The quest continues. Here is the response I received from Bethesda Softworks:

Sorry, Nels left us no forwarding address.

Unacceptable. I find their commitment to customer service to be lacking. This will not derail my mission, however. I plod on:

Hmm… That will make this difficult. I believe that working together,
however, we can track him down.

Perhaps if I made my motives in finding Nels more clear, it would help you
understand where I’m coming from.

Our names are so similar, that I feel it can’t be a coincidence. Parts of
my lineage are a mystery, and I want to know if he is perhaps a long lost
relative of mine. Could it be that I am part Dark Elf? I must know.

To be continued…