Some of them refused to submit and held onto their old ways in the hopes of being able to create a kingdom of their own. Lore Criminals in their own land, the Forsworn were the first to settle in the area but when the Nords came they where enslaved and worship of their gods was outlawed. Wrongfully imprisoned by the cities guards, framed for murder, the Dragonborn has been sentenced to a life of manual labour at Cidhna Mine.