Markarth, the home of the Empire's Forces against the Thalmor. It served well as a training center after the Dwemer ruins were cleared out and used as a training station. Rumors say that Markarth use to be a dwemer city as well. Markarth holds the Cidna mine, a jail where you work your way out by mining. Only one report of an escape. It is filled with elaborate stone homes and shops, as well as a very successful silver mine.

Due to the escape of the Leader of the Forsworn they have been trouble around the area.