But as mentioned in earlier post, we _should_ know the three servant villains, they're revealed by the voice of the absolute as we near the edge of Act 1. We're going to see some smiling rogue, pale elf woman and Kethric Thorm. By memory, Kethric is supposed to be young? (And FR elves now have facial hair??)
That's a point, elves in FR live 700 to 1200 years. Kethric having aged 100 years doesn't necessarily make him even middle-aged. I'm guessing he's actually half-elven (which paladin isn't?) and further preserved by necromancy.
Much of this hinges on the end of Act 1 cut-scene. I suspect that scene has been majorly revamped.