User blog comment:ChalupaBatman87/Next TES:V DLC/@comment-5710481-20130104142007/@comment-5020188-20130106205840

Martin wasnt buried, there was no body.

I dont think the Thalmor live in the imperial city at all, apart from ambassadors.

Since Martin became the "Avatar of Akatosh" and presumably transcended mortality, why would he come back as a ghost?