It's the homeland of the Nords, sure, I do plan on starting a Nord sometime in the future but they made it more universal to enjoy any sort of combination with any of the races in this game. Unlike the predecessors, you couldn't enjoy an Argonian, elf of any sort, or Khajit in the same setting as a Nord or Orc. They made it so you could wear anything with any race, you could utilize any weapon how you want with any race, besides the improved graphics which make Khajit and Argonian look much better than Oblivion and earlier, if I wanted to be a mage Argonian, I can in Skyrim but not really in Oblivion and earlier. If you wanted to switch out from being a mage and decide to be a warrior or a thief, you could do that in Skyrim.
Skyrim is my personal favorite in story, gameplay, and graphics.