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FYI- Barrabus is the assassin and Dahlia is the elf. Alegni immediately recalled Barrabus from his life of relative luxury in the city of Calimport and ordered the assassin to hunt the Ashmadai in Neverwinter Wood, a task that the warrior completed quite successfully. Dahlia and Barrabus eventually encountered each other in the woods, but their vicious battle ended in a stalemate. Dahlia’s unorthodox weapon proved too much for the assassin’s two-handed style, while Barrabus’s ability to use the environment to perform surprise attacks outmatched the elf. Jarlaxle and Athrogate still resided in Luskan at that time, and they sought a way to avenge themselves for the events that occurred in Gauntlgrym eleven years earlier.