You can speak, read, and write Common and Primordial.ДЄs a race, some Altmer strive to maintain the appearance of their ancestor race, the Aldmer, primarily through highly selective traditions surrounding marriage and reproduction. Throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage (explained in chapter 9 of the Player's Handbook). You gain proficiency with the Sleight of Hand skill.ДЄrgonian Resilience. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. Accustomed to life underwater, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. Thanks to your argonian anatomy, you can breath both underwater and on land.Дarkvision. You have a swimming speed of 30 feet.ДЄmphibious. Argonians usually stand between 5 and 6 feet tall and average about 150 pounds. Your Intelligence score increases by 2, and your Dexterity score increases by 1. The amethyst in the center represents The Hist, the entity that all Argonians consider a sacred part of our lives.' - Talen-Jei Argonian traitsДЄbility score increase.

Two of the gems, the ones on the outside, represent the couple to be married. ' Every Argonian wedding proposal band is supposed to have three flawless amethysts as part of their design. ' In Black Marsh, tradition dictates we present a potential mate a unique wedding ring to represent our future bond.' Each ring is unique and has personal meaning to the creator and the recipient. In Black Marsh, it is customary to present a lover with an Argonian Wedding Band, which is crafted by the courting member. Unlike the citizens of Skyrim, who prefer to marry using an Amulet of Mara, some Argonians adhere to their native marriage traditions. However, this eventually just turned into blatant racism. Largely, this extreme behavior was inspired by the political confrontation between the Empire of Tamriel and the rulers of Skyrim.

After the mass exodus of Dunmer and Argonian peoples to Windhelm, the citizens became suspicious, worrying that the immigrants would influence or otherwise dilute their culture, and so forced them into segregation. In Windhelm, Argonians are sequestered from the predominantly Nordic population, and are forced to live at the Argonian Assemblage, located at the city docks.

There is an Argonian political faction called the An-Xileel, but there is little information about them, except they're composed of mostly, if not all, Argonians, and that they pushed back Mehrunes Dagon's forces during the Oblivion Crisis in Black Marsh, and were also the faction responsible for orchestrating the conquest of Morrowind. CultureДЄfter conquest of the Dunmer province of Morrowind, little is known about the politics of the Argonians in the Fourth Era. Argonians make proficient thieves, as they have a natural knack for lockpicking. They have developed immunities to the diseases that have doomed many would-be explorers in the region, and they are capable of easily exploring underwater locations due to their ability to breathe underwater. Enigmatic and intelligent, the Argonians are experts at guerrilla warfare, and their natural abilities suit their swampy homeland, Black Marsh.

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