Margret

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 is a visitor to Markarth. When you first visit Markarth, she will fall under attack as soon as you walk through the gates. Killing her attacker will not garner the player a bounty. Hailing from the Imperial City, Margret claims she came to Markarth looking to purchase jewelry for her family. She rented the most expensive room at the Silver Blood Inn for a month.

Interactions
Upon the Dragonborn's first visit to Markarth, a Breton named Weylin attempts to murder her and a silversmith named Kerah. If the Dragonborn succeeds in preventing the murder, she pays them with articles of jewelry and her questionable presence in Markarth must be investigated further.

If the murder is successful, Eltrys, a guardsman, gives the Dragonborn a note, asking them to rendezvous with him in the Temple of Talos. Following through with the request, the Dragonborn learns of a conspiracy with the Forsworn, a cult of killers that have infiltrated the guards and received support from the Silver-Blood Family.

Eltrys employs the Dragonborn with investigating Margret's murder and the motives behind it. Learning that she purchased a room at the Silver-Blood Inn, the Dragonborn either finds the key to her room on her corpse in the market or pickpockets from Kleppr, the innkeeper. Alternatively, the room can be infiltrated using lockpicks. Inside, Margret's Journal is discovered, revealing that she was an undercover operative of the Imperial Legion, acting on behalf of General Tullius to expose the Forsworn influence in Markarth. Looking to provoke an appearance from Thonar and obtain the deed to Cidhna Mine, she hoped to prevent the Stormcloaks from receiving access to, and potentially releasing, the deadly prisoners in the mine.

Quest

 * The Forsworn Conspiracy