Skyrim:Markarth City Guard

Markarth City Guard
Race	Nord	Gender	Male
Level	PCx1 (Range=20-50)	Class	Soldier
RefID	N/A	BaseID	000537F2
Other Information
Voice Type	MaleGuard
Respawns	Yes
Faction(s)	Imperial Legion; CrimeFactionReach; Imperial Legion; NPC faction; Guard Faction; Markarth Guard; GuardFaction

Markarth City Guard

Markarth City Guards are guards who act as the military and police force of Markarth. These guards serve under Jarl Igmund. Should the Stormcloak forces gain control of Markarth, they will be replaced by Stormcloak Guards under the service of Jarl Thongvor. They wear a green version of the guard armor.

Related Quests

• The Forsworn Conspiracy: Investigate a murder in Markarth to discover a sinister plot surrounding the Forsworn.

Dialogue

When visiting Markarth for the first time:

"First time in Markarth, traveler? Take my advice. You see anything, don't get involved. The city guard will take care of it."

Is there some problem in the city?

"See, there you go. Getting involved. Don't ask too many questions in Markarth. Safer for everyone that way."

Who's in charge of Markarth?

"Jarl Igmund sits on the Mournful Throne. You can find him in the keep, in the back end of the city inside the mountain."/"You here to see the Jarl? No sudden moves, understand?"

I just need some supplies and a drink.

"You're our favorite kind of traveler, then. The market area is just inside in the gate."

"Head on in. Keep your nose clean, and you won't have any problems with us."

Below is a table of all guard dialogue specific to Markarth City Guards. All guard dialogue, including generic guard dialogue, can be found here.

Dialogue	Requirements	Notes
General Remarks
"Outsiders aren't trusted in Markarth. Best keep that in mind."	None
"This is Markarth, traveler. Safest city in the Reach."	None
"Can't believe I'm posted here. Even the beds are made of stone."	None
"Break the law in Markarth, and it's off to Cidhna Mine with you."	None
"Caught a case of Rockjoint, once. Bothela at the Hag's Cure fixed me right up."	None
"Let me guess - you need a drink. It's the Silver-Blood Inn you're looking for."	None
"You should see that Orc over in Understone Keep, have him forge you some new armor..."	None
"By Shor, you're hauling around a lot of junk. Best stop in at the Arnleif and Sons Trading Company, sell it off."	None
"First time in Markarth, traveler? Take my advice. You see anything, don't get involved. The city guard will take care of it."	First time in Markarth
"Jarl Igmund sits on the Mournful Throne. You can find him in the keep, in the back end of the city inside the mountain."	City under Imperial control, in Understone Keep
"You here to see the Jarl? No sudden moves, understand?"
"Whole dwarven city underneath the keep. Nchuand-Zel. Best steer clear if you don't want a Steam Centurion carving you up."	None
"Ah, Vlindrel Hall's a fine home, if you can afford it. The steward in the keep can tell you more."	Haven't purchased Vlindrel Hall
"So you bought Vlindrel Hall, eh? Wish I could afford a house that nice."	Purchased Vlindrel Hall
"Travel southeast and you'll find an Orc stronghold, up around the old Dushnikh orichalcum mine."	None	Adds Orc stronghold to map
"There's a small skeever den just east of the city, at Reachwater Rock."	None	Adds Reachwater Rock to map
"Beware the region northeast, across the river. Forsworn have taken refuge in Broken Tower Redoubt and Red Eagle Redoubt."	None
"The Forsworn have been spotted to the north, near Bruca's Leap Redoubt."	None	Adds Bruca's Leap Redoubt to map
"Lots of nasty holes in the Reach, and Blind Cliff Cave is one of them. A filthy Hagraven nest, northeast of here."	None	Adds Blind Cliff Cave to map
"There's an evil to the north, friend, and its name is Ragnvald. A tomb like so many in Skyrim, where the dead have found no peace."	None	Adds Ragnvald to map
Quest-Related Dialogue
"Break the law here in Markarth, and maybe we can work something out. Courtesy of the Thieves Guild."	Completed Silver Lining
"Markarth's a different place, now. Do business here, and you do business with the Thieves Guild."
"Wonder what kinds of things they've got the Dibella [sic] doing, over in the temple. Mostly praying, I reckon..."	Completed The Heart of Dibella
"You've actually done it. You've found the Sybil of Dibella. You have done Markarth a tremendous service."
"So Madanach was behind those murders. Gods help us."	Completed No One Escapes Cidhna Mine
"Gods damn those Forsworn. So many dead..."
"You put those Forsworn down. Good job."
"Your name's been cleared... by Thonar Silver-Blood. Consider yourself lucky."

Quest-Related Events

The Forsworn Conspiracy

After the incident inside the Treasury House, or your encounter with Nepos the Nose, the plot thickens, although Eltrys will never find out what was really going on. When you enter the Shrine of Talos you will find Eltrys dead on the floor, and three Markarth City Guards waiting for you. "We warned you, but you just had to go and cause trouble. Now we have to pin all these recent murders on you. Silence witnesses. Work. Work. Work."

What did you do to Eltrys?

"Same thing we do with all the other natives who want to change things around here. We had a nice little deal going between Thonar and Madanach until you and Eltrys started snooping around. Well, you wanted to find the man responsible for those killings? You'll have plenty of time with the King in Rags when you're in Cidhna mine [sic]."

You're corrupt. Thonar is paying you.

"We have a nice arrangement in this city, and we're not letting you get in the way. You have a problem with that? Take it up with Madanach. I'm sure the King in rags and his Forsworn would love to meet you. Now you're coming with us. It's a life sentence in Cidhna Mine for you."

Madanach is behind these killings!

"You think you're the only one who knows that? We had a nice little deal going between Thonar and Madanach until you showed up. You'll have plenty of time to take it up with the King in Rags while you're serving a life sentence in Cidhna Mine."

The guards there will now attempt to arrest you. You can try to resist arrest or talk your way out of it; however, you must submit to being jailed in order to advance the quest to No One Escapes Cidhna Mine.

If you are already a thane before starting this quest, and you pickpocketed Nepos's journal to avoid conflict; you may be able to avoid arrest and/or infamy related to finishing the quest by the following:

1. Go back to the shrine of Talos to meet Eltrys.
2. Allow the main guard there to initiate the dialogue:
   1. Guard: "We warned you... ...Work. Work. Work."
3. Exit the chat before responding [press B etc].
4. The guard will immediately re-engage you.
   1. Guard: "You have committed crimes against the Jarl... how do you respond?"" (Or similar dialogue depending on version).
   2. Player: "I am the thane. I demand you release me at once"", to which the guard will apologize, and give the standard response to using thaneship to avoid crimes.
      
5. You must then immediately exit the shrine of Talos.
   1. If you do not immediately exit the shrine the guard (Presumably realizing his error) tries to re-engage you once again, back down the quest related options of dialogue: jail or resist only, and will immediately attack if you try to exit the dialogue any further.
6. Once exiting, the main guard will follow outside, but will have apparently forgotten about the whole thing once leaving the shrine; as will all of the guards around who will treat you as before the quest started /no bounty or arrest warrant.

You can also re-enter the shrine of Talos with this method to loot Eltrys's body after, which will remain in place alongside the other two guards (who will have normal dialogue with you instead of trying to arrest or attack).

This route will complete The Forsworn Conspiracy quest without starting No One Escapes Cidhna Mine while keeping you free from the repercussions of finishing The Forsworn Conspiracy quest line. Using this method you will not be able to start the No One Escapes Cindha Mine quest line.

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