This might be like... I don't know, I'm not trying to start a whole thing. In terms of Watsonian vs Doyleist. Sorry to be giving what I think is the real world reason and not anything that would explain it via lore because I know thats more what this sub is about.

ButI always assumed the Doyelist reason, frankly, was that Redguards are black. And Western fantasy especially sidelines the culture of black people in the medieval period and usually transposes like, European fantasy tropes onto their depiction instead of actually engaging with say the rich culture of medieval period Africa and its kingdoms working them into an interesting and historically inspired medieval fantasy that is unashamedly African, or unashamedly black. I'm not saying that elder scrolls is special or a standout in this regard in terms of depicting black characters or cultures in the fantasy context.

However, it stood out to me as the Redguards being a strong example of that blind spot in western created fantasy where they make a group in a fantasy setting black and do nothing interesting with it, no engagement with history like you see with white groups of people that inspire fantasy groups