Mercenaries of the 8th Battalion, acting for lieutenant Bryce, were complicit in preparing the Attack on the Elleseandi Embassy. They killed Dholos Gamadath and attacked Cassandra in order to cover up this involvement.
Afterward, the 8th Battalion fought alongside The Interventionists in the Siege of Val Tanza, where it is rumored that they were killed to the last man, overjoyed to finally face elves once more.