Baenlin is a Bosmer and one of Bruma's oldest and most respected residents. He lives in a two-story house on the eastern wall of the city with his live-in Nord manservant, Gromm. Baenlin is the target of the Dark Brotherhood quest titled Accidents Happen. His nephew is a Bosmer named Caenlin. It is implied Caenlin was the one who ordered his uncle's assassination. He is the second assassination target of the Hero as Gaston Tussaud is before him.