As a new player in Elder Scrolls Online, you’re faced with an abundance of choices early on. It can feel overwhelming to some, especially those new to MMORPGs in general. Your first step is character creation in Elder Scrolls Online!
The Basics of Character Creation in Elder Scrolls Online
Choosing Your Gender
Step number one is to choose your gender. It’s important to remember that your character’s gender, of which you can choose male or female, has zero impact on gameplay. It’s purely cosmetic.
Do you feel like playing a female Argonian today? What about a male Breton?
Choosing Your Alliance
The next step is selecting your Alliance. In total, there are three to select from.
- Aldmeri Dominion — Located in the provinces of Summerset Isles, Valenwood, and Elsweyr.
- Daggerfall Covenant — Located in the provices of Hammerfell, High Rock, and Orsinium.
- Ebonheart Pact — Located in the provices of Skyrim, Morrowind, and Black Marsh.
The Alliance you choose will impact the available races, and which side you’ll support in the Alliance War — PvP in Elder Scrolls Online.
Choosing Your Race
Lastly, you’ll choose your race. You can select from one of ten unique races in Elder Scrolls Online, including:
- High Elf
- Wood Elf
- Dark Elf
- Argonian
- Khajiit
- Redguard
- Breton
- Orc
- Nord
- Imperial
Selecting a Class
The classes in Elder Scrolls Online come in a variety of flavors. Your class selection will determine your starting Skill Lines, the unique style of play you’ll enjoy, and what roles you’ll fulfill in both PvE and PvP gameplay.
That being said, each class includes additional Skill Lines as you level. You can customize your class further, thereby enhancing the experience and MMORPG gameplay tenfold.
- Dragonknight
- Sorcerer
- Nightblade
- Templar
- Warden
- Necromancer
Changing Your Character’s Appearance
For an MMORPG, which notoriously feature severely lacking character customization options, ESO offers an abundant number of choices to personalize your character.
For starters, you can alter your body appearance by selecting the body type, skin color, and various body sliders to enhance physical features.
You can change how muscular or thin your character appears, their height, and even choose from a variety of body markings, such as war paint or tattoos.
Furthermore, you can alter the appearance of their facial features to truly create your custom character — an embodiment of you in the fantasy world of Elder Scrolls Online.
When it comes to facial features, you can change the shape of the face, hairstyle and color, head markings, voice, age, adornments, and more.
Final Steps to Character Creation in Elder Scrolls Online
Once you’re totally satisfied with the appearance of your character, their class, and their race, it’s time to finalize your avatar with a unique-to-you name. Once done, hit “Create,” and it’s time to enter the world of ESO!