Kill Jake twice - is another opportunity to gain XP and level at the beginning (see the graves at the small cemetary in the north of Aleroth - read the inscriptions! Do what you're told not to do - anything you need is in the vicinity! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />)
Slasher can be found in a little sub-dungeon in the second level, covered by a hidden floor tile; it is the same level, where you also find all the other nice axes.
If you do all the Aleroth quests (and some looting), you can be level 5 when entering the catacombs, which will bring you close to level 8 at the end of it.
