ok i saw some posts from people wanting to know info on races so here they are.....

argonian: weak skill bonuses, and weak specials.of course there is the pernament water breathing.suitable only for people who favour lizards and certain role-playing concepts.choose a male for a stealth or combat role, a female for a spell casting role.

breton: recommended for conservative,defense spellcasters.good,balenced package of specials. a breton has marginally better attributes for a pure spellcaster role then the high elf, which is slightly better suited for occasional melees.

dark elf: recommended for battlemage roles.the summoned ghost is a level 1 creature, wimpy to start and useless as you raise your levels,but the fire resistance is significant agianst annoying scamps and such. well rounded but unexceptional attributes.

high elf: recommended for offensive, go-for-broke spellcasters. very aggresive and risky to combine with the apprentice birthsign for very high maximum magicka and very high vulnerability to spellcasting enemies. choose a high elf over the breton for slightly better melee attributes.

imperial: undistinguished skill bonuses,and the star of the west is useless in most cases.undistinguished attributes unless you love speechcraft,mercantile,and illusion skills.fairly good hybrid character, lower effectivness in some things.

khajiit: recommended with reservations for thief concepts. wood elf is the better choice for marksman sneak attacks.demortilize is occasionally useful, but night eye is ideal for sneaks. exceptable attributes for a thief role.

nord: recommended for melee fighters.the orc has better skill bonuses,while the nord has exceptable attributes for a pure combat role.

orc: also recommended for melee fighters.best skill bonuses,and berserk is cool.attributes are significantly inferior to nord or redguard for a pure melee role.

redguard: recommended for combat and melee fighters.fair skill bonuses,specatular adrenaline rush.the redguard has exceptional attributes for a pure combat role.

wood elf: recommended for stealth fighters.very good skill bonuses;command creature is great to have in some parts of the game,and are problem solving.wood elf has exceptional attributes for stealth roles.

i hope you read all of this, and decide for yourself. this info is not my opinion, but was provided by the stats of the official oblivion guide!