[Azaghal]

Thanks Elfbane. Looks like you put me on the right trail. Sword Coast Stratagems relocates exactly those two bounty hunter parties (according to the readme). I have played with the mod before and remember the parties appeared quite early in the game at a different location. That's why I was baffled. My party has an average of level 6 now - and no ambushes so far. But seemingly a newer version of SCS (automatically downloaded by BWS) makes sure they don't appear (at a random time) before you're in chapter 3 and above level 3. So I simply have to keep waiting. Though they won't be much of a challenge anymore now. Thanks again.