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! Birthsign !! Features !! Notes
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|'''Mage'''<br>[[Image:Mage.png|100px]]
|Magicka +50
|Spellcaster essential: reliable
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|'''Apprentice'''<br>[[Image:Apprentice.png|100px]]
|Magicka +100, Weakness to Magicka 100%
|Spellcaster essential; aggressive.
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|'''Warrior'''<br>[[Image:Warrior.png|100px]]
|Strength +10, Endurance +10
|Perfect fit for fighters; attribute bonuses are always a safe bet.
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|'''Thief'''<br>[[Image:Thief.png|100px]]
|Agility +10, Speed +10, Luck +10
|Best fit for general stealth gameplay or for a generalist.
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|'''Shadow'''<br>[[Image:Shadow.png|100px]]
|Invisibility (duration 60) once a day
|Useful for problem-solving; extremely potent for thief and assassin quests; useful often and at all levels.
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|'''Lover'''<br>[[Image:Lover.png|100px]]
|Paralyze (touch, duration 10) and lose 120 points of Fatigue once a day
|Useful for problem-solving; potent; useful often and at all levels.
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|'''Ritual'''<br>[[Image:Ritual.png|100px]]
|Restore Health (magnitude 200, instant) once a day, Turn Undead (magnitude 100, duration 30)
|Useful for problem-solving; potent; useful often and at all levels.
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|'''Tower'''<br>[[Image:Tower.png|100px]]
|Open Average Lock once a day, Reflect Damage (magnitude 5; duration 120)
|Useful for problem-solving; potent, but passive and subtle; useful often and at all levels.
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|'''Serpent'''<br>[[Image:Serpent.png|100px]]
|Four effects, all at once, once a day--Damage Health (touch, magnitude 3, duration 20), Dispel (magnitude 90), Cure Poison, Damage Fatigue (self, magnitude 100)
|Useful for problem-solving; weak; rarely useful, but at all levels.
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|'''Atronach'''<br>[[Image:Atronach.png|100px]]
|Magicka +150, Spell Absorption 50%, no Magicka regeneration
|Spellcaster essential; dicey; restoring Magicka is a time sucking chore.
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|'''Lady'''<br>[[Image:Lady.png|100px]]
|Willpower +10, Endurance +10
|Attribute bonuses are always a safe bet, but less useful than Warrior unless your character concept mixes many Willpower and Endurance-based skills.
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|'''Steed'''<br>[[Image:Steed.png|100px]]
|Speed +20
|Attribute bonuses are always a safe bet, but Speed only governs Acrobatics, Athletics, and Light Armor, and only Light Armor is useful.
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|'''Lord'''<br>[[Image:Lord.png|100px]]
|Restore Health (duration 15, magnitude 6), Weakness to Fire 25% all the time
|Heal spell is powerful at low levels, remains useful into high levels, but comes with a permanent weakness. Useful for character concept without Restoration.
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