Their appearance is similar to a bipedal dinosaur, they don't drown and can explore wherever they want, and have exceptional talents with sneaking and lockpicking that make them excellent thieves, assassins, and stealth characters. They have been featured in every one of the main games thus far. It's easy to see why: Black Marsh's intelligent and mysterious reptilians are perhaps the most misunderstood race in Tamriel. The scaly folk of Black Marsh are one of the few races unrelated to Men (humans) or Mer (elves), being descended instead from the ancient, sentient trees known as the Hist.Īrgonians have a strong cult following among fans of the Elder Scrolls series, with some people preferring to play as an Argonian no matter which entry they're playing. Similar to their fellow beast race the Khajiit, the Argonians have a substantial fan following behind them and are equally admired and reviled by the different peoples of Tamriel. Possessing a reptilian appearance, an enigmatic alien culture, and a host of natural abilities such as resistance to disease and poison and the ability to breathe underwater, the Argonians are nothing if not unique. The Argonians, also known as the Saxhleel or the 'People of the Root' in their native language, and often called the lizard-folk, are one of the most fascinating races in the Elder Scrolls Universe.
