Largely self-sufficient, the College of Winterhold is quite content to be isolated from the rest of the province, although a more peaceful coexistence with the outside world is always preferred. Once a prominent, influential location in Skyrim, Winterhold has fallen on hard times, but is still a haven for mages in Skyrim, a safe refuge from distrustful Nords.
The center of life in these parts nowadays is the College of Winterhold. The threadbare Hold City of Winterhold has seen most of its population driven away.
