The Forsworn



The Forsworn are a group of barbarians and savages in the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. They are usually found in the Hold called The Reach and will stop at nothing to re-take it and the Capital City known as Markarth.

History
Following the collapse of the Reman Empire, and the beginning of the Interregnum, the Reach was receded from the Empire. In the Second Era however, Hjalti Early-Beard (known as Tiber Septim) led a group of men and conquered Hroldan from the barbarians of the Reach. Later, he conquered the remainder of the Reach. When the Empire went to war against the Aldmeri Dominion in the Fourth Era, the Reachmen rebelled in the city of Markarth in 4E 174 and successfully drove the Nords out. For 2 whole years, they successfully ruled over the Reach as a peaceful independent kingdom. Unfortunately, when the Great War ended in 4E 175, the Empire was forced by the Dominion to outlaw Talos worship. Ulfric Stormcloak heavily opposed this, and was desperate to re-gain control of the Reach. Hrolfdir, the Jarl of Markarth at the time, gladly accepted the aid of a Nord militia to re-gain Markarth in exchange for free Talos worship in the hopes that the Dominion wouldn't know about it. Ulfric led an assault on Markarth, and successfully re-took it.

Despite him successfully re-gaining full control over Markarth, some remaining Reachmen, outraged by the destruction of their kingdom and betrayal by the local Nords, fled into the surrounding hillsides and became the Forsworn, calling the event "The Markarth Incident". In addition, the Aldmeri Dominion found out about the offer for free Talos worship in Markarth and forced the Empire to have Ulfric Stormcloak arrested, and was successfully done. According to Jarl Igmund, it was the founding day for the Stormcloak rebellion and where Skyrim's Civil War really began as well.

Quotes
"The Forsworn will reclaim what is rightfully ours!"

- Forsworn in combat.

"First you... then all of the Reach!"

- Forsworn in combat.

"Come. Come and face the Forsworn..."

- Forsworn in combat.

"When the Empire lost the Reach during the Great War, we became desperate."

- Jarl Igmund of Markarth.

"Stay away from the Forsworn. Bloodthirsty savages."

- Thongvor Silver-Blood

"I fought by your side. To take back the Reach from the savages."

- Ghost of Old Hroldan.