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- "I don't know how you got this far, but you'll go no farther"
- ―Alain Dufont
Alain Dufont is the leader of a bandit group which resides in Raldbthar. He is targeted by the Dark Brotherhood after offending his ex-lover, Muiri.
Background
At some point during his life, he heard about the murder of Friga Shatter-Shield and headed to Windhelm, hoping to swindle money from Friga's relatives. At the Windhelm tavern, he met Muiri. Wanting to exploit Muiri's connections to the Shatter-Shield family, he romanced her. He robbed the Shatter-Shields, who blamed the event on Muiri. After the deed was done, Alain left her and found a hiding place in the Dwarven ruins of Raldbthar.
Interactions
Muiri, Alain's ex-lover, performs The Black Sacrament to establish a contract with the Dark Brotherhood for killing Alain. Astrid sends the Dragonborn to meet Muiri in Markarth as a representative of the organization, and Muiri sends the Dragonborn to kill Alain and Nilsine Shatter-Shield.
If Alain was killed before first speaking with Muiri, she expresses her disappointment about the way the transaction occurred and pays the Dragonborn anyway. The bonus for killing Nilsine cannot be obtained.
Battle
Found deep within Raldbthar, Alain is often flanked by numerous minions. He wields a War hammer enchanted with frost magic. Equipping items of Resist Frost can help combat that. If the Dragonborn succeeds at picking a Master-level lock, they can gain access to an elevated level behind Dufont, where lever-activated crossbows sit. He can be killed in one hit and covertly using this method.
Quests
Appearances
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Template:1st