assassin drinking buddy he shall be! the sellsword for noble families would be perfect if you'd be into him being someone their family (wick was the firstborn of a minor nethercote branch who rode off cackling in the middle of the day to escape courtly life) either hired or tried to for an assassination attempt, and then they wound up becoming friends when wick paid off the commission with a hefty tip and stood a few rounds for his trouble. uh, wick would absolutely take his artistic pursuits seriously, let them pay out the nose for a piece of his work and hang it in a place of honour in the hand guild hq.