Humm intriguing ! I will keep an eye out ! In Pillars II Concelhaut was pretty tough and the few mercenaries I slain in Cragholdt weren't very inviting so it may be safer to wait a little for now. I'll bring Aloth for a change to replace my druid and I hope I'll come back to Caed Nua with a new pet :p

For me personally, the Lich Concelhaut was the epitome of the DLC. I utilized him later on in the game, to great surprise to a couple of mages.

Yeah finally playing The White March after all these years ! Eder & my Paladin with warhammers (Lethal for Vessels+Electric) and Hiravas casting storm all over to stun every soul in the vicinity ! Good old Durance healing & buffing the party(+fleal) & Kana singing & buffing debuffing and swinging. My rogue just shoots whoever needs help. They didn't stand a chance haha :p
I'm a little more concerned about Concehaut in Cragholdt though, guess I'm gonna wait act III

Ah yes, the infamous forge guardians. They will teach you a thing or two about blunt force trauma.