If you're playing solo, then it's entirely down to you and how you see the character that you're creating. It's only if you're playing ultra-competitively with a meta build that the race and class make any difference at all.

You can do with an Imperial pretty much the same things you'd do with a Nord, a Bosmer, or a Redguard. Imperials get a racial health bonus the Bosmer and Reguard don't and it's a bit more than what Nords get, but I can compensate for that with sets, foods, potions, and/or enchants if necessary. The bit I like more about Imperials is the generalized reduced ability costs rather than their racial resource bonuses. I don't turn up my nose at those bonuses, but a Health/Stam pool that's comparatively a bit larger isn't a game-changer and cheaper abilities are much more helpful.

Unless you are playing ultra end-game, race doesn't matter much. And if you are playing ultra end-game stuff, then you're going to be focusing on whichever race happens to be slightly more meta this quarter and then mostly ignoring them when something else becomes slightly more meta next quarter.

You can do whatever you want, but if you do want to go off passives I'd suggest DK since you have one of those and also reduced cost of abilities would work great with DK. Additionally, if you're interested in lore, the Tscaesci invaded and intermingled with Imperials. Dragonknights are a Tscaesci invention, so it would make sense for an Imperial to know how to be a Dragonknight by blood or tradition.

Imperial Dragonknight works very well in my opinion.

I have an Imperial Dragonknight as my main and depending on the build, can do pretty much any content.

If your goal is to create the best character for trials or veteran HM DLC dungeons, race matters.

For more casual content or more solo play, race doesn't matter that much.

From a lore perspective I think Imperial is the best for a Dragonknight! Considering their connection to Akatosh, the Amulet of Kings and such.

Thanks everyone for the info. As a solo player I've spent a lot of time questing with each character and making each able to sustain resources. A few are running out of content so it's time to make more characters and I was thinking of using races I haven't touched yet like Imperial, Orc, Breton, etc.

I do see the point of it really doesn't matter being a solo player what I choose as long as it works for what I am doing.

I run an Imperial DK tank which works out well for me.

I could use Imperial for any class of PvP character. The health and the skill cost reduction are fabulous.

Yeah I have one DK a dark elf and she does well maintaining resources. I would love to make a tank. I've never had one. Being a solo player, not sure how much fun that would be. I've always wanted to go SB but figured why being all by myself, LOL!

I may go Breton for a mag NB and possibly an Imperial for a mag DK. Looking at the skills I am really surprised at how many DK skills are mag not stam.

Ah well if none of my ideas work out I can always delete them before sinking too much time into the character.

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Their racial bonuses stack well with Templar and Sorcerer.

Imperials? I do need a mag sorc.

I have an imperial DK and Necro. Both are stam/weapon users. I also find Imperial stacks well with vampire, if your interested in that.

The nose is too long.