Markarth Side (Arena)

Markarth Side was a former city of the ancient Dwemer, an Elven race who resided in Morrowind, Skyrim, and Hammerfell during the First Era, whose origin was located in the west-central region of Skyrim, the homeland of the warlike and barbaric Nordic tribes. Following the disappearance of the Dwemer from the face of Nirn after they attempted to control the power of the Numidium, Markarth Side was abandoned until the rise of the Septim Empire, the third of the Cyrodiilic Empires which arose under the leadership of Tiber Septim and his successor, Pelagius Septim. Emperor Tiber Septim established the Imperial College of the Voice in Markarth Side, which, subsequently, attracted the Nords to establish it as one of the cities of Skyrim.

Unlike the Dwemer cities and strongholds located in Morrowind and Hammerfell, the city of Markarth Side was not constructed out of metal, instead it was built of stone, likely due to the abundance of stone found in the mountains of Skyrim. Another theory that could explain why Markarth Side was constructed out of stone is that the Nordic occupiers of Markarth Side had constructed their own city over the ruins of the metallic Dwemer city of the same name, which may thus be underground.

Appearances

 * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim