Myrkwasa Myrkwasa is a region / fiefdom located in the Alik ' r Desert of Hammerfell along the Iliac Bay . Myrkwasa has two capitals that govern the entire region , the cities of Sentinel in the northern shores and Myrkwasa City on the western shores . The regional deity is Kynareth . Description . Geography . Myrkwasa is one of the 23 realms located across the Iliac Bay on the Hammerfell side of the bay . Myrkwasa is bordered by Kairou to the west , Pothago to the northwest , Sentinel Kingdom to the east , and the Alik ' r to the south . But traditionally , Myrkwasa borders the Hollow Wastes to the east and Khefrem to the south . History . Second Era . The Rising of the Dead in Sentinel . In 2E 582 , a group of Necromancer s known as the Withered Hand had risen in Myrkwasa and resurrected dead warriors & sailors referred to as the Ra - Netu . They began to appear on the Sentinel Docks and attacked incoming ships in a fury . The Grand Army of Sentinel had kept the Ra - Netu at bay from the inner city while the Sentinel Watch are trapped on the Docks . A warrior that was known as the Vestige defeated the Ra - Netu on the docks and rendezvous with King Fahara ' jad of Sentinel . The Withered Hand had broken into the Impervious Vault and took the Ansei Wards . Fahara ' jad tasked the Vestige into traveling the desert to find the Ash ' abah and one of the Ansei Wards in Myrkwasa . Becoming one with the Ash ' abah . The Ash ' abah Tribe of Redguards is pariah group that is shunned by Redguard Society for their mistreatment on the dead , something that is sacred to the people of Hammerfell . Only the Ash ' abah can take on the Withered Hand and their forces , but the Vestige must become one of the Ash ' abah , by performing a series of tasks . The Vestige underwent a vision that took them to the First Era when the Yokudan s fought the Corelanya Clan of the Altmer . After completing a few trials , the Vestige joined the Ash ' abah and traveled to Tu ' whacca ' s Throne , where one of the Ansei Wards are located . The Gateway to the Far Shores ; Tu ' whacca ' s Throne . Uwafa and his two siblings are leaders of the Withered Hand and planned on using the Ansei Wards to revive an army of Ra - Netu and their father , Suturah of the Withered Hand . The two siblings disappeared into the Alik ' r , but Uwafa went to Tu ' whacca ' s Throne and resurrected an army of Mummies to defend him . The Ash ' abah led a force to the Throne and the Vestige advanced to the middle and met Throne Keeper Farvad , caretaker of the Temple . With his help , the Vestige was able to defeat Uwafa and restore Tu ' whacca ' s Throne . The second brother , Alasan was said to flee to the Hollow Wastes and Tava ' s Blessing . Third Era . Myrkwasa in the Warp in the West . During the Warp in the West in 3E 405 , the Myrkwasa fiefdom was independent among the other 23 kingdoms in the Iliac Bay . The city of Sentinel seceded from the Myrkwasa fiefdom and formed the Kingdom of Sentinel with the city being its capital . A new city was built , and it was named after the Dwemer ruins of Santaki . It had also seceded from Myrkwasa . Later in the same year , Myrkwasa along with Santaki were annexed into the Kingdom of Sentinel .