What race is the Dragonborn supposed to be?

Physical appearance. Skyrim's trailers and concept art depict the Dragonborn as a male Nord with brownish blonde hair and light blue eyes. He wears a studded cuirass, an iron helmet, iron gauntlets, and iron boots.
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What race were the Dragonborns?

While their lineage is up to the player's discretion, it is implied that they were a Nord that was granted the powers of the Dragonborn by the gods in order to defeat Alduin and keep him from eating the world.
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Is the Dragonborn supposed to be Nord?

The Nords assumed that the Dragonborn would be a Nord due to Alduin´s involvement in the prophecy and their experience with the Septim emperors, but it is in the end up to Akatosh who is Dragonborn or not.
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Is there a canon race for the Dragonborn?

yeah, there is no "canon" race. there is just a default race, which is the race matching the current country. (MW -> Dunmer, Oblivion -> Imperial, Skyrim -> Nord). that's actually kind of a key point of TES, and RPGs in general actually.
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What race was Miraak?

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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Is Miraak a true Dragonborn?

As his nickname suggests, Miraak was the original Dragonborn who lived during the Merethic Era when dragons still dominated Nirn. Unlike most Dragonborn, Miraak served the dragons as a Dragon Priest. He ruled over the island Solstheim which was situated to the northeast of Skyrim and the northwest of Morrowind.
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Can any race be Dragonborn in Skyrim?

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim depicts the rise of the Last Dragonborn, a legendary figure in Nordic folklore, but the game's character creation makes it so the player doesn't have to be a Nord.
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What is the rarest type of Dragonborn?

Because of thousands of years of interbreeding, the scales of a dragonborn's hide were usually scarlet, gold, rust, ochre, bronze, or brown in hue, though a few dragonborn with an stronger draconic heritage had scales resembling those of true dragons, but white scaled dragonborn were said to be rare.
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What is Dragonborn's real name?

He doesn't have a name and like every other main game he will be referred to as his Title in the next one. The previous character in Oblvion is simply referred to as the Hero of Kvatch.
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Was there a female Dragonborn?

The sexual dimorphism of dragon born is subtle. Female dragonborn are taller and more muscular compared to the males. The head of a female dragonborn on the other hand is slightly smaller then the heads of the males.
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Can a khajiit be a Dragonborn?

The race does not matter. Whether it is a High born Elf, Khajit or an Argonian, they all can become the Dragonborn because the power comes from from Akatosh (the Chief God of Nirm) and Kyne.
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Is Miraak stronger than the last dragonborn?

And that would make miraak far stronger than the last dragonborn if true. You get something like 15 dragon souls from him when you kill him, and he was around for years killing dragons, and even then he gets beat by a regular dragon priest at that time.
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Is Dragonborn a god in Skyrim?

The Dragonborn is a mortal gifted the soul of a dragon. All dragons come from Akatosh, the god of time. Every dragon and their soul is a piece of Akatosh.
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What race makes most sense as Dragonborn?

That being said, generally a legendary heroic figure like the dragonborn will be from the culture the developed that legendary tradition, so it would make sense for them to be a Nord.
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Are all Dragonborn human?

In Skyrim, your Dragonborn doesn't have to be human, and I understand that being "dragonborn" isn't tied to race. That's why you can play as a khajiit or a dark elf and still be dragonborn.
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Is the Dragonborn actually a dragon?

Dragonborn are a humanoid race created by either Dragon gods or powerful dragons themselves through dragon eggs initially. That's their creation myth/lore. They aren't "half" anything, they are 100% dragonborn, a humanoid race with draconic features who claim origins among dragons.
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Is Ulfric a Dragonborn?

Ulfric is the odd one out as he is not dragonborn. Ulfric had been training to become a greybeard then the Great War started. He felt he had to go fight for Skyrim and The Empire and left High Hrothgar having already learned some shouts.
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Are dragonborns half human?

Dragonborn are half-human, half-dragonborn. The original Dragonborn were from Krynn. They were called Draconians. They were made using the eggs of the metallic dragons corrupted by evil priests of Takhisis into half-human half-dragon hybrid monsters.
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Can Dragonborn breed with humans?

In the Points of Light setting, and the world of Abeir in the Forgotten Realms setting, they were quite numerous. In Eberron, they mostly stick to just one island where the majority of folks aren't welcome. They cannot breed with humans to make half-dragons, for two reasons.
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What is a Dragonborn lifespan?

Dragonborn Traits

Age: Young dragonborn grow quickly. They walk hours after hatching, attain the size and development of a 10-year-old human child by the age of 3, and reach adulthood by 15. They live to be around 80.
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Why was Miraak bad?

In trying to become more than he was, his worth as a human being was lost. The Nord heroes of legend sought him out for his abilities to absorb dragon souls, and not because they respected his abilities. Never has Miraak been admired for his deeds, as others have only ever used him for what he can offer them.
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Is A Dragonborn Immortal?

Being Dragonborn doesn't seem to have any effect on anyone's lifespan, in and of itself. So a Dragonborn would live as long as their race would normally live. That would be a few hundred years for elves, about a hundred years for men and Orsimer, and unknown for Khajiit, and Argonians.
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Can Bretons be Dragonborn?

TES: V lore constantly suggests Dragonborn can come from any race.
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What is the best class for a Dragonborn?

Given the above, we feel that the best class for the Baldur's Gate 3 Dragonborn race is none other than the Sorcerer.
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Who kills Miraak?

It is critical to remember that Miraak cannot be killed by the player. Hermaeus Mora does it for you. This is not to say that you couldn't, though.
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