From Vesemir to Francesca Findabair, Who Are the New Characters in 'The Witcher' Season 2?

Netflix's hit series The Witcher will return on Friday, December 17, and with it comes a whole host of new characters.

A number of new faces will join Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill), Ciri (Freya Allen), and Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) for the show's second season, including Geralt's mentor Vesemir, Elven queen Francesca Findabair, and villain Rience.

Here, Newsweek will share all you need to know about the characters being introduced in The Witcher Season 2.

Vesemir

Vesemir has technically appeared in The Witcher's cinematic universe before as he was the lead of animated film Nightmare of the Wolf, however his appearance in Season 2 is his first in live-action form.

The character, played by Kim Bodnia, is Geralt's mentor who lives at the Witcher stronghold of Kaer Morhen, where he raised the White Wolf and his fellow monster hunters from a young age.

Fans of both The Witcher books and games will be very familiar with Vesemir, and in Season 2 of the Netflix show he will help Geralt train Ciri.

Eskel and Lambert

Alongside Vesemir, a number of other Witchers are also set to appear in Season 2 including Eskel (Basil Eidenbenz) and Lambert (Paul Bullion).

These monster hunters live in Kaer Morhen alongside Vesemir, and they previously trained with him to be Witchers just like Geralt.

Francesca Findabair

Francesca Findabair (played by Mecia Simson) is the queen of the elves that remain on The Continent.

The Elven monarch appeared in Andrzej Sapkowski's books "Time of Contempt", "Baptism of Fire", and "The Lady of the Lake," and she makes her debut in Season 2 of The Witcher.

Findabair is an elven sorceress who became queen of the elves of Dol Blathanna in the original novels.

Rience

Rience (Chris Fulton) is one of the primary villains of "The Witcher" franchise, and he will play much the same role in the show's second season.

The mage first appeared in "Blood of Elves", where he is sent on a mission to find Ciri after she disappeared when Nilfgaard ransacked Cintra.

Rience uses powerful fire magic, and the assassin will have a similar goal in The Witcher as he did in the original novels.

Nenneke

Nenneke, portrayed by Bridgerton's Adjoa Andoh, is a priestess and the head of the Temple of Melitele.

The priestess first met Geralt in his youth when he came to train at the Temple of Melitele following his time at Kaer Morhen, she also helped heal him when he needed time to recover after nearly being killed by a striga.

Nenneke appeared in the books "The Last Wish," "Blood of Elves," "Time of Contempt," "The Tower of the Swallow," "The Lady of the Lake," and "Something Ends, Something Begins."

Nivellen

Nivellen (played by Kristofer Hivju) is an old friend of Geralt's who takes him and Ciri in during their journey to Kaer Morhen.

The cursed character appeared in the novel "The Last Wish", and first met Geralt 12 years into his curse, which made him look like a beast.

In the show it is implied the Witcher knew him before he came to have the curse put upon him.

Vereena

Vereena is a powerful bruxa portrayed by Agnes Born in the show, and she is a lover of Nivellen in both the books and show.

A bruxa is a type of vampire that lives on The Continent which takes on the form of a human, usually a young woman, but naturally looks like a bat.

Codringher and Fenn

Codringher and Fenn are portrayed by Simon Callow and Liz Carr in The Witcher Season 2, and the characters are a double act who work for a law firm and detective agency in Dorian.

The pair make an appearance in The Witcher game, as well as the novel "Time of Contempt" in which they help Geralt with a case.

Dijkstra

Dijkstra appears in many of the books in "The Witcher" franchise and also features in the games, particularly in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

He is a spy who is the head of the Redanian Intelligence agency, and he is portrayed by Graham McTavish in the show.

The Witcher Season 2 will be released globally on Netflix on Friday, December 17.