Just a quick question here. I've never cared much for magic but I've been wanting to play an Altmer character. Anyway I've read allot of lore but everything seems to only talk about Altmer magic users. My question is, is it possible from a lore perspective to play an Altmer warrior with minimal to no magic use?

Of course. I think of it this way; if Altmer were not meant to be warriors, Bethesda wouldn't have given the opportunity for an Altmer to wield weapons etc.

Yes.
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Elidor

It would be funny if all altmers are mages.

Absolutely. It's like how your stereotypical scientist is a crazy old guy who makes potions and blows everything up - himself included. In reality, most scientists aren't like that. Similarly, many Altmer choose to be something other than a scholar.


And another: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Ohtimbar

Edit: there was even an Altmer Harbringer of the Companions. Or at least, I assume he was an Altmer - his name was Henantier, a high-elven name.

"Henantier the Outsider: The first elven Harbinger. Like Cirroc before him, he was initially subject to ridicule when arriving at Jorrvaskr, for this was the time (near the closing of the first era) when elves were not permitted to be full Companions, and few were even allowed to see the inside of the hall. Henantier was humble in the daylight hours, performing any task asked of him. At night, he trained fiercely in the outside yard, allowing himself only minutes of sleep before resuming his servant duties the next day. So he toiled through several Harbingers, never resting, never complaining, and always keeping his mind and body sharp. Given his long life, he came to be trusted by the new Companions as the one who them learn [sic] the ways of honor.
When one such pupil had aged into an old man and become Harbinger himself, Henantier was the one at his deathbed. With all Companions assembled, he named Henantier as his successor, saying "even an elf can be born with the heart of a Nord sometimes." There were some number of Companions who laid down their weapons that day, but those who remained knew the truth of honor, and it is their legacy we continue to bear."
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Great_Harbingers