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How to Start the Accidents Happen Quest
To begin the Accidents Happen quest in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, you must first complete the Blood of the Damned quest in the Dark Brotherhood questline. After doing that, this quest will start automatically.
Accidents Happen Quest Walkthrough
Eliminate Baenlin
For this contract, our mark is a man named Baenlin who lives in Bruma, located north of the Imperial City. Travel there and head for the northeast side of town. His house will be down the stairs between the Fighter’s Guild and the Mage’s Guild. To enter house, you’ll either need to pick the lock on the front door which is an easy lock or the back basement door which is an average lock.
To earn bonus on this quest, you’ll need access the second floor crawlspace and loosen the fastenings on the mounted head between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM. This will cause a mounted head above his chair to fall and kill Baenlin. You also can’t kill Gromm, his attendant, as that will also nullify the bonus.
If you entered the house through the cellar, you’ll need to pick another easy lock to access the main house. From there the stairs to the second floor will be right in front of you.
Climb the stairs then take a right into the bed room. There, you’ll find the hidden crawlspace on the wall past the bed. Interact with it gain access to the crawl space, making sure to close it after you are inside.
You’ll then want to wait for the time to be between 8 and 11 PM. Then look for the wall board that prompts you with Mounted Head Fastenings. Interact with it, choosing the “Yes, remove the fastenings” option to cause them to take out Baenlin.
Return to the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary
Now that the target has been taken care of, sneak out of the house and return to the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary. You’ll need to be extra careful since Gromm will be on full alert. He kept spotting us as we tried to sneak out of the house, so we just fled from town until he quit following us. Back at the sanctuary, speak with Vicente Valtieri to who will reward you with the Sufferthorn dagger, 100 gold, and promote you to the rank of Slayer. This will complete the quest.
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