What is the base damage for fists?
I know Khajiit get a bonus from their racial ability:
Claws : Khajiit claws do 15 points of damage.
But what is the regular base damage for fists in Skyrim?
Solution 1:
I believe the base damage for fists is 5.
I derived this but haven't tested it empirically. I have found references to the bonus for Khajiit claws to be both 4x (Strategy Guide and other sites) and +15 (other sites). That leads to this equation x+15=20 and that solves to x=5.