Skyrim:Markarth

Markarth
Markarth, in The Reach (view on map) (lore page)
MarkarthOrigin
Government
Guard Tower Understone Keep
Inns
Silver-Blood Inn
Shops and Services
Arnleif and Sons Trading Company The Hag's Cure Markarth Stables The Treasury House
Temples
Hall of the Dead Temple of Dibella Shrine of Talos
Houses
Daighre's House Endon's House Miner's Barracks Nepos's House Ogmund's House Pavo's House Salvius Farmhouse Skaggi's House Smelter Overseer's House Vlindrel Hall (for sale)
Other
Cidhna Mine The Warrens

Markarth, viewed from outside the city gates

Inside Markarth

Markarth is a major city in the southwest of Skyrim near the border of High Rock, and the capital of the Reach. It is housed in an ancient Dwemer city, making its architecture noticeably different from that of most cities in Skyrim, with much of the city carved into the surrounding rock. Jarl Igmund, the initial ruler of the Reach, is having issues with a group known as the Forsworn, who infest the nearby countryside and attack travelers on sight. Though many races populate 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-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. The Silver-Bloods also own Cidhna Mine, which is inside the city walls and used as a prison, said to be the most secure prison in Skyrim. Most of the poor of Markarth live in extreme poverty in an area dug into the cliff called The Warrens. Many in the Warrens work in the mine and at the smelters in the area. Several shops are in an open-air marketplace near the city entrance. The guards are quartered in a Dwemer dormitory carved out of the stone beneath the imposing Guard Tower at the center of the city. Markarth also houses Understone Keep, the ancient Dwemer castle and seat of government carved into the mountain at the west end of the city.

For more information on Markarth, see the lore article.

Markarth People

Arnleif and Sons Trading Company Imedhnain Lisbet Calcelmo's Tower Captain Aquilius Cidhna Mine (Prisoners) Borkul the Beast Braig Duach Grisvar the Unlucky Madanach Odvan Uraccen Endon's House Adara Endon Kerah Guard Tower Markarth Guards The Hag's Cure Bothela Muiri Hall of the Dead Brother Verulus Eola Left Hand Mine: Daighre's House Daighre Erith Torom (Dog) Left Hand Mine: Miner's Barracks Adeber Ennoc Willem Kolskeggr Mine: Pavo's House Gat gro-Shargakh Pavo Attius

Left Hand Mine: Skaggi's House Skaggi Scar-Face Sosia Tremellia Markarth Ruins Kaie Markarth Stables Banning Cedran Kibell Vigilance (Dog) Nepos's House Morven Nepos the Nose Tynan Uaile Ogmund's House Ogmund Other Weylin Salvius Farm Rogatus Salvius Vigdis Salvius Silver-Blood Inn Frabbi Hogni Red-Arm Hreinn Hroki Kleppr Lynea CC Margret Vigilant Tyranus Vorstag Smelter Overseer's House Mulush gro-Shugurz Urzoga gra-Shugurz Temple of Dibella Anwen Fjotra Hamal Orla Senna

The Treasury House Betrid Silver-Blood Donnel Nana Ildene Reburrus Quintilius Rhiada Thonar Silver-Blood Thongvor Silver-Blood Yngvar the Singer Understone Keep Aicantar Anton Virane Calcelmo Faleen Ghorza gra-Bagol Jarl Igmund Legate Emmanuel Admand Moth gro-Bagol Ondolemar Raerek Rondach Tacitus Sallustius Thalmor Soldiers Voada Vlindrel Hall Argis the Bulwark The Warrens Cairine Cosnach Degaine Dryston Eltrys Garvey Hathrasil Omluag

†These people only sell goods at the market.

‡Ghorza gra-Bagol only offers services at the forge located outside the Castle Markarth proper (just north of The Hag's Cure).

^aThese people can die as part of the Taste of Death quest.

^bThese people can die as part of the No One Escapes Cidhna Mine quest.

^cThese people can die as part of the Forsworn Conspiracy quest.

^dThese people can die when you first enter the city.

^eVigilant Tyranus can die as part of the House of Horrors quest.

^fBanning is not a potential follower, but will sell the canine follower Vigilance.

^gFjotra only appears after the quest The Heart of Dibella.

Related Quests

Quests Starting Here

Daedric

• 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 Quests

• No One Escapes Cidhna Mine: Escape from Cidhna Mine!
• 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.

