Although they start focused heavily on magic, switching them to a combat style is incredibly effective. During gameplay, Bretons make excellent warriors, as well as mages.Note: In the loading screen trivia, it says the Bretons have a 50% magic resistance.

Magic ResistanceВ : Breton blood grants a 25% resistance to magic.

DragonskinВ : Absorb 50% of magicka from hostile spells for 60 seconds.

Bretons can call upon the Dragonskin power to absorb spells.' вЂ•Racial description 'In addition to their quick and perceptive grasp of spellcraft, even the humblest of High Rock's Bretons can boast a resistance to magic. Occasionally, one may also see a Breton merchant, such as Belethor. The Dragonborn is able to assist the Forsworn during the quest ' No One Escapes Cidhna Mine.' This results in the normally hostile Forsworn settlement of Druadach Redoubt to become friendly.Д«eyond this, Bretons often take the role of court wizard to a Jarl, or study as scholars at the College of Winterhold. The remaining insurrectionists were later known as the Forsworn. They were soon driven out by Ulfric Stormcloak, prior to his own conflict with the Empire. They took the city by force, due to a belief that it belonged to the native population. Twenty years before the events of Skyrim, the Reachmen were involved in an armed uprising against the Nords that ruled Markarth. In the Reach reside a group of Bretons, known as the Reachmen, historically regarded as a barbaric race involved in dark and extreme practices. Some, however, do take to city life and are a minority in settlements.

Unlike the neighboring Redguard and Dunmer populations, the Bretons do not have many of their number in Skyrim.

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