Check albinauric village first, near raya lucaria since most start their journey there. The first-gen ones youll spot easily with their silver faces while second-gen ones crawl around on all fours, both worth talking to for crucial info. Going towards the haligtree is your main goal but youll need that secret medallion the village guards, be ready for some resistance from gideons men though

Find latenna early, she's crucial and waiting at the albinauric village after things go south. Shell join your journey if you promise to get her "birthing droplet" to a special spot near the haligtree, pretty important quest for understanding their whole deal. Those looking for a different path might spot the red ones at mohgwyn palace, but careful down there, the blood corruption changed them quite a bit and theyre not exactly friendly

Tip: the haligtree medallion pieces are split between the village and the mountaintops, so keep that in mind while exploring. Watch for wolf companions near silver-faced albinaurics, usually means theres something worth checking out nearby and they might have some interesting dialogue about their people's struggles