Easiest First, go with Colter

You decide to start with the one you know the best, and set out to locate Colter.

You find him where you would expect, at the smithy, feeding the fires.

Colter is a rugged looking man, he has a thick, coarse black beard and his arms and chest are covered in thick onyx hair. he is not a short man, but he is very much not a tall one. he has broad shoulders and thick forearms, and both are covered in small burns and old scars.

When he catches sight of you, he hurriedly drops the remaining firewood into the forge and moves to greet you.

"Ulric!" he booms "How in the hell have you been?"

"Good" you respond "Actually, better than good. May I speak to you in private?"

he cocks an eyebrow at your cryptic answer, but nonetheless agrees to talk somewhere else.

the two of you silently walk to the nearby tree line, and once you are sure the two of you are safely out of earshot of anyone who might be listening, Colter turns to you and speaks.

"Alright, what's all this about?"