
Bound weaponry and armor make excellent use of the Breton's Conjuration affinities, compensating also for their lack of weapon- and armor-based skills.
Bretons' natural magicka resistances make them capable Battlemages and Witchhunters. The Breton strategy in battle is simple: Use destruction spells at the beginning to devastate the opponent until you run out of magicka, then take out a blade and finish them off, using restoration to heal off whatever willpower gives back. Illusion is supported by the magicka boost to balance out a Breton into a good sneak. The magicka boost and skill bonuses make for a powerful mage. Their lowered Endurance is somewhat compensated by their resistance to magic, although the female lowered strength is somewhat fatal. You're going to die in here, Breton! You're going to die!" ― Valen Dreth Ī Breton mage, casting Buoyancy on herself.īretons are a fairly balanced race. No? What's the matter? Not so powerful now, are you Breton? You're not leaving this prison 'til they throw your body in the lake. You're nothing but a stuck-up harlot with cheap parlor tricks. You're a Breton! The masters of magicka, right? Hmph. The Gilded Carafe, run by Claudette Perrick, is an example of this.Ĭharacter creation Attribute modifiers Attributes Eloquent and linguistic by nature, Bretons also make excellent merchants, using their magical expertise to open shops that sell magical wares. Several of the guild's highest ranks, including Arch-Mage, Master-Wizard, and Wizard are held, mostly, by Bretons. Their magical talents find explanation in their mer blood.Įxcelling magically, Bretons make excellent mages and easily escalate through the ranks of the Mages Guild and Arcane University. Because of this, Bretons physiologically appear similar to human races. Eventually, the humans bred with elves, and this is what created the race of Bretons.īretons are the elven hybrids of Nedic and Aldmeri ancestry. During the attack, the elves took many slaves some took them west to High Rock and others took them south. On the Night of the Tears, the Snow Elves (who previously had an alliance with the new Nords/Humans) sacked and burned the great city. When Ysgramor and his sons came to Tamriel, they founded the great city of Saarthal.
Unlike said humans, however, the Breton bloodline has some elven ancestry. The Bretons, like much of the humans, originated from Atmora.