An Unexpected Journey, or the morning after

[Morsul the Dark]

They could not have been, since they had been lost in the East already for quite a long time at that point. For almost two millenia, actually. (Which also makes it possible for me to imagine that Gandalf would really have forgotten their names at that point.)
That wasn't Balin (and to be honest, I have no idea who exactly it was, can somebody clarify? Originally I thought it was Oin, but then I think it turned out that Oin was somebody else, so I really am not sure).

First off ah yes you're right about the blue wizards whenever I hear White Council I just automatically include them...

Secondly it is Balin