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Markarth is a major city located in the Reach, near the border of High Rock.
It is housed in an ancient Dwemer city, giving it architecture noticeably different from most cities in Skyrim. Much of the city is carved into the rock face which surrounds it. Jarl Igmund is the ruler of the Reach. He is having issues with a group known as the Forsworn. Though there are many races populating the city, the people of Markarth are not fond of outsiders and the guards treat them with hostility and suspicion. Half the city is owned by the Silver-Blood family. The Silver-Bloods also own Cidhna Mine, which is actually inside the city walls and used as a prison, said to be the most secure prison in Skyrim. There is an area dug into the cliff called The Warrens where most of the poor of Markarth live in extreme poverty. Many of the workers in the Warrens work in the mines and at the smelters in the area. The guards are quartered in a Dwemer dormitory carved out of the stone beneath the imposing Guard Tower at the center of the city.
The Silver-Blood Inn near the entrance to the city is a good place for brawling, picking up bounty letters, hiring a follower, or renting a room. There are several shops in an open-air marketplace nearby. Markarth also houses Understone Keep, an ancient Dwemer castle carved deep into the mountain, which can be accessed by walking through the guarded door at the top of the main path through town (it will be discovered as a separate location). The surrounding area is rich in minerals and ores, but be careful of Forsworn members. They infest the surrounding countryside and will attack on sight.
For more information on Markarth, see the lore article.
Markarth PeopleEdit
Related QuestsEdit
Quests Starting HereEdit
DaedricEdit
- The House of Horrors: Help Molag Bal take revenge upon a servant of Boethiah. (radiant)
- The Taste of Death: Prepare a feast for the Lady of Decay.
Side QuestsEdit
- The Forsworn Conspiracy: Investigate a murder in Markarth to discover a sinister plot surrounding the Forsworn.
- The Heart of Dibella: Find a new Sybil for the Temple of Dibella.
- The Lost Expedition: Recover the journals from the expedition in Nchuand-Zel.
- No One Escapes Cidhna Mine: Escape from Cidhna Mine!
Miscellaneous QuestsEdit
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Banning | Markarth Stables | Delivery: Deliver an item to an associate. (radiant) |
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Bothela | The Hag's Cure | Bothela's Discreet Delivery: Deliver the Stallion's Potion to Raerek or Reburrus. |
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Calcelmo | Understone Keep | Buy Dwarven artifact: Bring your newly-obtained Dwarven artifact to Calcelmo in Markarth. (radiant) |
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Nimhe, the Poisoned One: Kill the giant frostbite spider blocking access to Nchuand-Zel. |
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Frabbi | Silver-Blood Inn | Speak to Degaine: Ask a beggar about money. |
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Ghorza gra-Bagol | Understone Keep | Skilled Apprenticeship: Retrieve a skill book for Ghorza gra-Bagol. |
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Igmund | Understone Keep | Kill the Forsworn Leader: Do a favor for Jarl Igmund by killing a Forsworn leader. (radiant) |
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Dungeon Delving: Do a favor for Igmund, the Jarl of Markarth, by retrieving a shield. (radiant) |
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Thane of the Reach: Gain the title of Thane of the Reach. (radiant) |
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Kerah | Endon's House | Delivery to Calcelmo: Deliver a ring to Calcelmo. |
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Kleppr | Silver-Blood Inn | Speak to Degaine: Ask a beggar about money. |
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Lisbet | Arnleif and Sons Trading Company | Lisbet's Missing Shipment: Retrieve a missing Dibella Statue for a struggling store. (radiant) |
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Moth gro-Bagol | Understone Keep | Coated in Blood: Bring a Daedra heart to Moth gro-Bagol. |
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Omluag | The Warrens | A Few Words with You: Do a favor by talking to someone about a problem. (radiant) |
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Ondolemar | Understone Keep | Search and Seizure: Find evidence of a Talos worshipper for the Thalmor. |
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Thongvor Silver-Blood | The Treasury House | Thane of the Reach: Gain the title of Thane of the Reach. (radiant) |
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The Battle for Fort Sungard or Season Unending |
- Fight! Fight!: Prove your strength by wagering on a fist fight with another. (radiant)
- Gather Wheat: Get paid to gather crops. (radiant)
- Kolskeggr Mine: Clear the Forsworn from Kolskeggr Mine.
- Mine Ore: Get paid to mine ore. (radiant)
- Quest all Beggars Have: Take pity on a beggar. (radiant)
- Quest all Drunks Have: Make a drunk dance for joy. (radiant)
- Rogatus's Letter: Deliver a letter to a farmer's son.
Other QuestsEdit
Creation ClubEdit
- Crypt of the HeartCC: Investigate rumors of a ghost that haunts the Karth River.
- If I had a HammerCC: Steal a legendary hammer of the gods.
- Mightier than the SwordCC: Track down some Dwarven loot and beat the competition.
- My Pet MudcrabCC: Buy a Dwarven Mudcrab.
MapsEdit
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- Each white dot corresponds directly to a door. All doors are numbered and relate to a Key on the side of the map.
NotesEdit
- Evidence of the former Dwemer presence in Markarth is found in the deserted ruins of a Dwemer city. The ruins still contain several operational (and hostile) Dwemer machines.
- Markarth is a unique city in that a great many citizens may get killed depending on the choices that you make during quests, making the phrase that only "Blood and Silver" runs through Markarth true. See the notes to the table of NPCs above for details.
- Markarth previously appeared in Arena as Markarth Side, and reappears in ESO.
BugsEdit
- There is a dialogue glitch with Markarth guards that occurs after the two Forsworn quests. They will attempt to arrest you, and if you reply with any option other than resist arrest, the dialogue will repeat endlessly. ?
- The simplest way of resolving this is to go back to the Temple of Talos and speak with the guards inside. Choose the option to go to jail, then walk outside and speak to another guard to pay your bounty, persuade, etc. successfully.
- For various other methods on how to resolve this, see the talk page.
- The steward Raerek may refuse to speak with you, or will not offer to sell you Vlindrel Hall. See this section for details. ?