Miscellaneous Quests

Quest Giver	Giver Location	Quest	Objective(s)	Requirement
Banning	Markarth Stables	Delivery: Deliver an item to an associate. (radiant)	Deliver Spiced Beef to Voada
Bothela	The Hag's Cure	Bothela's Discreet Delivery: Deliver the Stallion's Potion to Raerek or Reburrus.	Deliver the <Alias=Potion> to <Alias.ShortName=Steward>
Calcelmo	Understone Keep	Buy Dwarven artifact: Bring your newly-obtained Dwarven artifact to Calcelmo in Markarth. (radiant)	Bring a <Alias=Item> to Calcelmo
		Nimhe, the Poisoned One: Kill the giant frostbite spider blocking access to Nchuand-Zel.	Kill Nimhe inside Nchuand-Zel Tell Calcelmo that Nimhe is dead
Frabbi	Silver-Blood Inn	Speak to Degaine: Ask a beggar about money.	Speak to Degaine Steal the statue in the Temple of Dibella Bring the statue to Degaine
Ghorza gra-Bagol	Understone Keep	Skilled Apprenticeship: Retrieve a skill book for Ghorza gra-Bagol.	Bring The Last Scabbard of Akrash to Ghorza
Igmund	Understone Keep	Kill the Forsworn Leader: Do a favor for Jarl Igmund by killing a Forsworn leader. (radiant)	Kill the Forsworn Leader for Igmund Return to Igmund
		Dungeon Delving: Do a favor for Igmund, the Jarl of Markarth, by retrieving a shield. (radiant)	Find Hrolfdir's Shield for Igmund Bring Hrolfdir's Shield to Igmund	Kill the Forsworn Leader
		Thane of the Reach: Gain the title of Thane of the Reach. (radiant)	Purchase a house in Markarth Return to Igmund	Dungeon Delving
Kerah	Endon's House	Delivery to Calcelmo: Deliver a ring to Calcelmo.	Deliver a ring to Calcelmo
Kleppr	Silver-Blood Inn	Speak to Degaine: Ask a beggar about money.	Speak to Degaine Steal the statue in the Temple of Dibella Bring the statue to Degaine
Lisbet	Arnleif and Sons Trading Company	Lisbet's Missing Shipment: Retrieve a missing Dibella Statue for a struggling store. (radiant)	Retrieve Lisbet's shipment from <Alias=ForswornCamp> Bring the Dibella Statue to Lisbet
Moth gro-Bagol	Understone Keep	Coated in Blood: Bring a Daedra heart to Moth gro-Bagol.	Bring a Daedra's Heart to Moth
Omluag	The Warrens	A Few Words with You: Do a favor by talking to someone about a problem. (radiant)	Talk to Mulush about Omluag Tell Omluag that Mulush is taken care of
Ondolemar	Understone Keep	Search and Seizure: Find evidence of a Talos worshipper for the Thalmor.	Find evidence of Ogmund's Talos worship Bring Ogmund's Amulet of Talos to Ondolemar
Thongvor Silver-Blood	The Treasury House	Thane of the Reach: Gain the title of Thane of the Reach. (radiant)	Purchase a house in Markarth Return to Thongvor	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 Quests

Creation Club

• Crypt of the Heart^CC: Investigate rumors of a ghost that haunts the Karth River.
• If I had a Hammer^CC: Steal a legendary hammer of the gods.
• Mightier than the Sword^CC: Track down some Dwarven loot and beat the competition.
• My Pet Mudcrab^CC: Buy a Dwarven Mudcrab.

Notes

• Vlindrel Hall is a house available for purchase after completion of certain quests for the jarl. It may be purchased from the steward for 8,000 gold.
• 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 many citizens may be 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 also appears in Arena as Markarth Side, and reappears in ESO.

Bugs

• There is a dialogue bug 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. ^?

Maps

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Map of Markarth

Highside Vlindrel Hall Nepos's House The Treasury House Endon's House Abandoned House Ogmund's House Arnleif and Sons Trading Company Skyrim Silver-Blood Inn The Crag Temple of Dibella Shrine of Talos Guard Tower Riverside The Warrens Calcelmo's Laboratory Understone Keep Calcelmo's Tower Hall of the Dead Smelter Overseer's House The Hag's Cure Markarth Ruins Cidhna Mine Ghorza gra-Bagol's Smithy

• Each white dot corresponds directly to a door. All doors are numbered and relate to a Key on the side of the map.