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All fans of The Witcher show eagerly anticipated its second season that finally premiered this December, after two years of waiting. Other than bringing back well-established characters, the second season also took the time to introduce new heroes. A significant part of the story takes place at Kaer Morhen, the witchers' residence where Geralt and Ciri go to find some peace and quiet. Unsurprisingly, things are far from calm at the keep.
Geralt reunites with his fellow witchers at Kaer Morhen but of all the witchers who appear, only a few of them are introduced by name and play a bigger part in the story. There are then some things from their The Witcher book and game history that the show's fans might not know about.
4 Vesemir
Vesemir is easily one of the most important figures in Geralt's life. As Geralt himself mentions in the second episode, Vesemir was the one who took care of Geralt and other young witchers after the attack at Kaer Morhen when they had no one else. Vesemir is like a father to Geralt, and he later acts in a similar way toward Ciri. Vesemir's experience gives him an edge over the younger witchers, and his wisdom, as well as kind nature, makes him one of the most sympathetic new characters of the second season.
Vesemir's fans will no doubt remember his bravery as well with which he saves Ciri's life in the third game during the Wild Hunt's attack at Kaer Morhen, and sacrifices his life in the process. The viewers who then want to learn more about Vesemir's youth should watch the recent animated movie The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf that's also available on Netflix.
3 Eskel
Despite his character in the books and game series where Eskel is the more pleasant one among the witchers (at least in comparison to Lambert), he doesn't come across well in the series. After returning to Kaer Morhen and seeing Ciri there, Eskel makes some questionable remarks and is rude both toward Ciri and Geralt as well. However, it's later revealed that Eskel has been infected by the leshy, a forest creature, and that might have very well poisoned his mind.
In the second episode's finale, Geralt and Vesemir attempt to stop and cure the now mutated Eskel but Geralt is forced to kill his old friend in order to save Vesemir's life. It's an act he deeply regrets based on his behavior in the third episode. Eskel's death also presents a blow on his fellow witchers, especially Lambert, who blames Geralt for it.
Luckily for all fans of Eskel, he's alive in the games, and the players can meet him in the third game when he helps Geralt and Ciri fight the Wild Hunt. Also, as Geralt's flashback scene in the show suggests, before Eskel got infected, he was much friendlier, so it's understandable why the other witchers, Vesemir included, are distraught when they lose him.
2 Lambert
Lambert and Eskel spend a lot of time together in both the games and books when they reside at Kaer Morhen. Of the two, Lambert is the more brutally honest one, the type of person who doesn't mince his words. In the book series by Andrzej Sapkowski, Lambert isn't above making fun of others, Ciri and Geralt included. His character is similar in the games where Lambert is always quick to state what he thinks and mock others.
However, despite all his shortcomings, he cares about his friends and would give his life for them. He can even die during the battle at Kaer Morhen. The Wild Hunt will kill Lambert if Geralt or Keira Metz don't help him. Lambert's onscreen portrayal fits his character to a large degree as he's also ready to provoke Ciri. It's Lambert who pushes Ciri to train harder and makes fun of her when the young princess can't do what witchers do. Lambert doesn't seem overly sympathetic to Ciri's plight, even more so once she reveals she wants to do the same things witchers are doing.
But Lambert's fans will know that this is something that can be explained by his past. In the third game, Lambert reveals that he never wanted to be a witcher (unlike Vesemir, for example) but became one because of the law of surprise. As a result, his bitterness at being a witcher and judging Ciri for wanting it makes sense.
A fun fact about Lambert is that he both insults but seems to find Triss attractive and some fans of the games speculate that the two even had a short romance off the screen in the games. However, just like multiple the Witcher game theories, this one has never been confirmed either.
1 Coën
Of all the new witchers introduced by name in the second season, Coën comes across as the most sympathetic one (alongside Vesemir). A capable fighter, a good friend, and a mild-mannered man when he's not facing monsters, Coën is kinder to Ciri than Lambert, and when Lambert pushes Ciri too far, Coën isn't afraid to point it out.
Coën also played a significant part in Ciri's life at Kaer Morhen in the books. He trained her in sword fighting alongside Geralt, Lambert, and Eskel. Unfortunately for Coën, he died only three years later after training Ciri during the Battle of Brenna. Sadly for Ciri, she had a vision of his death beforehand but was unable to change it. Considering his premature death, Coën never had a prominent part in the games but there's a story about his silver sword included in it.