellers. This has grown to be mainly in Windhelm, but happens with races all across Tamriel.
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What do Nords look like?

The Nords are a race of Men who typically are regarded as light-skinned, fair-haired which is often braided, and imposing in size and build.
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What culture are Nords based on?

Nords borrow so much from Scandinavian and Viking history and culture that Skyrim is one step away from being a bonafide Norse mythology simulator. The series' other human races are generally direct parallels for other ancient cultures, as well.
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Do all Nords have beards?

The Nords propensity for keeping facial hair is arguably the most noticeable across all the races of Tamriel. For Nords, beards are seen as sacred and as a defining feature of the gods in their ancient texts and also traditionally associated with strength and virility throughout Nordic history.
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Do races mix in Skyrim?

yes, the human races interbreed all the time.
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How tall are the Nords in Skyrim?

Nords are the dominant inhabitants of Skyrim. They're hardy and well suited to surviving in the harsh and wintry province. They look like oversized Imperials at 1.03, roughly 6' (1.83 m) or a bit less, regardless of sex.
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Can you join the Imperials as a Nord?

Of course they can. Every race can join anything (even if it doesn't make much sense for nonhumans to join the Stormcloaks, for example).
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Is Miraak a Nord?

Miraak may be more powerful than the average man; however, he's still mortal, and as such, he has a race from one of the ten races of Tamriel. Miraak is a Nord, and this doesn't come as too much of a surprise since he served the dragons in ancient times.
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Can a dragonborn be a dragon?

Despite having no ancestral links to true dragons, the blood of particular dragon types ran in the different dragonborn clans, giving them the traits and some abilities of these types of dragons. Some dragonborn believed that they had the blood of the dragon gods Bahamut, Tiamat and Sardior, instead.
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Do all Nords have blue eyes?

Nords: Nords usually have pale skin, blue eyes, and blond hair. They're rather staunch faced with strong features and muscular in build, standing around 6'0 feet height wise.
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Is Nord the best race in Skyrim?

Known For Being A Dominant Warrior Race

As it stands, the Nord is another easy character to play, with his great combat skills giving him an edge during the brutal starting slog of Skyrim. Their racial abilities are very sound, all things considered.
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Are Nords like Vikings?

Now, the Nords of Tamriel had always been similar to the Vikings of the Europe's “North”. Already in Morrowind, the Nords were portrayed as Viking-like seafarers who boasted the northernmost settlement in Morrowind – Dagon Fel on the Sheogorad Islands.
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What race is Vex?

Yordle Physiology: Vex is a Yordle, a being coming from the Spirit Realm and possesses several abilities natural of her species.
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What race is the hero of Kvatch canonically?

Like most Elder Scrolls heroes, the Hero's age, race, and gender are completely up to the player, but the canon stereotypical Hero of Kvatch is an Imperial male - a sword-wielding Knight, Crusader or Paladin-looking warrior (judging by the E3 trailers, promotional artwork, and default in-game settings).
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Are Imperials black?

Biology and culture. Imperials can be differentiated from Bretons and Nords by their fair to swarthy skin, as opposed to the typically fairer complexion of Bretons and Nords. The Imperial skin tone is not as dark as that of the Redguards, however.
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