Balimund is a Nord blacksmith in Riften who runs The Scorched Hammer near the marketplace. He likes to talk about his work as if it were sorcery, and to be fair, he is good at it.
Where to find them
He works at The Scorched Hammer. The shop opens once he settles down at the tanning rack, around 7:30 in the morning. The basement of his house holds stacks of iron and steel ingots that refill once a month.
Quests
In Stoking the Flames, Balimund asks you to bring him ten Fire Salts to feed his forge. Once you deliver them he becomes your friend, and if he later dies you’ll get a small inheritance.
Services
He buys and sells weapons, apparel and miscellaneous goods, and trains Smithing up to Expert level (75). That makes him one of the better places to grind the skill if you’re based in Riften.
Follower & marriage
Wear an Amulet of Mara and you can propose to Balimund after completing Stoking the Flames or investing in his shop. Like other merchant spouses he can give you a daily share of the shop’s earnings. His adopted son Asbjorn Fire-Tamer becomes your stepchild as part of the deal.
Personality & relationships
Balimund is confident, cheerful and fond of the smell of hot steel. He took Asbjorn in as a boy from the orphanage and is training him to follow in his footsteps. That bond has a dark side for you: if you kill Balimund, Asbjorn will send hired thugs after you, mostly in and around Riften, and takes over the forge without offering training.
Good to know
- After marriage he may not keep running a shop and only provide daily gold, and that gold may not always build up (Hearthfire).
- If you live in Heljarchen Hall, he may only trade with you while you both stand in the entryway (Hearthfire).
Quick facts
- Race: Nord
- Gender: Male
- Level: 8
- Class: Blacksmith
- Status: Killable
- Found in: Riften
- Services: Sells weapons, apparel and misc items; trains Smithing (Expert)
- Trains: Smithing – Expert (up to 75)
- Base ID: 0001334C
Also in Riften
Bersi Honey-Hand, Bolli, Briehl, Constance Michel, Cynric Endell, Dinya Balu, Dirge, Drahff, Drifa, Edda, Elgrim, Francois Beaufort.
Race, level, class and factions read from the Skyrim game files; story details checked against community wiki articles and written in our own words.